EFFECTS OF LEACHATE ON GROUND WATER DUE TO MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OF DADDU MAJRA, CHANDIGARH

Abstract

Municipal Solid Waste Management is an issue of major concern throughout the world. In developing countries such as India with a rapid increase in population, industrialization and urbanization, management of solid waste is a challenging task. Lack of budget, untrained manpower, inefficient collection, transportation and storage systems are the major area of concern. Among all the waste disposal methods landfilling is the simplest, cheapest and most cost-effective method of disposing of waste in both developed and developing nations of the world. Leaching of toxic chemicals with high BOD, COD, heavy metals such as chromium, lead, zinc, cadmium, copper, nickel and organic & inorganic compounds like sodium, magnesium, calcium, ammonium, sulphates, chlorides has an adverse effect on the ground water various physicochemical parameters and microbiological examinations besides heavy
metals and ground water samples was conducted. In this study landfill site of Chandigarh which is a non-engineered landfill and located at Daddu Majra is examined for leachate characteristics and effect of the leachate on ground water. Leachate samples are collected from Daddu Majra landfill site and ground water samples are collected from the nearby available sources. The result of this study shows that the samples at shallower depth and near to landfill have traces of pollutants and as we go further deep and far from the landfill site the quality of water is improving. Thus, implies of pollution is due to leachates from the landfill site