Waste Management Initiatives in Rural India

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Author(s): Rishi Kumar (Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad, India)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 17
Source title: Promoting Socio-Economic Development through Business Integration
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Shalini Kalia (IMT Ghaziabad, India), Bhavna Bhalla (IMT Ghaziabad, India), Lipi Das (IMT Ghaziabad, India)and Neeraj Awasthy (IMT Ghaziabad, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8259-7.ch024

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Economics & Economic Theory / Economics and Economic Theory

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In this chapter, the author aims to present an overall view of the Waste Management practices employed in rural parts of India and their overall sustainability in terms of present scenario. It would discuss the successful models employed in some parts of the country and the reason, that why they are not prevalent or expand to the rest of the nation inspite of them being successful in their own territory. It would also discuss the various Initiatives taken by the government in this regard such as the Total Sanitary Campaign which aimed at bringing an improvement in the general quality of life by creating awareness on improving the sanitation facilities and providing health education in rural parts of the country. This chapter also suggests about the further improvements that can be done in the overall model by including other stakeholders like Local Gram Panchayats, NGOs and community people.

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