Background:
Mahalunge Ingale and Bhamboli are 2 Gram Panchayats in the Chakan Industrial area of Pune District. Due to rampant industrialization and inflow of large migrant population, these panchayats are seeing unplanned concretization and rapid increase in the amount of waste getting generated in the villages. Apart from the waste getting generated in the villages, some of the industries around the villages also dump their waste illegally into the villages, leading to large mounds of untreated waste lying in the open areas.

Objectives: 
As part of this initiative Saahas is working to increase the awareness about segregation and need to handover the waste to the door-to-door collection vehicle, with the migrant population as a key focus. Infrastructure enhancement was also done by adding more vehicles and improving the facilities at the waste management units. Gradually the waste segregation percentage is increasing and more and more segregated waste is reaching the units. Compost is being sold and different types of dry waste are being sent to the appropriate end destination. The system is being run by the Gram Panchayat with handholding support from Saahas.