Eco-friendly Waste Management in Simhasth

Abstract

Simhasth Mela is one of the most popular religious fair organized every 12 years in Ujjain M.P. India. In this fair where hundreds of thousands pilgrims visit ,waste management is a major problem . In this fair various types of wastes are produced .These are flowers , Havan Bhasm, waste food , plastic and polythene waste, wrappers, metal foils , water bottles ,human excreta etc. These wastes can be subdivided into two major categories, biodegradable and non biodegradable materials. When waste material is collected it is mixed and as such sent to trenching ground. So it is difficult to dispose off such mixed waste. Moreover animals find their food in the garbage. They swallow polythenes also causing to serious illness and even death of the animals. So for the proper disposal of the waste material a systematic method should be adopted. People should also be aware of the problems arised due to mismanagement of waste materials and their role in protecting the environment. In this paper a systematic methodology is suggested for waste management.