Table of content 1 introduction 2 1.1 background 2 1.1.1 importance of solid waste management 2 1.1.2 hill area consideration 3 1.2 solid waste scenario 5 1.2.1 global issues on solid waste 5 1.2.2 national context 6 1.2.3 policies and legal aspects in india 7 1.3 research question 10 1.4 aim of the study 11 1.5 objectives 11 1.6 research methodology 11 1.6.1 scope and limitations 19 2 assessment of solid waste in mandi 21 2.1 mandi district 21 2.2 city scenario 22 2.2.1 location and key characteristics 22 2.2.2 physical attributes 24 2.2.3 demographics and growth pattern 26 2.2.4 municipal council 29 2.2.5 growth directions 31 2.2.6 land use distribution 32 3 data analysis 35 3.1 existing scenario 36 3.1.1 sources of solid waste 38 3.1.2 waste collection 39 3.1.3 street sweeping 46 3.1.4 storage at source 46 3.1.5 transportation system 47 3.1.6 final disposal 51 3.1.7 dump sites 52 4 observations and findings 56 4.1 issues and concerns 58 5 bibliography 68