The solid waste management activities of the two city corporations of Dhaka are being carried out in the traditional manner. Waste capacity of two landfields at Matuail and Aminbazar in Savar is also depleted. Stage. In this situation, the two city corporations formulated a 15-year master plan for modern and environmentally friendly waste management. It talks about integrated waste management. Two years ago, the two city corporations approved the draft waste management master plan. It was sent to the local government department in November 2019 for final approval. Is. The local government department has not given any decision or opinion on the master plan even after 22 months. However, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has already moved away from its master plan. According to the master plan, several types of products will be produced from the waste.
According to the type of waste, biogas, compost fertilizer, recycling, recycling of construction or construction waste and power generation will be done. But the DNCC authorities have moved away from integrated waste management and have taken initiative to generate electricity by burning waste. Officials from the waste management department of the two city corporations say the master plans of the two cities are similar. Now that the North City Corporation has moved away from the master plan, complications have arisen. The project has been taken up to generate power from DNCC waste without environmental and economic feasibility study. The Southern City Corporation is following the master plan. In this situation, the whole process has come to a standstill as only if the local government department approves the master plan of South City, the question may arise.
Current activities are two city corporations of Dhaka
Waste is now being produced in the two city corporations of Dhaka, as much as possible without separation. Initially being collected. It is based on the garbage transfer house (secondary transfer station) or area Being kept in a garbage container. From there it is being dumped in the landfield. The environmental aspect is neglected in the traditional waste management system. It poses a threat to the health and livelihood of the citizens. Again, a special cycle of money looting has been formed by collecting household and restaurant waste. 60-250 rupees per month is being taken for waste collection in the area. According to Gulshan, Banani, 300 to 500 rupees is being collected in the area. Ruling party leaders, activists and local councilors are trading at least Tk 617 crore a year in hostages in the capital. The recommendation to change this method was in the master plan.
Environmental Pollution in Two Landfields The capacity
Life expectancy of Matuail and Aminbazar landfields has come to an end. Although they are called sanitary landfills, they do not have modern management. The pile of dirt will look like a mountain from a distance. In some parts of the Matuail landfield in South City, 60-foot-high piles of waste have been found. On August 14, the landfill was visited and it was seen that the open waste was mixing with the water in the nearby pond. Responsibility to survive in foul smelling areas. The Matuail Landfield, established in 1969 with 50 acres of land, was completed in 2006. Later another 50 acres of land was added. Last year, the amount of waste exceeded that capacity. DSCC authorities have acquired another 61 acres of land for landfill expansion.
Currently, waste is also being dumped on a portion of land acquired for landfills. A part of the waste is falling into the side canal. Water and soil are being polluted. As the lifespan is over, trees have been planted in the old part of the landfield. Aminbazar Landfield is located outside the boundaries of Dhaka North City Corporation area. The landfill came into use in 2006 with 53 acres of land. According to JICA, the lifespan of Aminbazar landfield is expected to end by 2020. The stench hit the nose even from a few hundred meters away from the landfield. On August 11, the Aminbazar landfield was visited and it was seen that the cleaners were working without gloves and masks without the necessary safety equipment. Open drains to bring liquid waste from the entire landfill to the treatment plant.
