Repercussion of Open Dumping Ground in the Vicinity at Mantarwadi, Pune

Abstract Urbanization is taking place at a very fast pace in India. The migration of people from villages to cities putting tremendous pressure on the infrastructure all major cities. Due lack expertise, Municipal Authorities continued dispose MSW by dumping it open areas. fires and other constant problems ground along with water contamination due leachate causes lot opposition Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs). solid waste (MSW) diverse nature includes biodegradable materials as well paper, plastic, rags, metal, glass, pieces metal. Aside these additional components, also scrap materials, papers, dead animals, abandoned chemicals, paints, toxic hospital waste, agricultural leftovers. biological produced clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, pathological laboratories, blood banks, veterinary centres has until this point been dumped dumpsite MSW. Solid type that predominantly household which sometimes addition commercial collected given area. Pune Corporation (PMC) responsible for collection, storage, segregation, transportation disposal generated city. In present research work describes an attempt assess different parameters Mantarwadi site, Pune. Leachate landfills potential contaminate both surface if left unchecked. Within single location, leachate’s composition varies substantially. age landfill, types trash, degree decomposition occurred, physical alteration garbage are some variables determine composition. Once groundwater contaminated, uneconomical retrieve same. City disposed (Urali devachi depot), located 20 km away City. At Mantarwadi, over 1200–1300 metric tonnes trash municipal area off each day.