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A Framework for Landfill Site Selection: An AHP-Topsis Approach


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1 Mechanical Engineering Department, CV Raman College of Engineering, India
2 Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Studies, India
3 School of Mechanical Sciences, KIIT University, India
     

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Purpose: It is becoming challenging operation for the municipal corporation in India to manage solid waste in a scientific, modern and cost-effective manner. In India the final disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) are done commonly in landfills. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha is a fast growing city in eastern India having an unscientific, inefficient and outdated solid waste management system. Following this lead, the main objective of this research is the selection of asuitable landfill site within or nearer to the Bhubaneswar city.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Based on real condition of the studyregion and considering various evaluation criteria, a hierarchical model is proposed for solving the solid waste landfill site selection problem. After makingthe required hierarchy, the weights for each criteria are calculated by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method.Finally, TOPSIS is utilized to choose the best alternative Landfill site.

Findings: Abest candidate site is suggested for the use for landfill purposeas the regionhas a high suitability value calculated by the AHP and TOPSIS techniques.

Practical Implication: The outcome of this study offers a framework to support to decision maker in the solution of the problem in the management of solid waste for the city.

Originality/Value: This study contributes to the understanding of management solid waste in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha.

Keywords

Solid Waste Management, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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Authors

Jitendra Narayan Biswal
Mechanical Engineering Department, CV Raman College of Engineering, India
Suchismita Swain
Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Studies, India
Kamalakanta Muduli
Mechanical Engineering Department, CV Raman College of Engineering, India
Suchismita Satapathy
School of Mechanical Sciences, KIIT University, India

Abstract


Purpose: It is becoming challenging operation for the municipal corporation in India to manage solid waste in a scientific, modern and cost-effective manner. In India the final disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) are done commonly in landfills. Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha is a fast growing city in eastern India having an unscientific, inefficient and outdated solid waste management system. Following this lead, the main objective of this research is the selection of asuitable landfill site within or nearer to the Bhubaneswar city.

Design/Methodology/Approach: Based on real condition of the studyregion and considering various evaluation criteria, a hierarchical model is proposed for solving the solid waste landfill site selection problem. After makingthe required hierarchy, the weights for each criteria are calculated by Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method.Finally, TOPSIS is utilized to choose the best alternative Landfill site.

Findings: Abest candidate site is suggested for the use for landfill purposeas the regionhas a high suitability value calculated by the AHP and TOPSIS techniques.

Practical Implication: The outcome of this study offers a framework to support to decision maker in the solution of the problem in the management of solid waste for the city.

Originality/Value: This study contributes to the understanding of management solid waste in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha.

Keywords


Solid Waste Management, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).

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