Practices and Challenges of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Gangtok Town of Sikkim Himalaya, India

Industrialization, growing population, congested and ill-conceived development of towns makes the management of solid waste a major problem ultimately effecting health and environment. Based on the secondary information collected from various sources the paper tries to appraise the making, distinctiveness, and management of solid waste in Gangtok a hill town Eastern Himalaya. Currently solid waste is managed by Municipal Cooperation of Sikkim under the Department of UD & HD. It has been observed that some new techniques of collecting, transporting and disposal along with creating awareness among the people and improving the governmental framework such as strict rules and regulations have been planned giving importance on environmental protection and public health.