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