1.0 Introduction:
Increasing population growth has accelerated the
generation of solid wastes at the same time available
land suitable for proper waste disposal is very limited.
Identification of the important spatial application of
GIS. Regulations and public opposition makes siting
municipal solid waste landfills difficult (ERM, 1999;
Rao et al., 1999). It is estimated that the waste
generated in Salem works out to 463 gm per capita per
day. As the storage bins are not properly maintained,
the waste get mixed up with dust and street sweepings,
which increase the density of the population and
buildings. Ahn and Chon (1999) investigated
groundwater contamination and spatial relationships
among groundwater quality, topography, geology, land
use, and pollution sources using GIS in Seoul, Korea.
Keeping green city clean off solid waste is a huge task.
It is difficult for local governments as well as private
sectors without community participation and required
teamwork to handle the task successfully. The methods
which probably are suitable to the changed time shall
have a major objective to minimize the impact of solid
waste on public health, pollution and urban environment
with required sustainability. MSW management and its
impact on groundwater quality have become the most
prominent in the recent years.