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An overview of sewage system management in Kabul  2020, 1 (1): 102-109  DOI 10.37357/1068/SODC2019.1.1.13

Mohammad Hussain Karimi 
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University

Mohammad Amin Mohammadi 
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University

Muslim Amiri 
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University

Mohammad Mahdi Nighat-Noori 
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University

Najib Rahman Sabory 
Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University

This research is about management of the sewer and drainage system in Kabul city, which is predicted to continue growing in population. According to the new Master Plan, the city population will grow from 4.5 million in 2017 to 9 million by 2050. Kabul’s rapid population growth has put pressure on its economy, social services, and housing, but the major urban systems such as roads, water supply, and sewage were poorly planned and implemented. In this article, we will analyze the current problems of sewage in Kabul as it does not have a pre-established municipal sewage system. We compare Kabul’s management and control of wastewater to various cities around the world. We present our solution for the Master Plan with a literature review of similar cities in the world and a case study of Omid-e-Sabz, a town west of Kabul.
 
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The author(s) has received no specific funding for this article/publication.