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Strengthening Municipal Bodies and Communities to implement Community managed Systems of Solid Waste and advocacy of the MSW Rules 2000 on a wider scale

The basic objective of the project is to reduce landfills and subsequently methane emission into the atmosphere through enhanced capacities of local, decentralized community institutions in solid waste management in partnership with the municipal bodies. In doing so, the project will encourage local systems to be more proactive and responsive in reducing waste and increasing recycling of wastes into value added products that would sustain livelihoods of rag pickers. NIDAN will develop a knowledge centre on the best practices in solid waste management in the country and document and disseminate soild waste management practices adopted in the country.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

NIDAN

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Multifocal Area

Operational Phase:

Phase 3

Grant Amount:

US$ 42,685.28

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 374,187.70

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 125,125.00

Project Number:

SGP/GEF/IND/OP3/02/06/BHR 03

Start Date:

9/2006

End Date:

9/2008

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Notable Community Participation

Although organization is well known in the areas but for induction of the new areas organization will apply the participatory tools to ensure active peoples participation. Project will strengthen the institutionalization mechanism through Resident Welfare Association and SHGs of rag picker.

Replication of project activities

The NGO has made many presentations in various leading seminars

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The SHGs of the rag pickers would be linked with the banks and members will also cover under the insurance scheme. As organization has already established the paper recycling plant and planning for plastic loom which will provide employment to the rag picker?s women. Compost prepared through the process will also be an asset of project and share the implementation cost.

Policy Impact

The Urban Dvelopment Department, Government of Bihar recognised the need for decentralised waste management. Municipal and Waste management bodies sensitised on decentralised waste management. The NGO successfully collaborated with Municipal corporations of Patna and Jaipur and Bokaro street city for waste management services. Safai mitras (waste pickers) were made salaried employees and received various financial services.

Capacity - Building Component

The project will demonstrate the concept of household based compost pits, and introduce the concept and use of Effective microbial systems as practiced in the other SGP projects for better degradation and composting of waste. Training, exposure and capacity development to staff of Nidan, Municipal bodies, related NGOs and communities of practices will be conducted on sustainable waste management, handling and segregation.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project will facilitate the creation of a knowledge center on the best practices in the country for SWMgt and dissemination to the communities of practices. Awareness and sensitization drives among residents for safe handling of garbage , proper segregation at door steps and among private clinic/nursing home and hospitals for safe disposal of bio-medical waste will be undertaken. Regular sharing of experiences and best practices will be done through trainings and workshops for RWAs, MCs, communities and NGOs.

Project Results

The system led to reduce landfills @ 2 MTs recycling of garbage per month and over the last 2 years the NGO has reduced nearly 29 MTs of land fills resulting into saving of huge quantities of methane generation. The Program en route has build many partnerships has also got the support from many like minded institutions eg banks (easy credits for the SHGs and links for opening all accounts), hospitals (quality medical services to the Rag pickers and the staff of NIDAAN and partners), industry (providing management services and also support in terms of in kind contributions), insurance companies (need based insurance policies for the staff and safai mitras and also policy claims settlements for nearly Rs 200,000/-) and TATA motors (subsidized credit and provisions of 9 vechiles purchased by Nidaan).
The NGO has facilitated Self help groups and unregistered co-operatives in the village area with nearly 40,000 poor into 1807 SHGs in 5 districts of Bihar. The NGO in the project made credit and Thrift accessible to the SHG Members, around 2.5crore hasa been disbursed as credit and Rs 90 lakh has been mobilized as the savings in the last 3-4 years.

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