Need of the StudyWaste generation in Rural India:

Liquid waste: 15000-18000 Million litres per daySolid waste: 0.3-0.4 Million MT per day

Need of the study can be identified through following aspects for rural community:

Environmental wellbeingPhysical wellbeingEconomical wellbeing

Environmental wellbeingAir pollution

Approximately 600 million kg/day is estimated to be made in to dried dung cakes by rural people in India

The amount of CO2 produced is 2.5 kg/ kg of dry dung. The methane released to atmosphere from the semi-solid (20% TS) fresh bovine manure (dung) in India, would be 10.2857kg CH4/Cu.m.

Environmental wellbeingWater pollution

Physical wellbeing

• 5 of the 10 top killer diseases of children aged 1-14 in rural areas are related to water and sanitation

• Almost 1500 children die every day from diarrhoeal diseases

• Results in high rate of infant and children under-5 mortality. The rural IMR is 62 as compared to urban which is just 42 (NFHS-3)

• The water and sanitation related disease not only affects the nutritional status of the children but also impacts their attendance in the school. Close to 50% of school going children in rural areas do not reach class V.6

Economical wellbeing

Aim of the Study

The aim of the study is to provide a sustainable solution for total waste management and revenue generation from the same in rural sector of India with the case study of village Tintoda in Gandhinagar district of state of Gujarat.

Objectives of the Study

1. To prepare a total waste management plan for village Tintoda.

2. To suggest an arrangement for community biogas plant for power generation.

3. To provide sustainable solution for domestic wastewater intending water reuse.

4. To determine revenue generation potential of the proposed plan.

Literature Review

It is elaborated in following sections: Types of wastes and common waste

management practices in India Various technologies for waste management Suitable options for waste management in

rural India Success stories

Ecosystem of village Tintoda

Area of village (in hectares): 990.59

Number of households: 1,261

Total population (Persons) 6,593