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ABOUT ENVIS
A memorandum of understanding between ENVIS through Senior Advisor, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) Government of India (ENVIS- capacity Enhancement program) and National Solid Waste Association of India (NSWAI) have signed on ENVIS- Capacity Enhancement Programme on Urban Municipal Waste Management (UMWM) since 2002 and this association has been recognized as NSWAI- ENVIS center sponsored by MoEF.

ABOUT NSWAI
National Solid Waste Association of India (NSWAI) is the only leading professional non-profit organization in the field of Solid Waste Management including Toxic and Hazardous Waste and also Biomedical Waste in India. It was formed on 25th January 1996.

MoEF, New Delhi, Government of India has identified NSWAI as one of the centers in capacity building projects of World Bank in Urban Municipal Solid Waste Management.

NSWAI helps the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), New Delhi in various fields of solid waste management in making policies and action plans and is entrusted the responsibility of collecting information and various data related to solid waste management from the municipalities of Urban Class-I cities(population more than 1Lakh) and Urban Class-II cities(population above 50,000), collate and disseminate the information to website which is linked to national and international organizations.

The association is a member of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Copenhagen, Denmark and provides forum for exchange of information and expertise in the field of Solid Waste Management at the national and international level.

1) NSWAI opened its south zonal office at Anna University, Coimbatore.
Contact: Ms Sumathy
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Ms kalavani
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Download (.PDF format) - CDM or Carbon Credits Questionnaire for projects on MSW dumping ground

WASTE MANAGEMENT EXPO 2010 scheduled to be organized from the 9–12 December 2010 at Hyderabad in which NSWAI-ENVIS is the Knowledge partner.

For more details, Visit http://www.wmeonline.in

WHAT'S NEW

19 July 2010 -Ghatkopar Dump: Residents protest forces BMC to act
Residents of several housing societies Ghatkopar(W) had handed over a portion of their land to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for the construction of a road a year ago. Over the years, the BMC not only neglected work but also allowed the huge portion to be converted into a garbage dump. On Sunday, the residents of Narayan Nagar and .....:: more ::

10 July 2010 - Mumbai Fragrance
Few Decades ago Mumbai had seven islands, due to urbanization and flow of people from villages and out of Maharashtra for their livelihood, employment and support to the fast development of Mumbai city, the space between two islands are being filled up with garbage and debris without reallzing the impact of these wastes and natural flow of water into Arabian sea. These seven islands has become one huge surface of Mumbai city with narrow nallas into the sea. The garbage and debris of all these years which has formed ground for construction of buildings by pile foundation. Fortunately these buildings are standing on these garbage without major structural impact. However, the garbage react its own with the nature and emit pollutants like Hydrocarbons, Sulphurous compounds which gives a pungent odour, can be called holistically "Mumbai Fragrance". Even a blind man can realize his entry to Mumbai.

Today there are many scientific evidences in some of the garbage dumps like Mindspace, Malad, Deonar dump, Mulund dump, Gorai dump etc. The article of Mr Ajit Ranade in Mumbai Mirror on July 10, 2010 also reflects the same.

Dr Amiya Kumar Sahu President NSWAI .....:: more ::