ABSTRACT

Site Suitability Analysis of Solid Waste Management

of Jaipur City Using GIS

The management of municipal solid waste has become an acute problem due to enhanced

economic activities and rapid urbanization. Increased attention has been given by the

government in recent years to handle this problem in a safe and hygienic manner. The

municipal solid waste management is becoming a challenging task for the Jaipur Municipal

Corporation, mainly due to the rapid growth of population, urbanization and

industrialization. Current land filling site is located at Langadiawas, which is not in the

condition to accommodate such tremendous amount of waste. Many problems are arising

such as leach ate percolation, odor, pollution etc in the area. To find a suitable site for the

disposal of solid waste has also become challenging task. For proper identification and

selection of appropriate sites for landfills careful and systematic procedures need to be

followed and adopted. Wrong siting of landfill many result in environmental degradation

and often time public oppositions.

There would be certain factor which would be taken into account while locating the new

site such as geology, geomorphology, and socio economic factors. By taking such factors

into consideration we are able to give unique, environmental friendly solutions to the

problem related to solid waste disposal site. In this study, attempts have been made to

determine sites that are appropriate for landfill siting in Jaipur City, Rajasthan, by

combining Geographic Information System (GIS) and multi criteria decision method for

the determination of relative importance weights of factors (Criteria). The land suitability

output is presented from less suitable to most suitable sites. The final map produced shows

areas that are suitable for land fill siting. The results showed the efficacy of GIS and multi

criteria decision making method in decision making.