Study of solid waste in world famous Dal Lake

Abstract

Solid waste management is a worldwide phenomenon. It is a big challenge all over the world for human beings. Dal lake of Srinagar is the “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel”. Dal Lake is unique in having hundreds of house boats which afford an opportunity to tourists to reside on the lake in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. The research was an attempt to assess the composition, characteristics, generation and separation of solid waste in Dal Lake. The research analysis of data revealed that the average net weight kg/day of constituents of solid waste was observed maximum in summer for the food wastes followed by polythene, cloth rags and card board and minimum by the wooden chips, glass and metals