Municipal Solid Waste Management in Kohima City, Nagaland, India

摘要

The present note presents an overview of current solid waste management (SWM) practices in Kohima, Nagaland, India and suggests solutions to some of the major problems encountered.rnIn order to obtain a clear picture of the current situation in the town a study has been carried out by field visits, data collection, interviews held with individuals directly or indirectly involved with the project and discussions undertaken with relevant Kohima Town Committee (KTC) officials.rnThe Greater Kohima Planning Area (GKPA) is spread over an area of 63.36 sq. km, which includes Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) area and rest of Kohima Planning Area. The total population of the city is 1,032,836 citizens. Among those, 90% of the population is predominantly tribal.