IMPACT OF POOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (PSWM) ALONG THE NAJAFGARH DRAIN ON WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE (WASH)  STATUS AROUND GURU TEG BAHADUR (GTB) NAGAR

Onick Gwayi; Suresh Chand Rai

Onick Gwayi University of Delhi
Suresh Chand Rai University of Delhi

Keywords: Poor Solid Waste Management (PSWM), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Solid Waste Generation (SWG), Solid Waste Management (SWM)

Abstract

The study from which this article developed assessed how poor solid waste management (PSWM) along the Najafgarh drain affected the WASH situation near GTB Nagar. Mixed research methods were used in the study. Simple random sampling, convenience sampling, and purposive sampling were all used to identify 101 participants. Data was gathered using questionnaires, schedules, and observations before being analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics. Household SWG and residents’ ignorance of SWM practices have all contributed to poor open dumping of solid waste along the Najafgarh drain. The study revealed a statistically significant relationship between the solid waste disposal site and the PSWM along the Najafgarh drain, which is associated with outbreaks of WASH-related diseases, with X2 of 1.172 greater than C of 0.455 and a P-value of 0.01 with X2 of 33.066 greater than C2 of 9.21. Municipal authorities should, therefore, provide public sanitation, civic education on SWM techniques, and epidemiology of WASH-related diseases.

Author Biographies

Onick Gwayi, University of Delhi

Onick Gwayi obtained a Master of Arts in Geography (2020-2022) from the University of Delhi where he is also currently enrolled. His research interests include rural and urban environmental issues, with a focus on waste management, water, sanitation and hygiene. Onick’s most recent publications are on impact of Shallow Wells Programme on Water, Sanitation and Health Status of the people in Kathibi, Mzimba District, Malawi which was published in the Journal of Research and The Role of C.C.A.P Synod of Livingstonia in Enhancing Socio-Economic and Political Processes in Malawi and Beyond.

Suresh Chand Rai, University of Delhi

Prof. Suresh Chand Rai is a doctoral graduate from Banaras Hindu University. His research area of specialisation is watershed management, mountain hydrology, ecotourism and conservation. His significant contributions are in the field of land and water resource management. He has published more than 100 research papers in various impact factor/peer-reviewed journals and books (h-index-19) and eight books to enrich the discipline. He served as Secretary General of the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI), the largest society of Geographers in India, from 2010 to 2022. Prof. Rai is elected vice-president of the Asian Geographers Association, Beijing, P. R. China (2019-23).