The city has practically zero unemployment Tapi river flowing through the city as jobs are easier to secure due to the very fast development of various industries in and around Surat City.2 The city’s connection with the waterbodies Surat is located on the mouth of the river Tapi on as it empties into the Gulf of Khambhat and the Arabian Sea. [...] Legal, Policy and Governance National and local regulations and guidelines The management of waste in Surat is governed by a series of rules, regulations and guidelines, monitored by agencies at the National, State and the Local level as below:5 STAKEHOLDER ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES National level Ministry of Housing Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Urban Affairs The Ministry of Environment. [...] SURAT | WASTE MANAGEMENT PROFILE 15 Governance structure in the city Figure 7 The organization chart of the Solid Waste Management Department in Governance Structure of Waste Management in the city Surat City is shown in the image below. [...] SURAT | WASTE MANAGEMENT PROFILE 29 Increasing concern of textile waste Facilitate the informal sector to manage chhindi textile waste The textile industry is a major contributor to the development of Surat City The total generation of chhindi textile waste in the city is about 150 tons which is also a cause of large amount of textile waste generated in the city. [...] Waste Management in the City Waste generation and characteriztion Waste collection and transportation Waste processing and disposal Recycling of Waste 6.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction to Urban Ocean 4
- Overview of the Urban Ocean challenge 5
- Program objective 5
- Cohort Two Cities 5
- Methodology 5
- 2. About the City Waste Management Profile 7
- 3. Overview of Surat and its resilience journey 8
- The city’s connection with the waterbodies 9
- Key shocks and stresses impacting waste management 10
- Building resilience through waste management 10
- 4. Legal, Policy and Governance 13
- Governance structure in the city 16
- Existing Waste Management Projects 17
- 5. Waste Management in the City 18
- Waste generation and characteriztion 20
- Waste collection and transportation 22
- Waste processing and disposal 23
- Recycling of Waste 26
- 6. Key Findings and Opportunities 28
- 7. Glossary of Terms 32
- 8. References 34
