Written by Faz Lul Haseeb

Srinagar city over the years, has evolved in multiple ways. The pace of life has taken off, and so has the rural to urban migration, leading to the construction of new houses and colonies. As tourism has improved, new hotels have sprung up, guesthouses are being registered, and people are converting their residential houses into homestays. Young entrepreneurs are setting up cafes and restaurants and food carts, and kiosks have started to sprout throughout the city. The city that produced 238 tonnes of waste per day (TPD) in 2012 is now producing 525 tonnes per day. The quantity is expected to shoot to 800 tonnes per day by 2030. The city has rarely had a scientific waste disposal plan and has always been dependent on its single landfill site at Achan in the outsk

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