Topic: urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
1. Solid waste management (SWM) in urban areas faces significant challenges associated with waste collection, transportation, treatment and disposal. Analyse. Suggest remedies to overcome these challenges. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: the Hindu
Why the question: Only 12% of the villages that were supposed to get infrastructure for liquid waste management this year have achieved their goal under the second phase of the Swacch Bharat Mission, according to the parliamentary standing committee report on water resources presented in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Key Demand of the question: To write about challenges associated with Solid waste management (SWM) and remedies for the issue.
Directive word:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin the answer by defining Solid waste management.
Body:
First, explain the challenges pertaining to SWM in India – infrastructure, sanitation, manual scavenging, lack of disposal, pollution etc.
Next, write about various ways to tackle it – leveraging Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) 2.0, periodic data collection on waste generation, strict segregation at source, improving waste collection efficiency and exploring Waste to Energy options.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
