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NOT IN MY BACKYARD: Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities

Book Release and workshop: Patna, Bihar
 

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi is conducting a half day programme in Patna, Bihar on Solid Waste Management on 14th December, 2016 to release its report ‘Not in My Backyard: Solid Waste Management in Indian Cities’ and discuss the agenda for a clean Bihar.

We have been to some of the cleanest cities across the country and have rated them. The system for rating cities was to determine who is the cleanest of them all in terms of solid waste management. It is clear that cities that are segregating their waste have been able to effectively process and treat it and have achieved the status of zero landfill cities. While, some cities are doing - part segregation and part treatment. And then, there are a few cities, that are visibly clean but dumping their waste. We have incorporated all our findings in our book: ‘Not in My Backyard’.

The objective of this programme is to discuss the roadmap for a Swachh Bihar. It is clear that waste management needs to be reinvented in our cities. In light of the new Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, segregation at source is imperative and the shift needs to be towards treatment and processsing. The meeting shall discuss the existing situation of state in terms of solid waste management, the new rules and some of the best practices across the country on solid waste management.

The programme is ideal for regulators, practitioners, consultants, academicians and NGOs working in solid waste management.

Date: December 14, 2016 
Timing: 9.30 AM-2.30 PM 
Venue: Auditorium, AN Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna, Bihar

Limited seats, for registration kindly write to Dr.Sonia Henam at sonia.henam@cseindia.org, +91-9871960493

We are looking to appoint personnel for the following positions:

1.Urban Planner: Bachelor Degree in Urban Planning with around 5 years experience; Sound knowledge of land use and urban & spatial planning, data collection and analysis and urban reforms;

2.Municipal Finance/Accounts Professional: Masters Degree or equivalent in Finance/ Commerce/ Economics with around 5 years of experience. Sound knowledge in municipal financial analysis, municipal budgeting, taxation, accounting, audit related matters, municipal financial reforms and Double Entry Accounting System.

3.Municipal Engineering Professional: Degree in Civil Engineering with 5 years of experience in municipal services (water supply, sewerage, drainage, solid waste management) delivery assessment & reforms, design norms and contracting.

4.Social /Community Development Professional: Masters Degree or equivalent in Social Development disciplines with around 5 years of experience in social safeguard issues, community mobilization , urban poor development activities and pro poor reforms. Knowledge of working with urban poor in Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) programs will be an additional advantage.

5.IT Professional: Graduate in Computer Science/ IT related discipline with 5 years experience. Good knowledge of municipal e-Governance, conversant and hands on experience of working on Electronic Data Processing (EDP), networking solutions, basic IT troubleshooting, data management and IT related reforms.

The positions would be based out of the following places: Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Rourkee, Dehradun, Haridwar, Jammu, Shimla, Allahabad, Farukkabad, Varanasi, Bharuch, Udaipur, Jabalpur, Dewas, Chhindwara, Raipur, Nagpur, Sholapur, Vishakapatnam, Guntur, Repalli, Hubli, Gulbarga, Kollam and Panaji.

Project duration is 42 months.

Interested candidates could send in their resumes within October 6, 2013 to:antara.ray@in.pwc.com