Question

authority is responsible for Municipal waste disposal

Answer 1

India is the third largest producer of waste, specifically municipal solid waste (MSW), in the world[1] with 109,589 tons of waste per day[2]. It has disproportionately high urban waste generation rates per capita because of lack of proper MSW management infrastructure[3]. This country has long been familiar with woes brought by MSW and its substandard disposal. For example, in 1994, a plague broke out in Surat and was attributed to “uncollected solid waste blocking drains” by the official inquiry on its causes[4]. The infamous 2005 flood in Mumbai was also caused due to drains being blocked by plastic bags (its direct consequence being the introduction of Maharashtra Plastic Carry Bag Rules, 2006)[5].