Training on Decentralised Solid Waste Management in Kengeri, Bangalore

The 4 days fully residential training programme aims to impart technical and social knowledge as well as practical skills on decentralised elements and approaches for planning, designing, executing, operating and maintaining sustainable solid waste management projects.

Regular and safe disposal of solid waste is the basis for hygiene and prevention of diseases, hence foundation for development activities oriented at poverty alleviation through improvement of health.

Increasing volume of solid waste in densely populated areas due to lack of appropriate planning, changed lifestyle of packaged consumables and inadequate basic infrastructure in low income settlements and peripheral areas are all challenges faced by cities in developing countries.