Municipal Waste Disposal Strategy by Fuzzy TOPSIS Method
M. Ramachandran1, Vishal Fegade2, N. Ganesh3, Manoj Chaudhari4
1M. Ramachandran, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.
2Vishal Fegade, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies.
3N. Ganesh, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Vel tech Multi tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, India.
4Manoj Chaudhari, Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, G.F’s. Godavari College of Engg. Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India.
Manuscript received on July 20, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on August 10, 2019. | Manuscript published on August 30, 2019. | PP: 3497-3497 | Volume-8 Issue-6, August 2019. | Retrieval Number: F9527088619/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.F9527.088619
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Abstract: Municipal solid waste is a major challenge for the metropolitan city. Improper handling of municipal solid waste will create the city unsuitable for living.in this paper, we are discussing about the Indore Municipal Corporation strategy to make the city, one of the cleanest city in India. For this purpose, the 5 selected methods are assigned ranks using Fuzzy TOPSIS method by taking opinion from decision makers and averaged for further analysis. On the basis of reviews 6 main problems created in the city due to municipal waste management ( Dust, Fouling, Emission level, Spreading of Diseases, Open defecation ad Improper segregation) are taken into considerations and 20 decision maker’s opinion is taken on measures taken by Indore municipal corporation for reducing problems created in the city due to municipal waste management are Abolishing cattle, Making more number of urinals, D2D garbage collection, General public awareness, Mechanized road sweeping n jet washing and Using twin bins for source segregation. In this paper the Evaluation shows that open defecations ranking one among all the problems which is greatly reduced by various measures taken by the Indore municipal corporation followed by spreading of disease and improper segregation.
Keywords: Municipal waste, improper segregation, disposal, Fuzzy TOPSIS.