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Poudouchéry
Mardi
28
Juin
2016 (7 Asadha 1938)
No.
Puducherry
Tuesday
28th
June
2016
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
CHIEF SECRETARIAT (ENVIRONMENT)
No. 118/Envt./2016.
Puducherry, the 13th June 2016.
NOTIFICATION
The Notification in S.O. 1357(E), dated 8th April 2016 of the Government of India, Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi as published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India No. 861, Part-II, section-3,
sub-section (ii) is hereby republished for general information of the public.
(By order)
S. THAMMU GANAPATHY,
Deputy Secretary to Government (Environment).
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th April, 2016
S.O. 1357(E).— Whereas the draft of the Solid Wages Management Rules, 2015 were published under the
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number G.S.R.
451(E), dated the 3rd June, 2015 in the Gazette of India, Part-II, Section 3, sub-section (i) of the same date inviting
objections or suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty
days from the publication of the said notification on the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015 in supersession of
the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000;
And whereas, copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 3rd June, 2015;
And whereas, the objections or comments received within the stipulated period were duly considered by
the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in excercise of the powers conferred by section 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and in supersession of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000,
except as respect things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes
the following rules for management of Solid Waste, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.—
(1) These rules may be called the Solid Waste Management Rules. 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Application.— These rules shall apply to every urban local body, outgrowths in urban agglomerations,
census towns as declared by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, notified areas, notified industrial
townships, areas under the control of Indian Railways, airports, airbases. Ports and harbours, defence establishments,
special economic zones, State and Central government organisations, places of pilgrims, religious and historical
importance as may be notified by respective State government from time to time and to every domestic, institutional,
commercial and any other non residential solid waste generator situated in the areas except industrial waste, hazardous
waste, hazardous chemicals, bio medical wastes, e-waste, lead acid batteries and radio-active waste, that are covered
under separate rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
3. Definitions.— (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (3) "aerobic composting" means
a controlled process involving microbial decomposition of organic matter in the presence of oxygen;
2. "anaerobic digestion" means a controlled process involving microbial decomposition of organic matter
in absence of oxygen;
3. "authorisation" means the permission given by the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control
Committee, as the case may be, to the operator of a facility or urban local suthority, or any other agency responsible
for processing and disposal of solid waste;
4. "biodegradable waste" means any organic material that can be degraded by micro-organisms into simpler
stable compounds;
5. "bio-methanation" means a process which entails enzymatic decomposition of the organic matter by
microbial action to produce methane rich biogas;
6. "brand owner" means a person or company who sells any commodity under a registered brand label.
7. "buffer zone" means zone of no development to be maintained around solid waste processing and
disposal facility, exceeding 5 TPD of installed capacity. This will be maintained within total and area allotted for the
solid waste processing and disposal facility.
8. "bulk waste generator" means and includes buildings occupied by the Central government departments
or undertakings. State government departments or undertakings, local bodies, public sector undertakings or private
companies, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, colleges, universities, other educational institutions, hostels, hotels,
commercial establishments, markets, places of worship, stadia and sports complexes having an average owaste
generation rate exceeding 100 kg. per day;
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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
CHIEF SECRETARIAT (ENVIRONMENT)
No. 119/Envt./2016.
Puducherry, the 13th June 2016.
NOTIFICATION
The Notification in G.S.R. No. 320(E), dated 18th March 2016 of the Government of India, Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi as published in the Extraordinary Gazette of India No. 178, Part-II,
section-3 sub-section (ii), is hereby republished for general information of the public.
(By order)
S. THAMMU GANAPATHY,
Deputy Secretary to Government (Environment).
