Infochange India

City

Bangalore

Calcutta

Chennai

Delhi

Mumbai

Area (Sq. Km)

226.16

187.33

174.00

1484.46

437.71

Population as per 2001 Census

4301326

4572876

4343645

10306452

11978450

MSW Generation ( Tonnes /day)

1669

2653

3036

5992

5320

MSW per capita (Kg/day)

0.39

0.58

0.62

0.57

0.45

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