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Status of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Selected Metro Cities

City

Bangalore

Calcutta

Chennai

Delhi

Mumbai

Area (Sq. Km)

226.16

187.33

174.00

1484.46

437.71

Population (Projected for 1999, in millions)

5.31

6.00

5.00

12.20

12.50

MSW Generation ( Tonnes /day)

2200

3100

3050

6000

6000

MSW per capita (Kg/day)

0.414

0.517

0.610

0.492

0.480

Garbage pressure ( tonnes/sq.km )

9.728

16.548

17.529

4.042

13.708

Pressure on landfill

1400

2500

3050

5000

6000

Safai Karamchari

12600

12030

10130

40483

22128

Source: Central Pollution Control Board


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