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Assessment of Socio Economic Condition and Role of Rag Pickers in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Allahabad City (U.P.) India

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  • International Journal of Applied Research and Technology

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  • 2016

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Rag pickers play an important role in solid waste management but rag picking is one of the most neglected sectors. The major objective of the study has been to find out the existing socio – economic and health considerations of rag pickers in city of Allahabad. The study also focuses on the prevailing hierarchy in this sector. The survey highlights the issue of hierarchy and explains the reasons of its maintenance. In the work hierarchy denotes the ratio of the involvement of the three major members: male, female and children. The paper is an output of the primary survey conducted in the Allahabad city of U.P. The research is mainly based upon a detailed questionnaire. The survey sample was taken on the selected pocket area within city of Allahabad. With reference to the survey data the study further aims to fulfil the need and highlight the importance of rag pickers. The survey aims to bring forth the unseen part of the story on the front line.
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