Karad in Maharashtra sets benchmark in sanitary waste management
Karad, a city in Maharashtra's Satara district, achieves 100% segregation, collection and processing of sanitary and biomedical waste, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said on 16 April 2025.
Summary
Karad, a small city in Maharashtra's Satara district, has achieved 100% segregation, collection and processing of sanitary and biomedical waste, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs said on 16 April 2025. About 300 to 350 kg of sanitary waste is collected daily from hospitals, clinics, households and other facilities. Karad Municipal Council worked with women's groups on awareness and installed separate red bins in public toilets; schools were encouraged to install sanitary pad vending machines and incinerators. The waste, collected by the council free of charge, is processed at a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility run by the Karad Hospital Association, with a centralised incinerator that reaches up to 1200°C.
Key facts
- City
- Karad, Satara district, Maharashtra
- Achievement
- 100% segregation, collection and processing of sanitary and biomedical waste
- Daily collection
- About 300–350 kg of sanitary waste
- Bins
- Separate red bins in public toilets
- Processing
- CBWTF run by Karad Hospital Association; incinerator up to 1200°C
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Karad, cited by the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry in April 2025 as a benchmark in sanitary waste management, is in which district of Maharashtra?
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Correct answer: A — Satara
Satara district.
About how much sanitary waste is collected daily in Karad, as per the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry?
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Correct answer: B — 300–350 kg
300–350 kg: about 300 to 350 kg daily, from hospitals, clinics, households and other facilities.