Changing Trends and Challenges in Solid Waste Management in Chennai Metropolitan Area – An Empirical Evidence

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10.2991/978-2-38476-559-1_16How to use a DOI?

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Solid waste management; Urbanization; Chennai Metropolitan Area; Sustainable practices; and Programme

Abstract

Solid waste management has been significant role of the urban development, because locality have been extending and merging between rural and urban areas is challenge nature in general, especially for urban is major causes and sustained of the solid wase management vital role and decided for the good governance of the nation. In most of the urban areas has been facing civic problem is general, especially solid waste management particular. It is most of the urban area have been adequate infrastructure like road, communication, transport and pure drinking water has challenges due to improper disposal of the household waste into management practices is major causes. The present study has been specific objectives are; i) to examined the challenges and trends in solid waste management system; ii) to analysed the solid waste management system and sustainable practices in respective study area; iii) to suggest suitable policy measures and improve of the good governance to upgradation of the solid waste management system. The present study has been based on both qualitative and quantitate nature of the sources. The required data have been collected with help of the questionnaire and published reports will be used. The study concluded that the effectively at gross root level for the such manner like good governance with coordination of the government and people together aware about sustainable solid waste management practices should be clean urban reached at significant goals of the nations.

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AU  - R. Thamilmani
AU  - M. Saravanan
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/04/19
TI  - Changing Trends and Challenges in Solid Waste Management in Chennai Metropolitan Area – An Empirical Evidence
BT  - Proceedings of the Global Innovation and Technology Summit “AAROHAN 3.0”_HSS track (GITS-HSS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 233
EP  - 240
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-559-1_16
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