Study of Effect of Bhandewadi Dump Yard on Ground Water

Now day’s solid waste management and its proper disposing is major concern in the developing countries. The general method of disposing the solid waste is by land filling in dump yard. In this method the disposing site should be far away from the residential area. The present study is conducted on the ground water, in the vicinity of Bhandewadi Dump Yard in Nagpur. Urbanization and improper disposal of solid wastes lead to contamination of groundwater and surface water resources in this region. Municipal solid wastes of the city are presently disposed as open landfills at Bhandewadi region near Pardi east Nagpur. The leachate form due to solid waste is directly infiltrate into the ground and contaminate the ground and surface water resources which results into unsuitability of water for drinking and other utility purposes. This study is made for the convenience of residential people near by the solid waste disposing site and to make evaluation of the impact of this leachate on surrounding ground water.