Amdavad Case Study

Ahmedabad scenario

Ahmedabad also known as Amdavad is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. With a population of more than 5.5 million and an extended population of 6.3 million, it is the Fifth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India. Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River, 30 km from the state capital Gandhinagar. In 2010, it was ranked third in Forbes's list of fastest growing cities of the decade.[10] In 2012, The Times of India chose Ahmedabad as the best city to live in in India. Spread in an area of 464 Km sq, Ahmedabad support a population of about 6354232 according to census 2011 leading

If we take a look upon the solid waste profile of Ahmedabad, the picture is really worrisome and demands a massive strategy for solid waste management. Table above shows huge extent of waste generation collection and disposal. In order to manage such a huge amount of waste, well planned structure was needed. To cater such needs, Ahmedabad was divided into six zones viz. North, South, East, West, Central and New West, and 64 administrative blocks. Blocks are mainly concerned about administrative operation of waste management by AMC.

AMC at a

With the newly municipality, Ahmedabad was given the right to elect half the representatives of municipal commission under the local self-governance introduced by Lord Ripon, the then Viceroy of India in 1883. Post-independence, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was established in 1950. Upon becoming a corporation, the income of AMC surpassed its expenditure until 1973-74. In 1978, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) was formed under the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976 to regulate additional 300 villages and 9 adjoining Municipalities. In 1997, AMC got itself credit rating of A+ by CRISIL (a financial management firm). This was followed by issuing public bonds for Public Subscription of INR 1000 million becoming the first urban local body in India to do so. Continuing its efforts to improve governance and services to its citizens, AMC further introduced E-Governance.

Activities towards ZERO waste Ahmadabad

In past few years, many steps have been taken to reduce the amount of waste from Ahmedabad. Majorly, 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, recycle) strategy has been taken into consideration. A vision has been made to achieve zero waste status of Ahmedabad by year 2031. A master plan has been prepared and implemented. Many of bye-laws have been envisaged and many action plans has been formulated and implemented. Major steps taken yet so