DECENTRALIZED WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KERALA

Suchitwa Mission

Local Self Government Department

Government of Kerala

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Local Self Government Institutions in Kerala

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NoType of local government Total numbers

1 Grama Panchayat 941

2 Block Panchayat 152

3 District Panchayat 14

4 Municipality 87

5 Municipal Corporation 6

Total in the State 1200

• The President of the Panchayat Raj Institutions(PRIs) is the executive authority

• The senior most officials of various departments under the control of PRIs are ex-officio Secretaries for that subject.

Devolution of Powers• Consequent to constitution of LSGIs in 2006, based on Kerala

Panchayat Raj act 1994 and Kerala Municipality Act 1994, Functions, Functionaries and Funds (3F) were transferred to Three tier Panchayats and Urban local bodies

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Functions

Function-aries

Funds

• Institutions: PHCs, Agriculture Office, VeterinaryClinics, VEO office, Anganwadis, LP/UP Schoolsetc

• Officials: Engineers, Doctors and other healthofficials, agriculture officers, village extensionofficers, Veterinary officers, AnganwadiSupervisors, L.P/U.P teachers etc

People’s Plan preparation process

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Technical sanction by experts

Necessary changes in the design by the district level experts

Evaluation and approval by the panchayat samithi

Preparation of plan projects by task forces

Identification by task force

Preparation of developmental approach, development seminar

Analysis of developmental problems at the grama sabha level

Implementation of projects

• Local governments implement the projects under the plan in various ways.• Directly by the local self government institution

• Community contracting through the beneficiary committees

• By open tender

• Entrusting with the concerned State government departments

• Through agencies accredited by the State government for specific purposes(WM) and through service providers

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Monitoring and Review

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• The Panchayat committee and its standing committees with the support of the officers concerned are envisaged to monitor the projects

• beneficiary committees also do monitoring

• Also at Official level

Sources of FUND

• For GPs Plan funds - Rs.1.5 -6 Cr per year

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Own source funds State Budget shareDonations/

contributionsBorrowed funds

Institutional Mechanisms

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District Planning Committee-Each district

has a District Planning Committee headed by the President of the District Panchayat.DPCs approve and monitor the local plans

State Development Council (SDC) –take the lead in policy formulation and in sorting out operational issues

Kudumbashree works in association with the

local self government of Kerala

Information Kerala Mission - Plan

Monitoring System for the Local Self Government Institutions

Development Mission of present government• Kerala Government launched 'Nava Kerala Programme' for comprehensive

development in the fields of health, education, housing and sanitation.

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• For each mission there is a State Mission headed by C.M District Missions are headed by dist. Panchayat president

Haritha Keralam -envisages a clean state by taking up various waste management programmes also has schemes for preserving water sources, agriculture development and promotion of organic farming

Aardram for improving quality and facilities at government hospitals and to enable treatment at a reasonable cost;

Life, a mission to provide housing for the homeless and bring quality of life;

Comprehensive Educational Rejuvenation Programme -and mission to preserve public education system by bringing up novel teaching methodologies

The initiatives to be undertaken by local self-governments in the state.

State strategy on Waste Management

• Kerala has adopted a different approach ofdecentralized system of waste managementwithout deviating from the provisions in the SolidWaste Management Rules 2016

• Clause 15 (v) of SWM Rules –under Duties &responsibilities of local authorities says preferenceshall be given to decentralized processing tominimize transportation cost and environmentalimpacts

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Harithakeralam Mission

• Solid and liquid waste management on a mission mode

• Decentralized systems of waste management at household and community levels

• Bio degradable waste to be managed by the generator at source as far as possible

• Non biodegradable waste to be collected by local bodies through Green Task Force(Kudumbashree ME Group) formed at GPs and ULBs

• Support agencies at cluster level

• Setting up MRFs, Recycling Parks, Swap shops and Eco Shops

• Centralized systems for overflow waste management

• User fee shall be collected for waste management services

• Promoting source level composing and bio-methanation

• 10-15% of total plan fund(General) of the LSGIs set apart for harithakeralam with focus on waste management projects (mandatory)

• Four regional sanitary land fills to be set up

About Suchitwa Mission

• Suchitwa Mission, under Local Self Government Department of Kerala providestechnical as well as financial support to LSGIs in the field of solid and liquid wastemanagement

• Constituted in 2008

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Suchitwa Mission – Major Roles

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Evaluation and approval of technologies/proposal/ser

vice providers

• Inviting EoIs, evaluating proposals

• Empanelling Service providers and accredited agencies for supplying and installation various WM technologies and devices

• Service providers engaged by local bodies through competitive bidding process

• Accredited agencies engaged directly without any tendering process

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Develop specifications, guidelines and unit

costs for technologies and devices related to

WM

• Technical committees of experts formed at State level

• G.Os and technicalmanuals regardingguidelines specificationsand O & M protocols forvarious technologies inSWM

• Issuance of guidelines anddirections related to wastemanagement in thestate

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Financial support -Providing financial

support to LSGIs from various sources of funds

3• State plan funds

• Swachh Bharat Mission

(Gramin) & Urban Funds

• Special grants

Suchitwa Mission – Technical support

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Empanelment of Agencies

Area of Empanelment Nos

Solid Waste Management

House Hold level, Institutional Level and Community level SWM 114

NGO - Community mobilization 19

Developing Zero waste management facilities in LSGIs 7

Dump site Remediation/Reclamation 2

Community level waste management upto 5TPD 4

Liquid Waste Management

Service providers of implementing LWM projects 21

DPR preparation of LWM projects 10

Design and Installation of Crematorium Furnace/ Chimney 5

Design and construction of Modern Slaughter houses 2

Total 184

Decentralized system of Waste ManagementManaging bio degradable (organic) waste

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Levels

Household Institutional Community

Decentralized system of Waste ManagementManaging bio degradable (organic) waste

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Technologies

Composting Biomethanation

Decentralized system of Waste ManagementManaging bio degradable waste

• The biodegradable fraction is treated at the source level -Household, Institutional& Community Level - through composting and bio methanation (Biogas plants)

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Devices of various capacities have been designed and approved by the Government

Pipe

Tri-bin

Tri-pot

Kitchen bin

Ring

Pot

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Biodegradable Waste Management Community Level (Decentralized)

• Aerobic Composting Units(Thumboormuzhy Model)

• Decentralized treatment usingAerobins

• Model popularised in Alappuzha• Many LSGIs have now started

opting this system

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Community and Institutional level devices

Bio-gas plant in Reserve Bank of India

Bio bins in Technopark Trivandrum

Aero bins in Kerala Assembly complex

Aerobin in Trivandrum corporation 21

Working models -Institutional Level

• Aerobic Composting units

• Ring composting

• Biobins

• Biogas plants

Biogas plant in a market in Trivandrum

Aerobic composting in Kerala Assembly complexBio bins in Technopark, Trivandrum22

Mobile aerobic composting units for big functions

Organic waste converter in market area, Thrissur

23Bio park: Kerala Assembly complex

• Local bodies are establishing Material RecoveryFacility (MRF) at suitable locations for temporarystoring of dry waste. (as per SWM Rules 2016clause 15 (h) under Duties & Responsibilities oflocal authorities)

• In RRFs Plastic shredding and bailing machinesare installed for further processing

• Recyclables are channelized to recyclers

• Non-biodegradable waste are collected fromeach house hold by a group called ‘HarithakarmaSena (Green Volunteers)’ formed at LSGI level

Non- Biodegradable waste management : MRF& RRF

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Decentralized Waste Management Key issues and challenges….

• Public awareness

• Public participation at house hold, institutionaland community levels a little inconveniences

• Initiatives among local body authorities

• Ensuring financial support in form of subsidies

• Technical support, Service providers

• Climatic conditions

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Thank you

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