Presentation made by Surat Municipal Commissioner Amda

Experiences of Best Practice-Solid Waste Management

Surat Municipal corporationBanchhanidhi Pani (IAS)

05.11.2020

SURAT CITY- AT A GLANCE

8th Largest in

India as per

population

4th fastest

growing city

globally

Termed as

Economic

Capital of

Gujarat

9/10

Diamonds in

the world are

cut and

polished here

40% of nations total

man-made fabric &

28% of nation’s

total man-made

fiber production

Ranked #2

under the

Swachh

Bharat Mission

5-Star

Garbage Free

City in SS-2020

ODF++ City in SS-2020

• Unprecedented growth in last four decades

• Decadal Growth - 60-80%

• In 2006 with the expansion of city limits, city

area increased to three times

• Population >6 Million

• Waste Generation : 1800 TPD• Waste Processed: 1800 TPD

Innovative practice through Jan Bhagidari(PPP) on 5R concept

Surat has adopted various innovativepractice to manage plastic waste generatedfrom Surat City.

Various innovations are based on 5Rprinciple of waste management such asRefuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recover, Recyclewith the support of community involvement.

Surat has been able to manage around 250MT of plastic waste (daily) using 5Rprinciples

Refuse

Reduce

ReuseRecover

Recycle5R

Concept

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City Innovations to overcome challenges-Refuse Reduce Reuse Recover Recycle

Movement to stop use of Plastic▪ Plastic products with less than 40 micron thickness were banned in year 2015

▪ Plastic products with less than 50 micron thickness are banned in year 2016 andmandatory Registration for sale, storage & retails of plastics with more than 50Microns thickness. (19362 registrations done so far)

▪ Surat banned Sale, Storage and Production and usage of plastic products likeTea/Coffee Cups, Glass, Plastic product used in Tobacco (Pan-Mava), WaterPouch, Plastic Carry Bags, thermoset plastics products etc. since June 2018.

▪ Strict implementation of guidelines issued by MoEF&CC to restrict Single UsePlastics like- All types of disposable plastic items such as plastic spoons, Glass,plate, bowl, plastic bottle(<200 ml) etc.

▪ IEC activities for awareness of non usage of plastic through caller tunes of SMCemployees, using jingles on radio, usage of Social Media (Facebook / Twitter /Instagram), placement of billboards etc.

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Promotion of Cotton Bags

▪ Motivated and trained SHG's to manufactureeco-friendly Cotton bags.

▪ Surat also provided them market to sale to earntheir livelihood and to meet demand of bags inSurat.

▪ Surat collected waste fabrics from textile marketto reduce cost of bags and conserveenvironment from this waste.

▪ Approximately 1.2 lakh bags prepared andsold to citizens of Surat by SHGs leveragingtextile industry of Surat.

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Plastic free River/water Bodies

▪ As part of “Tapi Shudhdhikaran project”, SMC has installedscreens on each and every storm outlets (40), which preventsflow of road side plastic in to river stream. Further, more than43,000 storm water catch pits covered with CC Jali to preventsolid waste including plastic entering into it.

Eco-Friendly Ganesha Idols and immersion

▪ Approximately 75,000 Ganesha idols used to be immersed inTapi river / ponds / Sea etc. every year till 2017. However, nowit is banned. This is the third year of the successful executionfor environment.

▪ SMC promoted making of Ganesha idols using clay throughSakhi Mandals supported by SMC’s Urban CommunityDevelopment Department.

▪ SMC in coordination with Police Department, issued ban onimmersion of idols in River Tapi, Sea and Ponds and SMCconstructs 21 artificial ponds every year to support idolimmersion. The water of artificial ponds is sent to CETP forprocessing and treatment

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• Bartan Banks

• More than 100 Bartan Banksoperationalized to minimize the use ofdisposable products inreligious/social/ceremonial occasions andto make a city “Single Use Plastic Free”

• Food ATMs

• To reduce Food Waste, SMC with help ofvarious NGOs started Food ATMs at 7locations where daily 150-200 needypeople take benefit

• This initiative also helps in reduction ofusage of plastic packaging material.

Food ATM

Bartan Bank

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Swachhta hi Seva / Swachhta Aur Seva“Samvedana-Khushio No Pataro”

• As part of "Swachhta hi Seva" campaign launched byHon. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to celebrate150th birth year celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi, SMCstarted "Samvedana – Khushio no Pataro" Campaignwith objective to collect unused items from citizenswhich they usually discard as waste and collected itemswere distributed to needy.

• Under this campaign 3.5 lakh items were collected fromcitizen and were distributed to needy citizens.

• SMC urged to citizen to donate their old clothes, toysand other useful things which they’re not using. Plastic& E-Waste is also collected at 116 collection centres.

• Clothes and toys donated under this campaign weredistributed at shelter homes of SMC and to the needyand underprivileged people, whereas plastic & e-wasteis sent to processing facilities.

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City Innovations to overcome challengesRefuse Reduce Reuse Recover Recycle

Protecting Environment throughawareness by Plastic Monster

• To create awareness aboutreducing usage of single useplastics, SMC created a “PlasticMonster” Artifact from the 5000Plastic Bottles collected as plasticwaste.

• This monster is prepared fromplastic bottles thrown by visitors atDumas Beach to make peopleaware about the ill-effects of plasticon environment.

• Stats of the “Plastic Monster” is• Weight: around 3 Ton,• Length: 27 Feet• Width: 15 Feet.

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Mobilization and integration of rag picker/NGO

▪ Container Free City: SMC removed all garbage containers from roads to give

dignity of work to rag pickers in MRF centers.

▪ Rag pickers sustain themselves by collecting, sorting and segregating waste and

then trading it. In doing so, they help clean up a significant proportion of

the millions tons of waste generated annually in Surat.

▪ SMC mobilized Rag Pickers and engaged in SHGs under DAY-NULM.

▪ SMC also covered these SHG Members under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima

Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

▪ Navasarjan Trust is established by Rag pickers for Rag Pickers which has

more than 77 members with a big shop. SMC has integrated this rag pickers’

association with Plastic waste management practice by doing tie up with Plastic

Waste Management Agency appointed by SMC

▪ 152 nos. of decentralized OWC has been installed by RWAs / Vegetable markets

/ hotels of Surat as well as private sectors for on site processing of Wet waste.

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▪ SMC has Plastic Waste Management center for recycling of Plastic

Waste.

▪ The Processing plant operational since June 2017, presently has

processing capacity of 75 TPD and has scope to increase the

capacity upto 200 MT/Day.

▪ The Business Model is based on principles of “Self Sustainability”

▪ Tie up with SUMUL Dairy under EPR for collection of plastic bags

used for milk packaging. Daily 1.5 lac milk bags are collected and

processed.

▪ A Toll Free No. 1800 233 3002 for plastic waste collection is also

given to citizens.

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1. Collection Centers for PET

Bottles

Collects all kind of waste & sales the same to local

Kabadi

2. Segregation

Segregates different type of waste & sale all

Recyclable waste separately local

baler/trader

3. Pet Baler

Purchases loose pet bottles

remove other & wastage prepare

bale bottles

4. Collection Center

Collect baled bottle &

transport to recyclers

5. Recycled Product

Recycle pet waste to usable

product

The Process


• Road making: SMC has started utilizing plastic waste for road making, approximately 21.96 kmof road has been constructed using plastic waste material in last year.

• Daily 20 MT Pellets have been produced from waste plastic, which is being used as raw materialfor various plastic products such as chair, bench, tiles etc.

• Fabric from Plastic: Private Operator is manufacturing Textile Material from Plastic PETbottles, which is used in textile industry for weaving process.

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Solid Waste Management Activities at a glance

• Daily collection of over 1800 MT

• Waste collection from more than 16 lakh households

• Door to Door Garbage Collection System• 1st ULB to introduce in the year 2004

• 100% D2D coverage

• Smart Solid Waste Management System to monitor entire activity from

primary collection, secondary transportation and disposal

• Payment on per M.T. base of MSW brought to Transfer Station

• Night Scraping - Brushing• 1st ULB to introduce in 1996

• Major routes > 200

• Manpower engaged: around 1500

• 22 mechanical sweepers deployed for cleaning of major arterial roads.

• Hotel Kitchen Waste• Introduced in the year 2000

• Hotel kitchen waste is collected and transported by the hotel association

• About 250 restaurants in the city have started processing their own wet

waste via mobile composting systems.

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• Reduction in Missed Locations (PoI) improving D2D coverage

MonthAverage Daily

Missed PoI

Apr-18 3430

May-18 3532

Jun-18 2481

Jul-18 1506

Aug-18 1322

Sep-18 1271

Oct-18 1126

Nov-18 736

Dec-18 585

Jan-19 401

Feb-19 237

Mar-19 74

Apr-19 39

May-19 16

Jun-19 15

Jul-19 12

Aug-19 10

Sept-19 10

Oct-19 8

Nov-19 11

Dec-19 9

Jan-20 10

Feb-20 8

Mar-20 10

Apr-20 9

May-20 8

Jun-20 9

Jul-20 7

Aug-20 8Number of missed PoIs have been reduced to less than 10 ensuring

maximum coverage.

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

30.00

35.00

40.00

45.00

Percentage of Missed POI

Key Impact

Key Impact on Citizen’s Grievance Redressal

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Reduction in D2D Complaints

No. of complaints from citizens have been reduced by more than 61%.

9945

5647

3837

2765

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4000

6000

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12000

2017 2018 2019 2020 (15.09.2020)

Complaint Count

Safai Anudaan Scheme• The scheme that mainly encourages society

(Residential/Industrial) to take charge of maintainingcleanliness in premises by deploying its own cleaningstaff and equipment.

• Improving civic amenities and cleanliness is easierwhen citizens work in a group, rather than individually.The Anudan scheme works as a catalyst between theResidential/industrial societies and the civic body tomaintain the internal cleanliness of the premises.

• SMC provides grants as per 25 % of overall lay outarea of a society.

• Anudaan Scheme will be available for Residential aswell as non-residential areas with the rates of 80 paiseand 65 paise per sq.mt. respectively.

• Under this Scheme Minimum 1600/- and maximum4200/- are paid per month.

Zero Waste Society

• All RWAs (> 20,000 sq. mt. area) in the cityself-operating their wet waste by the OrganicWaste Converter (OWC).

• Surat Municipal Corporation is providingfinancial assistance up to 100% to RWAs forpurchase of OWC under Swachh BharatMission and 5% rebate in user charges foroperation of same.

• These RWAs processed their wet waste onsiteand dry waste is also sent for recycle.

• All PMAY/ Mukhyamantri Awas Yojna arepracticing segregation, SMC has alsoprovided OWC machines for onsiteprocessing of wet waste.

• 17 PMAY/ Mukhyamantri Awas Yojna hasalready started onsite processing of wetwaste and compost is being used as manurefor the gardening within the premises.

OWC at Sarojini Naydu Vegetable Market Mobitrash; Food Waste Processing Vehicle

OWC at Venus Diamonds (Industrial) OWC at IBC, Piplod (Commercial)

Bio methanation plant at APMC Market

(50 TPD)

Vermi Composting plants(5 TPD)

Bulk Wet Waste Processing

Specialized Waste

Management

• Surat Municipal Corporation Specialised waste collection & processing system for Bio-Medical/Domestic Hazardous Waste, Construction & Demolition Waste, Plastic waste and E-Waste.

• For specialized waste toll free numbers were assigned so that any citizen /institutes / organization can directly gave their waste to the agency.

• SMC provided land on token rent–

• 3 acre land for the 300 TPD C & D Waste Processing Plant

• 2 acre land for the 75 TPD Plastic Waste Processing Plant

• 4000 sq.mt land for 6.5 TPD Bio-Medical / Domestic Hazardous Waste treatment Plant

• 1 acre land for the 5 TPD e-Waste Processing

C&D Waste

Plastic Waste

Biomedical Waste

City events for Green cover challenges Green cover ▪Total green cover area 37.99 sq.km. (11.63% area of Surat city )

▪Organize horticulture fair & flower show every year Tree plantation on World Environment Day Celebration of Van Mahotsav (Plantation of 4 lac saplings done this year)

▪Tree Plantation with school / college students, N.C.C. /N.S.S.cadet different N G O.s, Clubs

▪Theme plantation like, Viranjali Van, Rashi Van, Nakshtra Van, Oxygen park etc.

▪Free distribution of tree saplings Tree transplanting with NGOs (3 lac saplings distributed this year)

▪Tree Plantation/Contribution Request Plantation by Mobile App. Website (During 05th June to 15th

September Period) Scheme Started Since June 2016

▪Waste land along the creek is transformed into Bio-diversity park

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Dumpsite Remediation

• Since 2001 to 2018, approx. 25,00,000lac MT of Solid waste generated fromthe Surat City was dumped in an openspace of about 6,12,000 sq.m. at KhajodFinal Disposal Site.

• The work related to ScientificClosure/Capping of said openeddumped waste was carried out by SuratMunicipal Corporation with anapproximate cost of Rs 60 Crores and inthe time period of 18 months this hugegarbage junk yard was converted intobeautiful ecological site in the area of3,44,000 sq. Mt.

Before

After

SLP-Sustainable Sanitation

• Length of sewer network : > 1875 km

• Sewage Treatment Plants : 11 Nos (1173 MLD)

• Sewage Pumping Stations : 58 Nos (1958.35 MLD)

• Nos of sewer manholes : > 65,000

❑ 40 MLD capacity Tertiary Sewage Treatment Plant at Bamroli commissioned& supply Industrial Grade Water for Pandesara Industrial Estate

❑ SMC gained Rs 140+ Cr revenue yearly by supplying abovetertiary treated wastewater

Projects under execution

❑ 35 MLD capacity at Bamroli (Phase – II) to cater need of Sachin IndustrialEstate.

❑ 40 MLD capacity at Dindoli to cater additional need of Pandesara IndustrialEstate.

❑ 1 MLD capacity is taken up as pilot project at Kavi Kalapi Garden, WestZone of Surat.

❑ 1 MLD capacity at Kansa Nagar Lake Garden

❑ For newly proposed Six (06) EWS Housing Scheme having more than 3000units under SMART City Mission, SMC has initiated to establish TTP to treatthe Domestic Sewage and Re-use it for Toilet flushing & Gardening.

Bandicoot Robot V 2.0 for Drainage Cleaning• In Surat city most of areas are covered with under ground drainage lines.

• Machineries being used in large numbers for cleaning of drainage lines like Sewer jetting machine,Gulper machine, Grab bucket. Super Sucker machine and CCTV camera equipped machines.

• However there are limitations of this machine in cleaning of drainage lines, like restriction of movement inconfined space, small streets, heavily traffic roads etc.

• For overcoming such problem and for more effective result, SMC use Bandicoot V 2.0 sewer cleaning robot

Bio-Diversity Park

• Earlier, the creek was misused as a site fordumping of waste, unethical activities, illegalslaughterhouse, mosquito breeding spots wereidentified by the Surat Municipal Corporation atthe Soham Circle, Beside Althan-Bamroli KhadiBridge and area was also identified withunhygienic environment.

• Thus, SMC decided to re-develop the Creek &the surrounding area under the Area BasedDeveloped Model and transformation wasstarted into Bio-Diversity Park.

• Project executed by minimum intervention in 68hectare of natural terrain and transform into-

• Recreation of open public places

• Increasing the overall green cover of thearea

• Improving air quality through plantation

• Creating natural habitat for flora & fauna

• Children play area & Senior citizen corner

• Natural trails jogging track

• Interconnected water retention ponds

Citywide Beautification

• Various fly-over bridges all over thecity have been beautified via paintings.

• Vertical Wall gardens are created onthe pillars of the bridges.

• VIP Road, Vesu has been beautifiedusing multiple statues and murals madefrom waste and turn into Iconic Road ofCity with Modern Urban Space,Artifacts and landscapes.

• Many sculptures made from waste areplaced all over the city.

• On the way of Dumas beach, the favoriteweekend destination of Suratis’ havebeen transformed into 1.5 km longDumas Vibrant Pathway

City Beautification

City Beautification

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Clean Streets

Clean Streets

Model Road with Street Furniture

Dedicated Cycle TrackCanal Road Re-Development

LED Street Lights

Around 30 number of sculptures were made out of waste material like steel, irons, aluminium and used for city beautification at various places.

Sculptures from Waste Material

Sculpture from Waste Material

Use of Scrap for creation of Sculpture

Cleanliness in City areas

Cleanliness in Vegetable Market

Facilities in CT-PT

Visible artwork of SS2020

Measures undertaken to reduce the level of dust in the air through

Jan Bhagidari(80-10-10)

Outcomes and Benefits

Environmental

Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) level (PM10 and PM 2.5)decreased by 40% from Year 2018 to 2019

Low physical presence of plastic in water bodies and Dumasbeach

Reduction in production of Jal Kumbhi in River Tapi bypreventing unauthorized sewage discharge into River

Social & Economic

Giving Indirect Employment to 15000 People of Unorganizedsector Every day indirectly involvement of informal wastesectors for reusing waste materials or retransformation of wasteinto usable products Creating opportunity of regular assuredincome leading sustainable livelihood and improvement oftheir social life

Before commencement of such programs and development ofprocess Facility, all of the plastic waste was transported tocentralized waste processing plant resulting in approx. 6.40Crores cost savings by implementing such innovative plasticwaste management systems

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Thank You

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