Mira Bhayandar’s digital waste-management system was presented as a municipal case study at a national conference held under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, bringing the city’s approach to waste collection, transport and disposal to a wider policy audience.
Mira Bhayandar Municipal Commissioner Radha Binod Sharma represented Maharashtra at the conference on the creation of clean and model cities, according to information released by the civic administration and reported by Loksatta. The municipal administration said Sharma was the only municipal commissioner from Maharashtra invited to participate in the national event.
The presentation focused on the use of digital systems to monitor the movement of waste through different stages of municipal operations. The system is designed to track waste collection, transportation and disposal with the help of technology, allowing the civic body to maintain oversight of the process.
The municipal administration also presented its strategy for making the Mumbai Metropolitan Region free of waste. The strategy includes technology-enabled monitoring of waste-management operations, scientific processing of waste, development of sustainable infrastructure, recovery of reusable resources from waste and greater participation by residents.
The conference brought together discussions on the measures required to make cities cleaner, more sustainable and better prepared for future urban challenges. Participants also exchanged practices and experiences from different cities, with discussions covering scientific solid-waste management, safe sanitation, used-water management and the strengthening of administrative capacity.
The civic body said the digital waste-management system could serve as a model for other urban local bodies in Maharashtra. Its presentation placed municipal monitoring and administrative systems alongside physical waste-processing infrastructure as part of the city’s approach to solid-waste management.
The emphasis on collection, transport and disposal reflects the full operational chain through which municipal waste is handled. By presenting these processes together, the civic administration outlined a system intended to improve supervision from the point at which waste is collected to its final treatment or disposal.
The administration said Mira Bhayandar would continue using innovative technology to make waste management more effective and to support the creation of a citizen-focused and sustainable city. The civic body’s stated priorities include scientific treatment of waste, sustainable infrastructure, resource recovery and active public participation.
