PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) APPRAISAL STAGE

摘要: Pakistan is the most urbanized country in South Asian region with 35% of its population living urban areas as compared to regional average 29%. The annual growth rate 3.5% also well above 2.4%. Cities and towns are not only growing size number, they gaining influence impact on macro-economy country. Pakistan’s largely urban-based manufacturing services sectors accounted for 77 percent GDP 2003, while contributing over 90 between 1999 2003. Solid waste a major environmental health hazard Pakistan. As cities’ economies fast growing, business activity consumption patterns driving up solid quantities but primary collection sporadic secondary poor. For example, despite fact that represent single largest expenditure item (as majority staff employed department), less than 50 generated collected; even then it disposed at dumpsites or roadsides since there sanitary landfill These failures highly visible further aggravated by rapid driven increasing urbanization. Government Punjab has identified SWM among critical issues short medium term approached donors assistance both TA investments. There an immediate need design framework institutional mechanism collect dispose off environmentally socially acceptable manner using economical means available. Effective solutions would require proper transport reduction improving already ongoing recycling reducing final disposal organic composting. About 6000 ton municipal daily Lahore, estimated content fifty percent.