An Assessment of Urban Waste Disposal Management Challenges in Dibrugarh Municipality, Assam: A Structural Functional Study

Abstract

The waste disposal management is a burning social problem in many cities. The concentration of waste in different parts of city damages environment of surrounding areas. The wastes disposal management of Dibrugarh city Municipality faces many challenges. The Dibrugarh city municipality collects garbage from different parts of the city in a daily basis. People get employment in Municipality Board for collection, transfer and disposal of waste in Dibrugarh city Municipality Board. At morning 6:00 AM all roads are clean by Municipality employee and garbage are transfer to designated areas. People’s habits of throwing trash in roadside areas enlarge landfill areas due to single use plastics. The garbage collection, transfer and recycle need proper monitoring which many time lacking by disposal management. There are lots of causes because of that garbage disposal problem is alarming such as people’s habits, improper treatment, and natural calamities. Methodology of the study: The state of Assam is geographically situated in North Eastern part of India. The study is conducted in Dibrugarh city which is, situated in Dibrugarh district of Assam. The concerned research is conducted with the support of structural functional perspective. The exploratory research design is adopted to conduct an empirical research in Dibrugarh city. The research is conducted with assistance of probability sampling method. The methodology of the study contains that primary data are collected with the support of observation and interview method. The primary data are collected from 387 respondents of different categories such as migrant labor, daily wage earner, vegetable vendor, road side stall owner, small shop owner, company official, employee, unemployed, retired and small business owner. The secondary data are collected from books, journal, articles, internet sources and websites. The objective of the study is such as- (i) to analysis causes and consequences of improper waste disposal. (ii) to examine challenges society faces due to waste. (iii) to study industries responsibility towards pollution control and waste disposal. (iv) to know is waste create hamper to industrial development. (v) to assess possibility of reduce waste with alternative solution.