Environmental Management Plan for Vijayawada-2041 vital services and for the protection of the community. Festivals celebrated on the ghats generate 1500 metric tonnes of garbage. There are many unauthorised settlements along the riverbank which are more vulnerable during flood. Also these slums don't have proper sanitation facility hence they discharge sewerage directly into river. The slums also contribute more in dumping solid waste into river, 23 waste dumping areas were found along the river. This can directly affect the health of people in slums
Figure 21.10: Landuse near Krishna river
Landuse near Ryves canal
Figure 21.11: Ryves canal stretch
Ryves is the widest canal (32 m) among all , it has the highest discharge of water and it passes through the core area of city. Commercial and residential landuse is concentrated along the canal. Maximum land along the canal is either occupied by slums is slum or used as dumping place. People residing near the canal throw household waste into canal and burning waste along canal which result in clogging of canal and causing pungent smell in the surrounding. Growth of algae and growth of hyacinth in canal is seen which can cause harm to aquatic life, animals as well as humans.
Master of Environmental Planning and Management 2020-22
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