Waste to Energy (WTE) Initiatives and Application of Frontier Technologies for Disaster Management in Coastal Andhra
A K Mittal1, A. Chitra Devi2, R V Ramarao3
1A. K. Mittal, Research Scholar, Department of Management Studies, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
2Dr. A. Chitra Devi, Research Supervisor, Associate Professor, Department of Management Studies, Sathyabama Institute of Scince and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
3Dr. R. V Ramarao, Joint Supervisor, Institute of Development and Policy Studies, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), India.
Manuscript received on 16 November 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 04 December 2019 | Manuscript Published on 10 December 2019 | PP: 164-167 | Volume-8 Issue-3S2 October 2019 | Retrieval Number: C10281083S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C1028.1083S219
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Abstract: Growing population, increased urbanization rates and economic growth are dramatically changing the landscape of domestic solid waste in terms of generation rates, waste composition and treatment technologies.The socio-economic structure of the Indian society makes per capita generation of waste much low compared to that of the western societies. A substantial amount of MSW is recycled and reused through the primary intervention of rag pickers and second-hand markets, though there are problems like the health hazard to the rag pickers and the degradation and devaluation of the recyclables. This paper presents in brief an over view of the Municipal Solid Waste Management system which is the critical element towards sustainable metropolitan development and comprises segregation, storage, collection, relocation, processing and disposal of solid waste to minimize the adverse impacts on Environment. The recent attempts to increase the appreciation from 3R to 5R are also briefly dealt with in the case studies of three major towns in the coastal Andhra like Eluru, Kakinada and Visakhapatnam. The paper seeks to draw attention towards role of WTE technologies integration for disaster mitigation as part of sustainable development process.
Keywords: Waste to Energy (WTE), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Climate Change, Waste Composition and Treatment Technologies, Disaster Management.
Scope of the Article: Disaster Management