TITLE:
Planning for the Solid Waste Management of Central Park in New Capital Development of Afghanistan
AUTHORS:
Sifatullah Mukhtar, Wafaurehman Wafa, Haroon Halimzai, Ajmal Khan Shams
KEYWORDS:
Kabul New City, Central Park, Solid Waste Management, Operation and Maintenance
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.7 No.6,
May
12,
2016
ABSTRACT: Kabul New City is a new capital development and a modern city
development of Afghanistan covering total area of 740 km2. In 2009 Afghan
cabinet approved developing New Capital to fulfill the requirement of growing
population. For sustainable development, it has been planned to have a green
belt and central park about 1298 hectares within the city. It is having
positive impact on human health along with the economic, social and
environmental benefits. Hence, for sustaining the urban parks, their proper
maintenance is a foremost problem. The solid waste management is duly
considered in planning stage of development, otherwise, it would encounter
major challenges during operation and maintenance of Park. The projected waste
generation in KNC park area is required to be assessed, therefore, surveys of
Bagh-e-Babur in existing Kabul are carried out for the visitors’ projection and
solid waste generation. The highest visitors and waste were estimated in
declining order of summer, spring, fall, and winter. Kabul New City Central
Park results speculate that the total visitors’ projection is going to be
6,745,313 per year generating about 337 metric tons wastes/year (0.05
kg/visitor/day). 10 Vehicles of capacity 8 m3 are required to collect waste
from central park towards the Transfer Station while 4 vehicles of 23 m3 are
required for collection of waste from TS to Landfill. Moreover, 700 containers
of 240 liters are required in the park. Furthermore, different sites were
indicated in map for composting area where after the development it would be
considered.