Author : Sukanya Dasgupta, Avik Roy

Development in the field of Information technology has open avenues for diverse opportunities in the field of Municipal Waste management. Smart Waste management, employing IoT is one of the latest trends that most smart cities of India have been following. Owing to the growing urbanisation, municipal solid waste is an essential task of any urban local body and a major point of concern as well. However, since the littering still happens in small bins with collection strategies that are bound by time and availability of labour, it is almost impossible to achieve a solution to the threats that the waste in public areas pose to the well being of the humans. Bhubaneswar being the first smart city is an emerging tourism destination that has implemented smart city platform to engage various stakeholders. It is also the temple city and these precincts attract a substantial percentage of these tourists. This transition from temple city to smart city has witnessed a lot being ignored in terms of infrastructure in the Old town which houses all the temples. The objective of this paper is to identify smart waste collection methods that when implemented in the old town of Bhubaneswar will offer results that are sustainable. This paper uses precedence that is being conceptualised and implemented not only abroad but also in India. The method adopted is to review the literature available in the field of waste collection using smart strategies. In addition to this similar the MSW management of similar precincts like the shore temple at Mahabalipuram and temples at Varanasi, wherein smart technologies are being used have been referred to as a case study. The best practices are then recommended in the analysis section.  The study area, the Old town of Bhubaneswar, requires proactive implementation in the said field to avoid any irreversible alarming situation in terms of cleanliness and hygiene.

Keywords: Municipal Solid Waste, Smart City, IoT, urbanisation, pilgrimage tourism, garbage collection, sustainable