India, Nov. 6 -- In a major step toward improving urban sanitation, the Pune district administration will follow the successful Indore model of solid waste management across all 14 municipal councils and four nagar panchayats. Baramati and Lonavla municipal councils will be covered in the first phase, said officials on Wednesday.

The Indore model is a comprehensive waste management system with doorstep collection, source segregation into multiple categories and waste processing.

"Detailed project reports (DPRs) for both councils have been submitted to the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran for approval," said Venkatesh Durvas, deputy commissioner of municipal council, adding that a cluster-based system has been proposed for Chakan and its s...