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Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. Ministry of Environment and Forests Notification New Delhi, the 25th September, 2000 S.O. 908(E).- Whereas the draft of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1999 were published under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 783(E), dated, the 27th September, 1999 in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) of the same date inviting objections and suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification are made available to the public; And whereas copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 5th October, 1999; And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to regulate the management and handling of the municipal solid wastes, namely :-
1. Short title and commencement .–
2. Application .– These rules shall apply to every municipal authority responsible for collection, segregation, storage, transportation,, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes .
3. Definitions.– In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires ,–
4. Responsibility of municipal authority .-
(4) The municipal authority shall furnish its annual report in Form-II,-
with a copy to the State Board or the Committee on or before the 30th day of June every year.
5. Responsibility of the State Government and the Union territory Administrations .– (1) The Secretary-incharge of the Department of Urban Development of the concerned State or the Union territory, as the case may be, shall have the overall responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of these rules in the metropolitan cities. (2) The District Magistrate or the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district shall have the overall responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of these rules within the territorial limits of their jurisdiction. 6. Responsibility of the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Board or the Committees .—
(5) The Central Pollution Control Board shall co-ordinate with the State Boards and the Committees with particular reference to implementation and review of standards and guidelines and compilation of monitoring data. 7. Management of municipal solid wastes .–
(2) The waste processing and disposal facilities to be set up by the municipal authority on their own or through an operator of a facility shall meet the specifications and standards as specified in Schedules III and IV. 8. Annual Reports .—
9. Accident Reporting .– When an accident occurs at any municipal solid wastes collection, segregation, storage, processing, treatment and dispoosal facility or landfill site or during the transportation of such wastes, the municipal authority shall forthwith report the accident in Form-V to the Secretary in-charge of the Urban Development Department in metropolitan cities, and to District Collector or Deputy Commissioner in all other cases.
Schedule I [see rules4(2) and (3)] Implementation Schedule
Schedule -II [see rules 6(1) and (3), 7(1)] Management of Municipal Solid Wastes
Schedule III [see rules 6(1) and (3), 7(2)] Specifications for Landfill Sites Site Selection
Facilities at the Site
Pollution prevention 22. In order to prevent pollution problems from landfill operations, the following provisions shall be made, namely :-
Water Quality Monitoring
29. The ambient air quality monitoring shall be carried out by the concerned authority as per the following schedule, namely:- (a) Six times in a year for cities having population of more than fifty lakhs; (b) Four times in a year for cities having population between ten and fifty lakhs; (c) Two times in a year for town or cities having population between one and ten lakhs.
Plantation at Landfill Site 30. A vegetative cover shall be provided over the completed site in accordance with the and following specifications, namely :- (a) Selection of locally adopted non-edible perennial plants that are resistant to drought and extreme temperatures shall be allowed to grow; (b) The plants grown be such that their roots do not penetrate more than 30 cms. This condition shall apply till the landfill is stabilised; (c) Selected plants shall have ability to thrive on low-nutrient soil with minimum nutrient addition; (d) Plantation to be made in sufficient density to minimize soil erosion.
Closure of Landfill Site and Post-care 31. The post-closure care of landfill site shall be conducted for at least fifteen years and long term monitoring or care plan shall consist of the following, namely :- (a) Maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of final cover, making repairs and preventing run-on and run-off from eroding or otherwise damaging the final cover; (b) Monitoring leachate collection system in accordance with the requirement; (c) Monitoring of ground water in accordance with requirements and maintaining ground water quality; (d) Maintaining and operating the landfill gas collection system to meet the standards. 32. Use of closed landfill sites after fifteen years of post-closure monitoring can be considered for human settlement or otherwise only after ensuring that gaseous and leachate analysis comply with the specified standards.
Special provisions for hilly areas 33. Cities and towns located on hills shall have location-specific methods evolved for final disposal of solid wastes by the municipal authority with the approval of the concerned State Board or the Committee. The municipal authority shall set up processing facilities for utilization of biodegradable organic wastes. The inert and non-biodegradable waste shall be used for building roads or filling-up of appropriate areas on hills. Because of constraints in finding adequate land in hilly areas, wastes not suitable for road-laying or filling up shall be disposed of in specially designed landfills.
Schedule IV [see rules 6(1) and (3), 7(2)] Standards for Composting, Treated Leachates and Incineration
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