摘要：This paper presents the current status of solid waste management, future estimation of waste generation and related problems in Varanasi city, India. The city is located on the proper ridge of kanker which forms the northern bank of the river Ganga for distance of little over 5 km. This part of the city is quite above the normal flood level. The city is 76.21m above the sea level. Varanasi (250 13’N to 250 24’N latitudes and from 820 54’E to 830 04’E longitude) is one of the most important and historic city located almost in the middle Ganga valley in the northern plain of India. For the convenience of civic administration, the city is presently divided into 90 Wards and 14 sanitary wards. Present work is based on the secondary data, in the first phase of the study, data pertaining to ward wise generation of solid Waste and distributions of waste storage depots for secondary storage is collected from MCV (Municipal Corporation Varanasi). The data regarding population is obtained from District Census Handbook, 2011. Data on generation of solid waste is calculated by multiplying the urban population by the amount of waste generated per capita per day. In the second phase of the study, ArcGIS.10.1 software was used to create maps for municipal solid waste management. Besides this preliminary field investigation was also conducted through GPS. The results shows that Like other cities in India, Varanasi is also facing the problems created by improper and unscientific disposal of solid waste. Due to increasing population, change in dietary habits, standard of living, consumption pattern of commodity and lack of awareness, the problem of collection, transportation and disposal of solid waste has become a herculean task for the local civic bodies or the municipal corporation of the city.
