Internet enabled decision support system & solid waste management for rural India: A case of Chitrakoot

One of the problems faced worldwide is waste management. It involves several activities, which can be categorized into: collection, transportation and disposal of waste. Computerizing the processes involved in these activities can help to improve efficiency and effectiveness in waste management. DSS for waste management constructed are not widely marketed and lack practical applications. This is due to the number of variables and complexity of the mathematical models which include the assumptions and constraints required in decision making. The approach made by many researchers in DSS modelling is to isolate a few key factors that have a significant influence to the DSS. This segmented approach does not provide a thorough understanding of the complex relationships of the many elements involved. The various elements in constructing the DSS must be integrated and optimized in order to produce a viable model that is marketable and has practical application. However, the process of particular interest and environmental concern is the effective selection of sites for waste disposal (landfill sites). The current process of selecting landfills is, costly and time consuming. This paper proposed a web based model to design and development of a decision support tool as a computer-based technology that can be used to solve the complex process of landfill site selection for municipal solid waste management for Chitrakoot. The DSS model used in assisting decision makers should be integrated with GIS, able to give robust prediction despite the inherent uncertainties of waste generation and the plethora of waste characteristics, and gives optimal allocation of waste stream for landfill.