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Draft Bye-Laws for Solid Waste Management, 2022.

Published 23 February 2023

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MANNADIPET COMMUNE PANCHAYAT, THIRUBUVANAI,

PUDUCHERRY

No. 68-28/MCP/2022-23/W.

Thirubuvanai, dated 20th February 2023.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 320 of the Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayat Act, 1973 (No. 10 of 1973), read with under sections 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment [Protection Act, 1986 (29 of 1986)], the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India on 08-04-2016, the following proposed Bye-laws incorporating the said rules is hereby published as Draft Bye-laws for information of all persons likely to be affected and notice is hereby given that the said rules shall be taken into consideration for compliance of the general public within 30 days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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Any objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said Draft Laws before the expiry of the period specified above shall be taken into consideration. The objections or suggestions may be addressed to the Commissioner, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat,Thirubuvanai, Puducherry-605 107.

V. EZHILARADJANE, Commissioner.

DRAFT BYE-LAWS

1. Short Title and commencement.— (1) These Bye-laws may be

called "Draft Bye-Laws for Solid Waste Management, 2022".

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,-

1. "aerobic composting" mean, a controlled process involving

microbial decomposition of organic matter in the presence of oxygen;

2. "anaerobic digestion" mean, 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 authority, or any other agency responsible for processing and disposal of solid waste;

4. "bio-degradable waste" mean, any organic material that can

be degraded by micro-organisms into simpler stable compounds;

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5. "bio-methanation" mean, a process which entails enzymatic decomposition of the organic matter by microbial action to produce methane rich biogas;

6. "brand owner" mean, a person or company who sells any

commodity under a registered brand label.

7. "buffer zone" mean, 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" mean, and include 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 waste generation rate exceeding 100kg per day;

9. "bye-laws" means, regulatory framework notified by Local Body, census town and notified area townships for facilitating the implementation of these rules effectively in their jurisdiction.

10. "census town" mean, an urban area as defined by the

Registrar-General and Census Commissioner of India;

11. "combustible waste" mean, non-biodegradable, non-recyclable, non-reusable, non-hazardous solid waste having minimum calorific value exceeding 1500 kcal/kg and excluding chlorinated materials like plastic, wood pulp, etc;

12. "composting" means, a controlled process involving

microbial decomposition of organic matter;

13. "contractor" means, a person or firm that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labour to perform a service or do a job for service providing authority;

14. "co-processing" means, use of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable solid waste having calorific value exceeding 1500k/cal as raw material or as a source of energy or both to replace or supplement the natural mineral resources and fossil fuels in industrial processes;

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15. "decentralised processing" mean, establishment of dispersed facilities for maximizing the processing of bio-degradable waste and recovery of recyclables closest to the source of generation so as to minimize transportation of waste for processing or disposal;

16. "disposal" means, the final and safe disposal of post processed residual solid waste and inert street sweepings and silt from surface drains on land as specified in Schedule-I to prevent contamination of groundwater, surface water, ambient air and attraction of animals or birds;

17. "domestic hazardous waste" mean, discarded paint drums, pesticide cans, CFL bulbs, tube lights, expired medicines, broken mercury thermometers, used batteries, used needles and syringes and contaminated gauge, etc., generated at the household level;

18. "door to door collection" mean, collection of solid waste from the door step of households, shops, commercial establishments , offices , institutional or any other non-residential premises and includes collection of such waste from entry gate or a designated location on the ground floor in a Housing Society, multi-storied building or apartments , large residential, commercial or institutional complex or premises;.

19. "dry waste" mean, waste other than bio-degradable waste and inert street sweepings and includes recyclable and non-recyclable waste, combustible waste and sanitary napkin and diapers, etc;

20. "dump sites" mean, a land utilised by Local Body for disposal of solid waste without following the principles of sanitary land filling;

21. "Event" means, any gatherings for the purpose of functions, celebrations, meetings, rallies, processions, open air theatre activities, cinema shootings, etc., in public places;

21. "Extended Producer Responsibility" (EPR) mean, responsibility of any producer of packaging products such as plastic, tin, glass and corrugated boxes, etc., for environmentally sound management, till end-of-life of the packaging products;

22. "E-waste" shall have the same meaning as assigned under clause (r) of sub- rule ( 1) of rule (3) of the E-Waste Management Rules, 2016;

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23. "Empanelled Vendor" mean, any company, registered Society, Trust, partnership, limited liability partnership and or registered entity including registered organization of Waste Pickers and or Waste Traders empanelled with Mannadipet Panchayat for providing services relating to Solid Waste Management after Mannadipet Commune Panchayat carries out a due diligence exercise to verify if, such persons/ entities have the necessary infrastructure including approved destinations for processing of solid waste, to carry out the duties or functions under the SWM Rules and these Bye-laws.

22. "facility" means, any establishment wherein, the solid waste management processes namely segregation, recovery, storage, collection, recycling, processing, treatment or safe disposal are carried out;

23. "Familiarization/warning period" mean, that specific period, during which there is a relaxation in the fines for contravention of these Bye-laws;

24. "fine" means, penalty imposed on waste generators or operators of waste processing and disposal facilities under the Bye-laws for non-compliance of the directions contained in these rules and/or Bye-laws

25. "Form" means, a Form appended to these rules;

26. "handling" includes all activities relating to sorting, segregation, material recovery, collection, secondary storage, shredding, baling, crushing, loading, unloading, transportation, processing and disposal of solid wastes;

27. "Hazardous Waste" mean, any waste which by reason of any of its physical, chemical, reactive, toxic, causing danger or is likely to cause danger to health or environment, whether alone or when in contact with other wastes or substances and shall include wastes specifically listed in Part C of Schedule-I, of these Bye-laws and all other hazardous wastes as defined in the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 as amended to date and the Hazardous and Other waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules,2016.

28. "inerts" means, wastes which are not bio-degradable, recyclable or combustible street sweeping or dust and silt removed from the surface drains;

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29. "incineration" means, an engineered process involving burning or combustion of solid waste to thermally degrade waste materials at high temperatures;

30. "informal waste collector" include individuals, associations or waste traders who are involved in sorting, sale and purchase of recyclable materials;

31. "leachate" means, the liquid that seeps through solid waste or other medium and has extracts of dissolved or suspended material from it;

32. "Litter" means, all refuse and includes any other waste material which, if, thrown or deposited as prohibited under these Bye-laws, tends to create uncleanliness or a danger or nuisance to public health, safety or welfare.

33. "Littering" means, putting /throwing litter in such a location that it falls, descends, blows, is washed, percolates or otherwise escapes or is likely to fall, descend, blow, be washed, percolate or otherwise escape into or onto any public place, or causing, permitting or allowing litter to fall, descend, blow, washed, percolate or otherwise escape into or onto any public place.

34. "Local Body" for the purpose of these rules means and include the Municipal Corporation, Nagar Nigam, Municipal Council, Nagarpalika, Nagar Palikaparishad, Municipal Board, Nagar Panchayat and Town Panchayat, Village Panchayat, Census Towns, notified areas and notified industrial townships with whatever name they are called in different States and Union Territories in India;

35. "Market Associations" mean, a group or association of shop owners or shopkeepers, traders, businessmen, dealers, merchants, brokers or other Agency or Service Providers of a particular neighbourhood, market or locality that may or may not be registered with the Registrar of Co-operative Societies and, or any other Authority;

36. "Materials Recovery Facility" (MRF) mean, a facility where non-compostable solid waste can be temporarily stored by the Local Body or any other entity mentioned in rule 2 or any person or agency authorised by any of them to facilitate segregation, sorting and recovery of recyclables from various components of waste by authorised informal sector of waste pickers, informal recyclers or any other work force engaged by the Local Body or entity mentioned in rule 2 for the purpose before the waste is delivered or taken up for its processing or disposal;

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37. "Neighborhood" means, a clearly defined locality, with

reference to its physical layout, character or inhabitants;

38. "New construction" mean, all buildings under construction

within the limits of the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat;

39. "Nuisance" includes any act, omission, place or thing which comes or is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or Offence to the sense of sight, smelling or hearing or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to health or property.

40. "Nuisance Detectors" (NDs) mean, those employees of the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat who are appointed by the Commissioner to detect, the acts of public nuisance, etc., or those technological interventions which also detect, acts of Public Nuisance.

41. "non-biodegradable waste" mean, any waste that cannot be

degraded by microorganisms into simpler stable compounds;

42. "Occupier" means and includes, any Person who is paying

or is liable to pay-

(i) To the owner the rent on enjoying the premises at free of cost or any part thereof for the land, building(s) (ii) room(s) and/or similar premises for occupation or use;

(iii) An owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his land,

building(s), room(s) and /or similar premises;

(iv) A rent-free tenant of any land, building(s), room(s) and/ or

similar premises;

(v) A licensee in occupation of any land, building(s), room(s)

and/ or similar premises;

(vi) Any Person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for the use and occupation of any land, building, room(s) and/or similar premises; and

(vii) Relevant Head of a Government Department or Office, in

respect of properties under their respective control;

43. "Operator of a facility" mean, a person or entity, who owns or operates a facility for handling solid waste which includes the Local Body and any other entity or agency appointed by the Local Body;

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44. "Owner" means, any person who exercises the rights of an

owner of any building, or land or part thereof;

45. "Point to Point Collection" mean, the system of collection of Solid Waste from specific pickup points as designated by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, up to which the Waste Generator must bring the collected and segregated Solid Waste for storage at collection points/ waste depots waste receiving kiosks or designated locations for onward delivery in vehicles so provided by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or the Agency/Service Provider;

46. "PPCC" means, the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee.

47. "Processing Fee" mean, a fee or support price as determined by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat to be paid to the owner/ concessionaire or operator of waste processing facility or for disposal of residual solid waste at the land fill being used, wherever felt necessary;

48. "Public place" include any road, arch road, viaduct, lane, footway, alley or passage, highway, causeway, bridge, square alley or passage whether a thoroughfare or not over which the public have a right of passage, and such places to which the public has access such as parks, gardens, recreation grounds, playgrounds, beaches, water bodies, watercourses, public plazas and promenades, Government and Commune Panchayat buildings, public hospitals, markets, slaughter houses, Courts, etc.;

49. "Public Nuisance" mean, any act, omission, offence or wrong-doing in any public place which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger, to the sense of sight, smell, hearing or disturbance to movement, work or rest, or which is or may be dangerous to life or injurious to health or property;

50. "Premises" means, any land, building or part of a building and includes any gardens and grounds appertaining to a building or part thereof and structures constructed on the land, used for purposes of residence, trade, industry, service, business, Government or any other public or private purpose including weddings, banquets, meetings, exhibitions, organized events, etc., It also includes any portion of a public road that is permitted by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat to be used for the time being for parking of vehicles, street vending, storage of materials at a work site or for any public or private purpose whatsoever other than the movement of vehicles;

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51. "primary collection" mean, collecting, lifting and removal of segregated solid waste from source of its generation including households, shops, offices and any other non-residential premises or from any collection points or any other location specified by the Local Body;

52. "Processing" means, any scientific process by which segregated solid waste is handled for the purpose of reuse, recycling or transformation into new products;

53. "Receptacle" means, any storage container, including bins

and bags, used for the storage of any category of solid waste;

54. "recycling" means, the process of transforming segregated non-biodegradable solid waste into new material or product or as raw material for producing new products which may or may not be similar to the original products;

55. "Recyclable Waste" mean, the waste that is commonly found in the solid waste and is also collectively and commonly called as "Dry Waste". These include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles, electronics goods, etc.

56. "Refuse" means, any waste m atter generated out of different activities, processes either Bio-degradable/Non-biodegradable/ Recyclable in nature in either solid or semi-solid form which cannot be consumed, used or processed by the generator in its existing form.

57. "Rendering" means, the slaughter of animals and fowl, processing of the carcasses into cured, canned and other meat products, and the rendering of inedible and discarded remains in to useful by-products such as lards and oils.

58. "Residual Inert Waste" mean and include the waste and rejects from the solid waste processing facilities which are not suitable for recycling or further processing;

59. "Rules" means, Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, Biomedical waste Management Rules , 2016,The E-Waste Management Rules, 2016, The Hazardous and other waste( Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

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Commune Panchayat, that may or may not be registered with the Registrar of Co-operative Societies (or) any other Authority, and which involves itself in civic issues pertaining to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat;

61. "redevelopment" means, rebuilding of old residential or commercial buildings at the same site, where the existing buildings and other infrastructures have become dilapidated;

62. "Refused Derived Fuel" (RDF) mean, fuel derived from combustible waste fraction of solid waste like plastic, wood, pulp or organic waste, other than chlorinated materials, in the form of pellets or fluff produced by drying, shredding, dehydrating and compacting of solid waste ;

63. "residual solid waste" mean and include the waste and rejects from the solid waste processing facilities which are not suitable for recycling or further processing;

64. "sanitary land filling" mean, the final and safe disposal of residual solid waste and inert wastes on land in a facility designed with protective measures against pollution of groundwater, surface water and fugitive air dust, wind-blown litter, bad odour, fire hazard, animal menace, bird menace, pests or rodents, greenhouse gas emissions, persistent organic pollutants slope instability and erosion;

65. "sanitary waste" mean, wastes comprising of used diapers, sanitary towels or napkins, tampons, condoms, incontinence sheets and any other similar waste;

66. "Schedule" means, the Schedule appended to these rules;

67. "secondary storage" mean, the temporary containment of solid waste after collection at secondary waste storage depots or MRFs or bins for onward transportation of the waste to the processing or disposal facility;

68. "segregation" means, sorting and separate storage of various components of solid waste namely bio-degradable wastes including agriculture and dairy waste, non-bio-degradable wastes including recyclable waste, non-recyclable combustible waste, sanitary waste and non-recyclable inert waste, domestic hazardous wastes, and construction and demolition wastes;

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69. "service provider" mean, an authority providing public utility services like water, sewerage, electricity, telephone, roads, drainage, etc;

70. "solid waste" mean and include solid or semi-solid domestic waste, sanitary waste, commercial waste, institutional waste, catering and market waste and other non-residential wastes, street sweepings, silt removed or collected from the surface drains, horticulture waste, agriculture and dairy waste, treated bio-medical waste excluding industrial waste, bio-medical waste and e-waste, battery waste, radio-active waste generated in the area under the local authorities and other entities mentioned in rule 2;

71. "sorting" means, separating various components and categories of recyclables such as paper, plastic, cardboards, metal, glass, etc., from mixed waste as may be appropriate to facilitate recycling;

72. "stabilising" means, the biological decomposition of bio-degradable wastes to a stable state where it generates no leachate or offensive odours and is fit for application to farm land, soil erosion control and soil remediation;

73. "Stabilised bio-degradable waste" mean, the biologically stabilized (free of pathogens) waste resulting from the mechanical/ biological treatment of bio-degradable waste; and only when Stabilised can such waste be used with no further restrictions.

74. "street vendor" mean, any person engaged in vending of articles, goods, wares, food items or merchandise of everyday use or offering services to the general public, in a street, lane, side walk, footpath, pavement, public park or any other public place or private area, from a temporary builtup structure or by moving from place to place and includes hawker, peddler, squatter and all other synonymous terms which may be local or region specific; and the words "street vending" with their grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall be construed accordingly;

75. "tipping fee" mean, a fee or support price determined by the local authorities or any State Agency authorised by the State Government to be paid to the concessionaire or operator of waste processing facility or for disposal of residual solid waste at the landfill;

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76. "transfer station" mean, a facility created to receive solid waste from collection areas and transport in bulk in covered vehicles or containers to waste processing and, or, disposal facilities;

77. "transportation" means, conveyance of solid waste, either treated, partly treated or untreated from a location to another location in an environmentally sound manner through specially designed and covered transport system so as to prevent the foul odour, littering and unsightly conditions;

78. "treatment" means, the method, technique or process designed to modify physical, chemical or biological characteristics or composition of any waste so as to reduce its volume and potential to cause harm;

79. "user fee" mean, a fee imposed by the Local Body and any entity mentioned in rule 2 on the waste generator to cover full or part cost of providing solid waste collection, transportation, processing and disposal services.

80. "Vacant Plot" mean, any land or open space belonging to a

private party/person that is presently not occupied by their/him.

81. "waste generator" mean and include every person or group of persons, every residential premises and non-residential establishments including Indian Railways, defence establishments, which generate solid waste;

82. "Waste Hierarchy" mean, the solid waste management priority order in which the solid waste is to be managed by giving emphasis in the following order to the `5, i.e., Refusal (prevention of use), reduction, reuse, recycling and recovery and only as a last option Disposal, i.e., With Prevention being the most preferred option and the disposal at the landfill being the least;

83. "Ward Micro Plan" mean, the schematic layout indicating collection times for different categories of Solid Waste, details of the collection vehicles and points, map of the Ward, roads/streets for street sweeping and optimal route map for collection and transportation of waste, manpower and other information required for effective implementation of the solid waste management as may be considered appropriate by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

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84. "waste picker" mean, a person or groups of persons informally engaged in collection and recovery of reusable and recyclable solid waste from the source of waste generation the streets, bins, material recovery facilities, processing and waste disposal facilities for sale to recyclers directly or through intermediaries to earn their livelihood.

85. "Waste Traders" mean, persons or entities such as scrap dealers, itinerant buyers and traders who are involved in the sorting, sale and purchase of Recyclable Non-biodegradable Waste.

86. "Zero Waste Campus" mean, a residential or non-residential/ commercial/educational/State/Central Government/Official colony or campus which ensures that solid waste generated within the campus is 100% source segregated and processed/treated in situ and other recyclable wastes pick up are tied up directly with recyclers, without depending on the waste collection system of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/Service Providers or Empanelled Vendors.

4. Duties of waste generators.— (1) Every waste generator shall,-

(a) segregate and store the waste generated by them in three separate streams namely bio-degradable, non-bio-degradable and domestic hazardous wastes in suitable bins and handover segregated wastes to authorised waste pickers or waste collectors as per the direction or notification by the local authorities from time to time;

(b) wrap securely the used sanitary waste like diapers, sanitary pads, etc., in the pouches provided by the manufacturers or brand owners of these products or in a suitable wrapping material as instructed by the local authorities and shall place the same in the bin meant for dry waste or non-bio-degradable waste;

(c) store separately construction and demolition waste, as and when generated, in his own premises and shall dispose off as per the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016; and

(d) store horticulture waste and garden waste generated from his premises separately in his own premises and dispose of as per the directions of the Local Body from time to time.

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(2) No waste generator shall throw, burn or burry the solid waste generated by him, on streets, open public spaces outside his premises or in the drain or water bodies.

(3) All waste generators shall pay such user fee for solid waste

management, as specified in the Bye-laws of the Local Bodies.

(4) No person shall organise an event or gathering of more than one hundred persons at any unlicensed place without intimating the Local Body, at least three working days in advance and such person or the organiser of such event shall ensure segregation of waste at source and handing over of segregated waste to waste collector or agency as specified by the Local Body.

(5) Every street vendor shall keep suitable containers for storage of waste generated during the course of his activity such as food waste, disposable plates, cups, cans, wrappers, coconut shells, leftover food, vegetables, fruits, etc., and shall deposit such waste at waste storage depot or container or vehicle as notified by the Local Body.

(6) All resident welfare and market associations shall, within one year from the date of notification of these rules and in partnership with the Local Body ensure segregation of waste at source by the generators as prescribed in these rules, facilitate collection of segregated waste in separate streams, handover recyclable material to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorised recyclers. The bio-degradable waste shall be processed, treated and disposed off through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible. The residual waste shall be given to the waste collectors or agency as directed by the Local Body.

(7) All gated communities and institutions with more than 5,000 sqm area shall, within one year from the date of notification of these rules and in partnership with the Local Body, ensure segregation of waste at source by the generators as prescribed in these rules, facilitate collection of segregated waste in separate streams, handover recyclable material to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorized recyclers. The bio-degradable waste shall be processed, treated and disposed off through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible. The residual waste shall be given to the waste collectors or agency as directed by the Local Body.

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(8) All hotels and restaurants shall, within one year from the date of notification of these rules and in partnership with the Local Body ensure segregation of waste at source as prescribed in these rules, facilitate collection of segregated waste in separate streams, handover recyclable material to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorised recyclers. The bio-degradable waste shall be processed, treated and disposed off through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible. The residual waste shall be given to the waste collectors or agency as directed by the Local Body.

(9) All Kalyanamandapams, Hotel/Restaurant, Malls and other categories of bulk waste generators shall within 15 days from the date of notification of the Bye-law in situ Green waste composting system and Grey Water treatment system.

5. Duties of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.— (1) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change shall be responsible for over all monitoring the implementation of these rules in the country. It shall constitute a Central Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change comprising officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary or Advisor from the following namely,-

(1) Ministry of Urban Development

(2) Ministry of Rural Development

(3) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

(4) Ministry of Agriculture

(5) Central Pollution Control Board

(6) Three State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control

Committees by rotation

(7) Urban Development Departments of three State

Governments by rotation

(8) Rural Development Departments from two State

Governments by rotation

(9) Three Urban Local Bodies by rotation

(10) Two Census Towns by rotation

(11) FICCI, CII

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(2) This Central Monitoring Committee shall meet at least once in a year to monitor and review the implementation of these rules. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change may co-opt other experts, if needed. The Committee shall be renewed every three years.

6. Duties of Ministry of Urban Development.— (1) The Ministry of Urban Development shall coordinate with State Governments and Union Territory Administrations to,-

(a) take periodic review of the measures taken by the States and Local Bodies for improving solid waste management practices and execution of solid waste management projects funded by the Ministry and external agencies at least once in a year and give advice on taking corrective measures;

(b) formulate national policy and strategy on solid waste management including policy on waste to energy in consultation with stakeholders within six months from the date of notification of these rules;

(c) facilitate States and Union Territories in formulation of state policy and strategy on solid management based on national solid waste management policy and national urban sanitation policy;

(d) promote research and development in solid waste management sector and disseminate information to States and Local Bodies;

(e) undertake training and capacity building of Local Bodies and

other stakeholders; and

(f) provide technical guidelines and project finance to States, Union Territories and Local Bodies on solid waste management to facilitate meeting timelines and standards.

7. Duties of Department of Fertilisers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers.— (1) The Department of Fertilisers through appropriate mechanisms shall,-

(a) provide market development assistance on city compost; and

(b) ensure promotion of co-marketing of compost with chemical fertilisers in the ratio of 3 to 4 bags: 6 to 7 bags by the fertiliser companies to the extent compost is made available for marketing to the companies.

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8. Duties of Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.— The

Ministry of Agriculture through appropriate mechanisms shall,-

(a) provide flexibility in Fertiliser Control Order for

manufacturing and sale of compost;

(b) propagate utilisation of compost on farm land;

(c) set up laboratories to test quality of compost produced by

local authorities or their authorised agencies; and

(d) issue suitable guidelines for maintaining the quality of compost and ratio of use of compost visa-a-vis chemical fertilizers while applying compost to farmland.

9. Duties of the Ministry of Power.— The Ministry of Power

through appropriate mechanisms shall,-

(a) decide tariff or charges for the power generated from the

waste to energy plants based on solid waste.

(b) compulsory purchase power generated from such waste to

energy plants by distribution company.

10. Duties of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources.— The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources through appropriate mechanisms shall,-

(a) facilitate infrastructure creation for waste to energy plants;

and

(b) provide appropriate subsidy or incentives for such waste to

energy plants.

11. Duties of the Secretary-in-charge, Urban Development in the States and Union Territories.— (1) The Secretary, Urban Development Department in the State or Union Territory through the Commissioner or Director of Municipal Administration or Director of Local Bodies shall,-

(a) prepare a State policy and solid waste management strategy for the State or the Union Territory in consultation with stakeholders including representative of waste pickers, self help group and similar groups working in the field of waste management consistent with these rules, national policy on solid waste management and National Urban Sanitation Policy of the Ministry of Urban Development, in a period not later than one year from the date of notification of these rules;

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(b) while preparing State policy and strategy on solid waste management, lay emphasis on waste reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery and optimum utilisation of various components of solid waste to ensure minimisation of waste going to the landfill and minimise impact of solid waste on human health and environment;

(c) State policies and strategies should acknowledge the primary role played by the informal sector of waste pickers, waste collectors and recycling industry in reducing waste and provide broad guidelines regarding integration of waste picker or informal waste collectors in the waste management system.

(d) ensure implementation of provisions of these rules by all

local authorities;

(e) direct the Town Planning Department of the State to ensure that master plan of every city in the State or Union Territory provisions for setting up of solid waste processing and disposal facilities except for the cities who are members of common waste processing facility or regional sanitary landfill for a group of cities; and

(f) ensure identification and allocation of suitable land to the Local Bodies within one year for setting up of processing and disposal facilities for solid wastes and incorporate them in the master plans (land use plan) of the State or as the case may be, cities through Metropolitan and District Planning Committees or Town and Country Planning Department;

(h) direct the Town Planning Department of the State and Local Bodies to ensure that a separate space for segregation, storage, decentralised processing of solid waste is demarcated in the development plan for group housing or commercial, institutional or any other non-residential complex exceeding 200 dwelling or having a plot area exceeding 5,000 square metres;

(i) direct the developers of Special Economic Zone, Industrial Estate, Industrial Park to earmark at least five percent of the total area of the plot or minimum five plots or sheds for recovery and recycling facility.

(j) facilitate establishment of common regional sanitary landfill for a group of cities and towns falling within a distance of 50 km (or more) from the regional facility on a cost sharing basis and ensure professional management of such sanitary landfills;

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(k) arrange for capacity building of Local Bodies in managing solid waste, segregation and transportation or processing of such waste at source;

(l) notify buffer zone for the solid waste processing and disposal facilities of more than five tons per day in consultation with the State Pollution Control Board; and

(m) start a Scheme on registration of waste pickers and waste

dealers.

12. Duties of District Magistrate or District Collector or Deputy Commissioner.— The District Magistrate or District Collector or as the case may be , the Deputy Commissioner shall, -

(a) facilitate identification and allocation of suitable land as per clause (f) of rules 11 for setting up solid waste processing and disposal facilities to local authorities in his District in close coordination with the Secretary-in-charge of State Urban Development Department within one year from the date of notification of these rules;

(b) review the performance of Local Bodies, at least once in a quarter on waste segregation, processing, treatment and disposal and take corrective measures in consultation with the Commissioner or Director of Municipal Administration or Director of Local Bodies and secretary-in-charge of the State Urban Development.

13. Duties of the Secretary-in-charge of Village Panchayats or Rural Development Department in the State and Union Territory.— (1) The Secretary-in-charge of Village Panchayats or Rural Development Department in the State and Union Territory shall have the same duties as the Secretary-in-charge, Urban Development in the States and Union Territories, for the areas which are covered under these rules and are under their jurisdictions.

14. Duties of Central Pollution Control Board.— The Central

Pollution Control Board shall, -

(a) coordinate with the State Pollution Control Boards and the Pollution Control Committees for implementation of these rules and adherence to the prescribed standards by local authorities;

(b) formulate the standards for ground water, ambient air, noise pollution, leachate in respect of all solid waste processing and disposal facilities;

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(c) review environmental standards and norms prescribed for solid waste processing facilities or treatment technologies and update them as and when required;

(d) review through State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees, at least once in a year, the implementation of prescribed environmental standards for solid waste processing facilities or treatment technologies and compile the data monitored by them;

(e) review the proposals of State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees on use of any new technologies for processing, recycling and treatment of solid waste and prescribe performance standards, emission norms for the same within 6 months;

(f) monitor through State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees the implementation of these rules by Local Bodies;

(g) prepare an annual report on implementation of these rules on the basis of reports received from State Pollution Control Boards and Committees and submit to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the report shall also be put in public domain;

(h) publish guidelines for maintaining buffer zone restricting any residential, commercial or any other construction activity from the outer boundary of the waste processing and disposal facilities for different sizes of facilities handling more than five tons per day of solid waste;

(i) publish guidelines, from time to time, on environmental aspects of processing and disposal of solid waste to enable Local Bodies to comply with the provisions of these rules; and

(j) provide guidance to States or Union Territories on Inter-State

movement of waste.

15. Duties and responsibilities of Local Authorities and Village Panchayats of census towns and urban agglomerations.— The Local Authorities and Panchayats shall,-

(a) prepare a solid waste management plan as per State policy and strategy on solid waste management within six months from the date of notification of State policy and strategy and submit a copy to respective Departments of State Government or Union Territory Administration or agency authorised by the State Government or Union Territory Administration;

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(b) arrange for door to door collection of segregated solid waste from all households including slums and informal settlements, commercial, institutional and other non-residential premises. From multi-storage buildings, large commercial complexes, malls, housing complexes, etc., this may be collected from the entry gate or any other designated location;

(c) establish a system to recognise organisations of waste pickers or informal waste collectors and promote and establish a system for integration of these authorised waste-pickers and waste collectors to facilitate their participation in solid waste management including door to door collection of waste;

(d) facilitate formation of Self Help Groups, provide identity cards and thereafter encourage integration in solid waste management including door to door collection of waste;

(e) frame bye-laws incorporating the provisions of these rules within one year from the date of notification of these rules and ensure timely implementation;

(f) prescribe from time to time user fee as deemed appropriate and collect the fee from the waste generators on its own or through authorised agency;

(g) direct waste generators not to litter i.e., throw or dispose of any waste such as paper, water bottles, liquor bottles, soft drink canes, tetra packs, fruit peel, wrappers, etc., or burn or burry waste on streets, open public spaces, drains, waste bodies and to segregate the waste at source as prescribed under these rules and handover the segregated waste to authorised the waste pickers or waste collectors authorised by the Local Body;

(h) setup material recovery facilities or secondary storage facilities with sufficient space for sorting of recyclable materials to enable informal or authorised waste pickers and waste collectors to separate recyclables from the waste and provide easy access to waste pickers and recyclers for collection of segregated recyclable waste such as paper, plastic, metal, glass, textile from the source of generation or from material recovery facilities; Bins for storage of bio-degradable wastes shall be painted green, those for storage of recyclable wastes shall be printed white and those for storage of other wastes shall be printed black;

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(i) establish waste deposition centres for domestic hazardous

waste and give direction for waste generators to deposit domestic

hazardous wastes at this centre for its safe disposal. Such facility shall

be established in a city or town in a manner that one centre is set up

for the area of twenty square kilometres or part thereof and notify the

timings of receiving domestic hazardous waste at such centres;

(j) ensure safe storage and transportation of the domestic

hazardous waste to the hazardous waste disposal facility or as may be

directed by the State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control

Committee;

(k) direct street sweepers not to burn tree leaves collected from

street sweeping and store them separately and handover to the waste

collectors or agency authorised by Local Body;

(l) provide training on solid waste management to waste-pickers

and waste collectors;

(m) collect waste from vegetable, fruit, flower, meat, poultry and

fish market on day to day basis and promote setting up of decentralised

compost plant or bio-methanation plant at suitable locations in the

markets or in the vicinity of markets ensuring hygienic conditions;

(n) collect separately waste from sweeping of streets, lanes and

by-lanes daily, or on alternate days or twice a week depending on the

density of population, commercial activity and local situation;

(o) set up covered secondary storage facility for temporary

storage of street sweepings and silt removed from surface drains in cases

where direct collection of such waste into transport vehicles is not

convenient. Waste so collected shall be collected and disposed of at

regular intervals as decided by the Local Body;

(p) collect horticulture, parks and garden waste separately and

process in the parks and gardens, as far as possible;

(q) transport segregated bio-degradable waste to the processing

facilities like compost plant, bio-methanation plant or any such facility.

Preference shall be given for on site processing of such waste;

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(r) transport non-bio-degradable waste to the respective

processing facility or material recovery facilities or secondary storage

facility;

(s) transport construction and demolition waste as per the

provisions of the Construction and Demolition Waste management Rules,

2016;

(t) involve communities in waste management and promotion of

home composting, bio-gas generation, decentralised processing of waste

at community level subject to control of odour and maintenance of

hygienic conditions around the facility;

(u) phase out the use of chemical fertilizer in two years and use

compost in all parks, gardens maintained by the Local Body and

wherever possible in other places under its jurisdiction. Incentives may

be provided to recycling initiatives by informal waste recycling sector.

(v) facilitate construction, operation and maintenance of solid

waste processing facilities and associated infrastructure on their own

or with private sector participation or through any agency for optimum

utilisation of various components of solid waste adopting suitable

technology including the following technologies and adhering to the

guidelines issued by the Ministry of Urban Development from time to

time and standards prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board.

Preference shall be given to decentralised processing to minimize

transportation cost and environmental impacts such as

(a) bio-methanation, microbial composting, vermi-composting,

anaerobic digestion or any other appropriate processing for

bio-stabilisation of bio-degradable wastes;

(b) waste to energy processes including refused derived fuel

for combustible fraction of waste or supply as feedstock to solid

waste based power plants or cement kilns;

(w) undertake on their own or through any other agency

construction, operation and maintenance of sanitary landfill and

associated infrastructure as per Schedule-1 for disposal of residual

wastes in a manner prescribed under these rules;

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(x) make adequate provision of funds for capital investments as well as operation and maintenance of solid waste management services in the annual budget ensuring that funds for discretionary functions of the Local Body have been allocated only after meeting the requirement of necessary funds for solid waste management and other obligatory functions of the Local Body as per these rules;

(y) make an application in Form-I for grant of authorisation for setting up waste processing, treatment or disposal facility, if, the volume of waste is exceeding five metric tones per day including sanitary landfills from the State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be;

(z) submit application for renewal of authorisation at least sixty

days before the expiry of the validity of authorisation;

(za) prepare and submit annual report in Form-IV on or before the 30th April of the succeeding year to the Commissioner or Director, Municipal Administration or designated Officer;

(zb) the annual report shall then be sent to the Secretary-in- Charge of the State Urban Development Department or Village Panchayat or Rural Development Department and to the respective State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee by the 31st May of every year;

(zc) educate workers including contract workers and supervisors for door to door collection of segregated waste and transporting the unmixed waste during primary and secondary transportation to processing or disposal facility;

(zd) ensure that the operator of a facility provides personal protection equipment including uniform, fluorescent jacket, hand gloves, raincoats, appropriate foot wear and masks to all workers handling solid waste and the same are used by the workforce;

(ze) ensure that provisions for setting up of centres for collection, segregation and storage of segregated wastes are incorporated in building plan while granting approval of building plan of a group Housing Society or market complex; and

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(zg) create public awareness through information, education and communication campaign and educate the waste generators on the following; namely:-

(i) not to litter;

(ii) minimise generation of waste;

(iii) reuse the waste to the extent possible;

(iv) practice segregation of waste into bio-degradable, non- bio-degradable (recyclable and combustible), sanitary waste and domestic hazardous wastes at source;

(v) practice home-composting, vermi-composting, bio-gas

generation or community level composting;

(vi) wrap securely used sanitary waste as and when generated in the pouches provided by the brand owners or a suitable wrapping as prescribed by the Local Body and place the same in the bin meant for non-bio-degradable waste;

(vii) storage of segregated waste at source in different bins;

(viii) handover segregated waste to waste pickers, waste

collectors, recyclers or waste collection agencies; and

(ix) pay monthly user fee or charges to waste collectors or Local Bodies or any other person authorised by the Local Body for sustainability of solid waste management.

(zh) stop landfilling or dumping of mixed waste soon after the timeline as specified in rule 23 for setting up and operationalisation of sanitary landfill is over;

(zi) allow only the non-usable, non-recyclable, non-bio-degradable, non-combustible and non-reactive inert waste and preprocessing rejects and residues from waste processing facilities to go to sanitary landfill and the sanitary landfill sites shall meet the specifications as given in Schedule-I, however, every effort shall be made to recycle or reuse the rejects to achieve the desired objective of zero waste going to landfill;

(zj) investigate and analyse all old open dumpsites and existing operational dumpsites for their potential of biomining and bio-remediation and wheresoever feasible, take necessary actions to bio-mine or bio-remediate the sites;

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(zk) in absence of the potential of bio-mining and bio-remediation of dumpsite, it shall be scientifically capped as per landfill capping norms to prevent further damage to the environment.

16. Duties of State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee.— (1) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee shall,-

(a) enforce these rules in their State through Local Bodies in their respective jurisdiction and review implementation of these rules at least twice a year in close coordination with concerned Directorate of Municipal Administration or Secretary-in- charge of State Urban Development Department;

(b) monitor environmental standards and adherence to conditions as specified under the Schedule-I and Schedule-II for waste processing and disposal sites;

(c) examine the proposal for authorisation and make such inquiries as deemed fit, after the receipt of the application for the same in Form-I from the Local Body or any other agency authorised by the Local Body;

(d) while examining the proposal for authorisation, the requirement of consents under respective enactments and views of other agencies like the State Urban Development Department, the Town and Country Planning Department, District Planning Committee or Metropolitan Area Planning Committee, as may be applicable, Airport or Airbase Authority, the Ground Water Board, Railways, power distribution companies, Highway Department and other relevant agencies shall be taken into consideration and they shall be given four weeks time to give their views, if any;

(e) issue authorisation within a period of sixty days in Form-II to the Local Body or an operator of a facility or any other agency authorised by Local Body stipulating compliance criteria and environmental standards as specified in Schedules-I and II including other conditions, as may be necessary;

(f) synchronise the validity of said authorisation with the

validity of the consents;

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(g) suspend or cancel the authorization issued under clause (a) any time, if, the Local Body or operator of the facility fails to operate the facility as per the conditions stipulated: provided that no such authorization shall be suspended or cancelled without giving notice to the Local Body or operator, as the case may be; and

(h) on receipt of application for renewal, renew the authorisation for next five years, after examining every application on merit and subject to the condition that the operator of the facility has fulfilled all the provisions of the rules, standards or conditions specified in the authorisation, consents or environment clearance.

(2) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee shall, after giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to the applicant and for reasons thereof to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant or renew an authorisation.

(3) In case of new technologies, where no standards have been prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, shall approach Central Pollution Control Board for getting standards specified.

(4) The State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, shall monitor the compliance of the standards as prescribed or laid down and treatment technology as approved and the conditions stipulated in the authorisation and the standards specified in Schedules-I and II under these rules as and when deemed appropriate but not less than once in a year.

(5) The State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee may give directions to Local Bodies for safe handling and disposal of domestic hazardous waste deposited by the waste generators at hazardous waste deposition facilities.

(6) The State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control

Committee shall regulate Inter-State movement of waste.

17. Duty of manufacturers or brand owners of disposable products and sanitary napkins and diapers.— (1) All manufacturers of disposable products such as tin, glass, plastics packaging, etc., or brand owners who introduce such products in the market shall provide necessary financial assistance to local authorities for establishment of waste management system.

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(2) All such brand owners who sell or market their products in

such packaging material which are non-bio-degradable shall put in place a system to collect back the packaging waste generated due to their

production.

(3) Manufacturers or brand owners or marketing companies of

sanitary napkins and diapers shall explore the possibility of using all

recyclable materials in their products or they shall provide a pouch or wrapper for disposal of each napkin or diapers along with the packet of

their sanitary products.

(4) All such manufacturers, brand owners or marketing

companies shall educate the masses for wrapping and disposal of their

products.

18. Duties of the industrial units located within one hundred km

from the refused derived fuel and waste to energy plants based on solid waste.— All industrial units using fuel and located within one hundred

km from a solid waste based refused derived fuel plant shall make arrangements within six months from the date of notification of these

rules to replace at least five percent of their fuel requirement by refused

derived fuel so produced.

19. Criteria for Duties regarding setting-up solid waste

processing and treatment facility.— (1) The Department in-charge of the allocation of land assignment shall be responsible for providing

suitable land for setting up of the solid waste processing and treatment

facilities and notify such sites by the State Government or Union Territory Administration.

(2) The operator of the facility shall design and set up the facility as per the technical guidelines issued by the Central Pollution

Control Board in this regard from time to time and the manual on solid waste management prepared by the Ministry of Urban Development.

(3) The operator of the facility shall obtain necessary approvals

from the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee.

(4) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control

Committee shall monitor the environment standards of the operation of the solid waste processing and treatment facilities.

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(5) The operator of the facility shall be responsible for the safe

and environmentally sound operations of the solid waste processing

and or treatment facilities as per the guidelines issued by the Central

Pollution Control Board from time to time and the Manual on Municipal

Solid Waste Management published by the Ministry of Urban

Development and updated from time to time.

(6) The operator of the solid waste processing and treatment

facility shall submit annual report in Form-III each year by 30th April to

the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Committee and concerned

Local Body.

20. Criteria and actions to be taken for solid waste management

in hilly areas.— In the hilly areas, the duties and responsibilities of

the local authorities shall be the same as mentioned in rule 15 with

additional clauses as under:

(a) Construction of landfill on the hill shall be avoided.

A transfer station at a suitable enclosed location shall be setup to collect

residual waste from the processing facility and inert waste. A suitable

land shall be identified in the plain areas down the hill within 25 kilometres

for setting up sanitary landfill. The residual waste from the transfer

station shall be disposed of at this sanitary landfill.

(b) In case of non-availability of such land, efforts shall be made

to set up regional sanitary landfill for the inert and residual waste.

(c) Local Body shall frame Bye-laws and prohibit citizen from

littering wastes on the streets and give strict direction to the tourists

not to dispose any waste such as paper, water bottles, liquor bottles,

soft drink canes, tetra packs, any other plastic or paper waste on the

streets or down the hills and instead direct to deposit such waste in the

litter bins that shall be placed by the Local Body at all tourist

destinations.

(d) Local Body shall arrange to convey the provisions of solid

waste management under the Bye-laws to all tourists visiting the hilly

areas at the entry point in the town as well as through the hotels, guest

houses or like where they stay and by putting suitable hoardings at

tourist destinations.

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(e) Local Body may levy solid waste management charge from the tourist at the entry point to make the solid waste management services sustainable.

(f) The Department in- charge of the allocation of land assignment shall identify and allot suitable space on the hills for setting up decentralised waste processing facilities. Local body shall set up such facilities. Step garden system may be adopted for optimum utilisation of hill space.

21. Criteria for waste to energy process.— (1) Non-recyclable waste having calorific value of 1500 K/cal/kg or more shall not be disposed of on landfills and shall only be utilised for generating energy either or through refuse derived fuel or by giving away as feed stock for preparing refuse derived fuel.

(2) High calorific wastes shall be used for co-processing in

cement or thermal power plants.

(3) The Local Body or an operator of facility or an agency designated by them proposing to set up waste to energy plant of more than five tones per day processing capacity shall submit an application in Form-I to the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, for authorisation.

(4) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, on receiving such application for setting up waste to energy facility, shall examine the same and grant permission within sixty days.

22. Time frame for implementation.— Necessary infrastructure for implementation of these rules shall be created by the Local Bodies and other concerned authorities, as the case may be, on their own, by directly or engaging agencies within the time frame specified below:

Sl. Activity Time-limit No.

from the date of notification of rules

(1)

(2)

(3)

1. Identification of suitable sites for setting up solid 1 year

waste processing facilities.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

2. Identification of suitable sites for setting up common 1 year

regional sanitary landfill facilities for suitable clusters of local authorities under 0.5 million population and for setting up common regional sanitary landfill facilities or stand alone sanitary landfill facilities by all local authorities having a population of 0.5 million or more.

3. Procurement of suitable sites for setting up solid 2 years

waste processing facility and sanitary landfill facilities.

4. Enforcing waste generators to practice segregation 2 years

of bio-degradable, recyclable, combustible, sanitary waste domestic hazardous and inert solid wastes at source.

5. Ensure door-to-door collection of segregated waste 2 years

and its transportation in covered vehicles to processing or disposal facilities.

6. Ensure separate storage, collection and transportation 2 years

of construction and demolition wastes.

7. Setting up solid waste processing facilities by all 2 years

Local Bodies having 100000 or more population.

8. Setting up solid waste processing facilities by Local 3 years

Bodies and census towns below 100000 population.

9. Setting up common or standalone sanitary landfills 3 years

by or for all Local Bodies having 0.5 million or more population for the disposal of only such residual wastes from the processing facilities as well as untreatable inert wastes as permitted under the rules.

10. Setting up common or regional sanitary landfills by 3 years

all Local Bodies and census towns under 0.5 million population for the disposal of permitted waste under the rules.

11. Bio-remediation or capping of old and abandoned 5 years

dumpsites.

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6. State Level Advisory Body.— (1) Every Department in-charge of Local Bodies of the concerned State Government or Union Territory Administration shall constitute a State Level Advisory Body within six months from the date of notification of these rules comprising the following Members, namely:-

Sl. Designation Member No.

(1)

(2)

(3)

1. Secretary, Department of Urban Development or . . Chairperson,

Local Self Government Department of the State. Ex-officio.

2. O n e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f P a n c h a y a t s o r R u r a l . . Member,

Development Department not below the rank Ex-officio. of Joint Secretary to State Government.

3. One representative of Revenue Department of . . Member,

Ex-officio.

State Government.

4. One representative from Ministry of Environment, . . Member,

Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. Ex-officio.

5. O n e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r o m M i n i s t r y o f U r b a n . . Member,

Development, Government of India. Ex-officio.

6. One representative from Ministry of Rural . . Member,

Development, Government of India. Ex-officio.

7. One representative from the Central Pollution . . Member,

Ex-officio.

Control Board.

8. One representtative from the State Pollution . . Member,

Control Board or Pollution Control Committee. Ex-officio.

9. O n e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f r o m I n d i a n I n s t i t u t e o f . . Member,

Technology or National Institute of Technology. Ex-officio.

10. Chief Town Planner of the State . . Member

11. Three representatives from the Local Bodies by . . Member

rotation.

12. Two representatives from census towns or urban . . Member

agglomerations by rotation.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

13. One representative from reputed Non-Governmental . . Member

Organisation or Civil Society working for the waste pickers or informal recycler or solid waste management.

14. One representative from a Body representing . . Member

Industries at the State or Central level.

15. One representative from waste recycling industry . . Member

16. Two subject experts

. . Member

17. Co-opt one representative each from Agriculture . . Member

Department and Labour Department of State Government.

(2) The State Level Advisory Body shall meet at least one in every six months to review the matters related to implementation of these rules, State policy and strategy on solid waste management and give advice to State Government for taking measures that are necessary for expeditious and appropriate implementation of these rules.The copies of the review report shall be forwarded to the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee for necessary action.

6. Annual report.— (1) The operator of facility shall submit the annual report to the Local Body in Form-III on or before the 30th day of April every year.

(2) The Local Body shall submit its annual report in Form-IV to State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Committee and the Secretary- in-Charge of the Department of Urban Development of the concerned State or Union Territory in case of metropolitan city and to the Director of Municipal Administration or Commissioner of Municipal Administration or Officer in-Charge of Urban Local Bodies in the State in case of all other Local Bodies of State on or before the 30th day of June every year.

(3) Each State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee as the case may be, shall prepare and submit the consolidated annual report to the Central Pollution Control Board and Ministry of Urban Development on the implementation of these rules and action taken against non-complying Local Body by the 31st day of July of each year in Form-V.

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(4) The Central Pollution Control Board shall prepare a consolidated annual review report on the status of implementation of these rules by Local Bodies in the country and forward the same to the Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, along with its recommendations before the 31st day of August each year.

(5) The annual report shall be reviewed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change during the meeting of Central Monitoring Committee.

7. Accident reporting.— In case of an accident at any solid waste processing or treatment or disposal facility or landfill site, the Officer- in-charge of the facility shall report to the Local Body in Form-VI and the Local Body shall review and issue instructions if any, to the in- charge of the facility.

SCHEDULE–I

[See rule 15 (w), (zi), 16 (1) (b) (e), 16 (4)]

SPECIFICATIONS FOR SANITARY LANDFILLS

(A) Criteria for site selection.— (i) The Department in the business allocation of land assignment shall provide suitable site for setting up of the solid waste processing and treatment facilities and notify such sites.

(ii) The sanitary landfill site shall be planned, designed and developed with proper documentation of construction plan as well as a closure plan in a phased manner. In case, a new landfill facility is being established adjoining an existing landfill site, the closure plan of existing landfill should form a part of the proposal of such new landfill.

(iii) The landfill sites shall be selected to make use of nearby wastes processing facilities. Otherwise, wastes processing facility shall be planned as an integral part of the landfill site.

(iv) Landfill sites shall be set up as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and Central Pollution Control Board.

(v) The existing landfill sites which are in use for more than five years shall be improved in accordance with the specifications given in this Schedule.

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(vi) The land fill site shall be large enough to last for at least 20-25 years and shall develop 'landfill cells' in a phased manner to avoid waterlogging and misuse.

(vii) The landfill site shall be 100 metre away from river, 200 metre from a pond, 200 metre from Highways, Habitations, Public Parks and water supply wells and 20 km away from Airports or Airbase. However in a special case, landfill site may be set up within a distance of 10 and 20 km away from the Airport/Airbase after obtaining No Objection Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority/Air force as the case may be. The Landfill site shall not be permitted within the flood plains as recorded for the last 100 years, zone of coastal regulation, wetland, Critical habitat areas, sensitive eco-fragile areas.

(viii) The sites for landfill and processing and disposal of solid waste shall be incorporated in the Town Planning Department's land-use plans.

(ix) A buffer zone of no development shall be maintained around solid waste processing and disposal facility, exceeding five Tonnes per day of installed capacity. This will be maintained within the total area of the solid waste processing and disposal facility. The buffer zone shall be prescribed on case to case basis by the Local Body in consultation with concerned State Pollution Control Board.

(x) The biomedical waste shall be disposed of in accordance with the Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended from time to time. The hazardous waste shall be managed in accordance with the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, as amended from time to time. The E-waste shall be managed in accordance with the e-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 as amended from time to time.

(xi) Temporary storage facility for solid waste shall be established in each landfill site to accommodate the waste, incase of non-operation of waste processing and during emergency or natural calamities.

(B) Criteria for development of facilities at the sanitary landfills.— (i) Landfill site shall be fenced or hedged and provided with proper gate to monitor incoming vehicles, to prevent entry of unauthorized persons and stray animals.

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(ii) The approach and/internal roads shall be concreted or paved so as to avoid generation of dust particles due to vehicular movement and shall be so designed to ensure free movement of vehicles and other machinery.

(iii) The landfill site shall have waste inspection facility to monitor waste brought in for landfilling, office facility for record keeping and shelter for keeping equipment and machinery including pollution monitoring equipment. The operator of the facility shall maintain record of waste received, processed and disposed.

(iv) Provisions like weigh bridge to measure quantity of waste brought at landfill site, fire protection equipment and other facilities as may be required shall be provided.

(v) Utilities such as drinking water and sanitary facilities (preferably washing/bathing facilities for workers) and lighting arrangements for easy landfill operations during night hours shall be provided.

(vi) Safety provisions including health inspections of workers

at landfill sites shall be carried out made.

(vii) Provisions for parking, cleaning, washing of transport vehicles carrying solid waste shall be provided. The waste water so generated shall be treated to meet the prescribed standards.

(C) Criteria for specifications for landfilling operations and closure on completion of landfilling.— (i) Waste for landfilling shall be compacted in thin layers using heavy compactors to achieve high density of the waste. In high rainfall areas, where heavy compactors cannot be used, alternative measures shall be adopted.

(ii) Till the time waste processing facilities for composting or recycling or energy recovery are set up, the waste shall be sent to the sanitary landfill. The landfill cell shall be covered at the end of each working day with minimum 10 cm of soil, inert debris or construction material.

(iii) Prior to the commencement of monsoon season, an intermediate cover of 40-65 cm thickness of soil shall be placed on the landfill with proper compaction and grading to prevent infiltration during monsoon. Proper drainage shall be constructed to divert run-off away from the active cell of the landfill.

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(iv) After completion of landfill, a final cover shall be designed to minimize infiltration and erosion. The final cover shall meet the following specifications, namely:–

(a) The final cover shall have a barrier soil layer comprising of 60cm of clay or amended soil with permeability coefficient less than 1 x10-7cm/sec.

(b) On top of the barrier soil layer, there shall be a drainage

layer of 15cm.

(c) On top of the drainage layer, there shall be a vegetative layer of 45 cm to support natural plant growth and to minimize erosion.

(D) Criteria for pollution prevention.— In order to prevent pollution from land fill operations, the following provisions shall be made, namely:-

(i) The storm water drain shall be designed and constructed in such a way that the surface runoff water is diverted from the landfilling site and leachates from solid waste locations do not get mixed with the surface run off water. Provisions for diversion of storm water discharge drains shall be made to minimise leachate generation and prevent pollution of surface water and also for avoiding flooding and creation of marshy conditions.

(ii) Non-permeable lining system at the base and walls of waste disposal area. For landfill receiving residues of waste processing facilities or mixed waste or waste having contamination of hazardous materials (such as aerosols, bleaches, polishes, batteries, waste oils, paint products and pesticides) shall have liner of composite barrier of 1.5 mm thick high density polyethylene (HDPE) geo-membrane or geo-synthetic liners, or equivalent, overlying 90 cm of soil (clay or amended soil) having permeability coefficient not greater than 1 x 10-7 cm/sec. The highest level of water table shall be at least two meter below the base of clay or amended soil barrier layer provided a the bottom of landfills.

(iii) Provisions for management of leachates including its collection and treatment shall be made. The treated leachate shall be recycled or utilized as permitted, otherwise shall be released into the sewerage line, after meeting the standards specified in Schedule-II. In no case leachate shall be released into open environment.

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(iv) Arrangement shall be made to prevent leachate runoff from landfill area entering any drain, stream, river, lake or pond. In case of mixing of runoff water with leachate or solid waste, the entire mixed water shall be treated by the concern authority.

(E) Criteria for water quality monitoring.— (i) Before establishing any landfill site, baseline data of groundwater quality in the area shall be collected and kept in record for future reference. The groundwater quality within 50 metre of the periphery of landfill site shall be periodically monitored covering different seasons in a year that is, summer, monsoon and post-monsoon period to ensure that the groundwater is not contaminated.

Sl. Parameters IS10500 : 2012, No.

Edition 2.2 (2003-09) Desirable limit (mg/l) (except for pH)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Arsenic

0.01

Cadmium

0.01

Chromium (as Cr6+)

0.05

Copper

0.05

Cyanide

0.05

Lead

0.05

Mercury

0.001

Nickel

–

45.0

Nitrate as NO3 pH

6.5 - 8.5

Iron

0.3

Total hardness (as CaCO3) 300.0 250 Chlorides

Dissolved solids

500

Phenolic compounds (as C6H5OH) 0.001 5.0 Zinc

200

Sulphate (as SO4) 351

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(ii) Usage of groundwater in and around landfill sites for any purpose (including drinking and irrigation) shall be considered only after ensuring its quality. The following specifications for drinking water quality shall apply for monitoring purpose namely:-

F. Criteria for ambient air quality monitoring.— (i)Landfill gas control system including gas collection system shall be installed at landfill site to minimize odour, prevent off-site migration of gases, to protect vegetation planted on the rehabilitated landfill surface. For enhancing landfill gas recovery, use of geomembranes in cover systems along with gas collection wells should be considered.

(ii) The concentration of methane gas generated at landfill site

shall not exceed 25 per cent of the lower explosive limit (LEL).

(iii) The landfill gas from the collection facility at a landfill site shall be utilized for either direct thermal applications or power generation, as per viability. Otherwise, landfill gas shall be burnt (flared) and shall not be allowed to escape directly to the atmosphere or for illegal tapping. Passive venting shall be allowed in case if, its utilization or flaring is not possible.

(iv) Ambient air quality at the landfill site and at the vicinity shall be regularly monitored. Ambient air quality shall meet the standards prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board for Industrial area.

G. Criteria for plantation at landfill Site.— A vegetative cover shall be provided over the completed site in accordance with the following specifications, namely:-

(a) Locally adopted non-edible perennial plants that are resistant

to drought and extreme temperatures shall be planted;

(b) The selection of plants should be of such variety that their roots do not penetrate more than 30cms. This condition shall apply till the landfill is stabilized;

(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;

(e) Green belts shall be developed all around the boundary of the landfill in consultation with State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees.

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H. Criteria for post-care of landfill site.— (1) 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 groundwater in and around landfill;

(d) Maintaining and operating the landfill gas collection

system to meet the standards.

(2) Use of closed landfill sites after fifteen years of post-closure monitoring can be considered for human settlement or other wise only after ensuring that gaseous emission and leachate quality analysis complies with the specified standard sand the soil stability is ensured.

I. Criteria for special provisions for hilly areas.— Cities and towns located on hills shall have location-specific methods evolved for final disposal of solid waste by the Local Body with the approval of the concerned State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee. The Local Body shall set up processing facilities for utilization of bio-degradable organic waste. The non-biodegradable recyclable materials shall be stored and sent for recycling periodically. The inert and non-bio-degradable waste shall be used for building roads or filling-up of appropriate areas on hills. In case of constraints in finding adequate land in hilly areas, waste not suitable for road-laying or filling up shall be disposed of in regional landfills in plain areas.

J. Closure and Rehabilitation of Old Dumps.— Solid waste dumps which have reached their full capacity or those which will not receive additional waste after setting up of new and properly designed landfills should be closed and rehabilitated by examining the following options:

(i) Reduction of waste by biomining and waste processing followed by placement of residues in new landfills or capping as in (ii) below.

(ii) Capping with solid waste cover or solid waste cover enhanced with geomembrane to enable collection and flaring/utilisation of greenhouse gases.

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(iii) Capping as in (ii) above with additional measures (in alluvial

and other coarse grained soils) such as cut-off walls and extraction wells

for pumping and treating contaminated groundwater.

(iv) Any other method suitable for reducing environmental impact

to acceptable level.

SCHEDULE–II

[See rule16 (1), (b), (e), 16 (4)]

STANDARDS OF PROCESSING AND TREATMENT OF

SOLID WASTE

A. Standards for composting.— The waste processing facilities

shall include composting as one of the technologies for processing of

bio-degradable waste. In order to prevent pollution from compost plant,

the following shall be complied with namely:-

(a) The incoming organic waste at site shall be stored properly

prior to further processing. To the extent possible, the waste storage

area should be covered. If, such storage is done in an open area, it shall

be provided with impermeable base with facility for collection of leachate

and surface water run-off into lined drains leading to a leachate

treatment and disposal facility;

(b) Necessary precaution shall be taken to minimize nuisance

of odour, flies, rodents, bird menace and fire hazard;

(a) In case of breakdown or maintenance of plant, waste intake

shall be stopped and arrangements be worked out for diversion of waste

to the temporary processing site or temporary landfill sites which will

be again reprocessed when plant is in order;

(b) Pre-process and post-process rejects shall be removed from

the processing facility on regular basis and shall not be allowed to pile

at the site. Recyclables shall be routed through appropriate vendors.

The non-recyclable high calorific fractions to be segregated and sent

to waste to energy or for RDF production, co-processing in cement

plants or to thermal power plants. Only rejects from all processes shall

be sent for sanitary landfill site(s).

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(c) The windrow area shall be provided with impermeable base. Such a base shall be made of concrete or compacted clay of 50cm thick having permeability coefficient less than10-7cm/sec. The base shall be provided with 1 to 2 percent slope and circled by lined drains for collection of leachate or surface run-off;

(d) Ambient air quality monitoring shall be regularly carried out. Odour nuisance at down-wind direction on the boundary of processing plant shall also be checked regularly.

(e) Leachate shall be recirculated in compost plant for moisture

maintenance.

(f) The end product compost shall meet the standards prescribed

under Fertilizer Control Order notified from time to time.

(g) In order to ensure safe application of compost, the following

specifications for compost quality shall be met, namely:-

Parameters Organic Compost Phosphate Rich ( FCO2009) Organic Manure

(FCO 2013)

(1)

(2) (3)

Arsenic (mg/Kg) 10.00 10.00

Cadmium (mg/Kg) 5.00 5.00

Chromium (mg/Kg) 50.00 50.00

Copper (mg/Kg) 300.00 300.00

Lead (mg/Kg) 100.00 100.00

Mercury (mg/Kg) 0.15 0.15

Nickel (mg/Kg) 50.00 50.00

Zinc (mg/Kg) 1000.00 1000.00

C/N ratio <20 Less than 20:1

pH 6.5-7.5 (1:5 solution) maximum 6.7

Moisture, percent by 15.0-25.0 25.0 weight, maximum 355

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(1)

(2) (3)

Bulk density(g/cm3) <1.0 Less than1.6

Total Organic Carbon, 12.0 7.9 per cent by weight, minimum

Total Nitrogen (as N), 0.8 0.4 per cent by weight, minimum

Total Phosphate (as P2o5) 0.4 10.4 per cent by weight, minimum

Total Potassium (as K2o), 0.4 – per cent by weight minimum

Colour Dark brown to black –

Odour Absence of foul odour –

Particle size Minimum 90% material Minimum 90%

should pass through material should 4.0 mm IS sieve pass through 4.0 mm IS sieve

Conductivity (as dsm-1), 4.0 8.2 not more than

*Compost (final product) exceeding the above stated concentration limits shall not be used for food crops. However, it may be utilized for purposes other than growing food crops.

B. Standards for treated leachates.— The disposal of treated

leachates shall meet the following standards, namely:-

Sl. Parameter Standards No.

(Mode of Disposal)

Inland Public Land surface sewers disposal

water

(1) (2)

(3) (4) (5)

1. Suspended solids, mg/l, max 100 600 200

2. Dissolved solids(inorganic)mg/ 2100 2100 2100

1 max.

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(1) (2)

(3) (4) (5)

3. pH value 5.5 to 9.0 5.5 to 9.0 5.5 to 9.0

4. Ammonical nitrogen (as N), 50 50 –

mg/l, max.

5. Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (as N), 100 – –

mg/l, max.

6. Biochemical oxygen demand 30 350 100

(3 day sat 27oC) max. (mg/l)

7. Chemical oxygen demand, 250 – –

mg/l, max.

8. Arsenic (as As), mg/l, max 0.2 0.2 0.2

9. Mercury(as Hg), mg/l, max 0.01 0.01 –

10. Lead (as Pb), mg/l, max 0.1 1.0 –

11. Cadmium (as Cd),mg/l, max 2.0 1.0 –

12. Total Chromium (as Cr), mg/l, max. 2.0 2.0 –

13. Copper (as Cu), mg/l, max. 3.0 3.0 –

14. Zinc (as Zn), mg/l, max. 5.0 15 –

15. Nickel (as Ni), mg/l, max 3.0 3.0 –

16. Cyanide (as CN), mg/l, max. 0.2 2.0 0.2

17. Chloride (as Cl), mg/l, max. 1000 1000 600

18. Fluoride (as F), mg/l, max 2.0 1.5 –

19. Phenolic compounds 1.0 5.0 –

(as C6H5OH) mg/l, max.

Note : While discharging treated leachates into inland surface waters,

quantity of leachates being discharged and the quantity of

dilution water available in the receiving water body shall be

given due consideration.

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B. Standards for incineration.— The Emission from incinerators/ thermal technologies in solid waste treatment/disposal facility shall meet the following standards, namely:-

Parameter Emission Standard

(1) (2)

(3)

Particulates 50mg/Nm3 Standard refers to half hourly

average value

358 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1) (2)

(3)

Sb + As + Pb + 0.5mg/Nm3 Standard refers to sampling time Cr + Co + Cu + any where between 30 minutes Mn + Ni + V + and 8hours. their compounds

Note : All values corrected to 11% oxygen on a dry basis.

Note : (a) Suitably designed pollution control devices shall be installed or retrofitted with the incinerator to achieve the above emission limits.

(b) Waste to be incinerated shall not be chemically treated with

any chlorinated disinfectants.

(c) Incineration of chlorinated plastics shall be phased out

within two years.

(a) if, the concentration of toxic metals in incineration ash exceeds the limits specified in the Hazardous Waste(Management, Handling and Trans boundary Movement) Rules, 2008, as amended from time to time, the ash shall be sent to the hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility.

(b) Only low sulphur fuel like LDO, LSHS, Diesel, bio-mass, coal, LNG, CNG, RDF and bio-gas shall be used as fuel in the incinerator.

(c) The CO2 concentration in tail gas shall not be more

than 7%.

(d) All the facilities in twin chamber incinerators shall be designed to achieve a minimum temperature of 9500C in secondary combustion chamber and with a gas residence time in secondary combustion chamber not less than 2 (two) seconds.

(e) Incineration plants shall be operated (combustion chambers) with such temperature, retention time and turbulence, as to achieve total Organic Carbon (TOC) content in the slag and bottom ash less than 3%, or the loss on ignition is less than 5% of the dry weight.

(f) Odour from sites shall be managed as per guidelines of

CPCB issued from time to time.

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FORM–I

[See rule15(y) 16(1) (c), 21(3)]

APPLICATION FOR OBTAINING AUTHORIZATION UNDER

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES FOR PROCESSING/

RECYCLING/TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE

To

The Member-Secretary, State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee

Sir,

I/We hereby apply for authorization under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 for processing Solid Waste, recycling, treatment and disposal of solid waste.

(1)

(2)

(3)

1. Name of the Local Body/Agency appointed by

them/operator of facility

2. Correspondence address

Telephone No. Fax No.

e-mail:

3. Nodal Officer and designation (Officer authorised

by the Local Body or Agency responsible for operation of processing/ treatment or disposal facility)

4. Authorisation required for setting up and operation waste

of the facility (Please tick mark) processing

recycling treatment disposal at landfill.

5. Attach copies of the

Documents Site clearance (Local Body)

Proof of Environmental

Clearance Consent for establishment

Agreement between Municipal Authority and operating agency

Investment on the project and expected return 360 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1)

(2)

(3)

6. Processing/recycling/treatment of solid waste

(i) Total Quantity of waste to be processed per day

Quantity of waste to be recycled

Quantity of waste to be treated

Quantity of waste to be disposed into landfill

(ii) Utilisation programme for waste processed

(Product utilisation)

(iii) Methodology for disposal (attach details)

Quantity of leachate

Treatment technology for leachate

(iv) Measures to be taken for prevention and

control of environmental pollution

(v) Measures to be taken for safety of workers

working in the plant

(vi) Details on solid waste processing/recycling/

treatment/disposal facility (to be attached)

7. Disposal of solid waste

Number of sites identified

Quantity of waste to be disposed per day

Details of methodology or criteria followed for site

selection (attach)

Details of existing site under operation

Methodology and operational details of landfilling

Measures taken to check environmental pollution

8. Any other information.

Signature :

Date :

Place : Designation :

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FORM–II

[See rule 16 (1) (e) ]

FORMAT FOR ISSUE OF AUTHORISATION

File No.: .................... Dated : .......................

Authorisation No

To

Ref.: Your application number ......................., dated .................. .

The .................................. State Pollution Control Board/Pollution

Control Committee after examining the proposal hereby authorizes

......................................... having Administrative Office at to set up and

operate waste processing/recycling/treatment/disposal facility at

............................ . The authorization is hereby granted to operate the

facility for processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of Solid Waste.

The authorisation is subject to the terms and conditions stated

below and such conditions as may be otherwise specified in these rules

and the standards laid down in Schedules I and II under these rules.

The ................................. State Pollution Control Board/Pollution

Control Committees of the Union Territory may, at any time, revoke any

of the conditions applicable under the authorization and shall

communicate the same in writing.

Any violation of the provision of the Solid Waste Management

Rules, 2016 will attract the penal provision of the Environment

(Protection) Act,1986 (29 of 1986).

Date : Place :

(Signature and designation)

(Member-Secretary) State Pollution

Control Board/Pollution Control

Committee of the Union Territory.

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FORM–III

[See rule19(6), 24(1)]

FORMAT OF ANNUAL REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE

OPERATOR OF FACILITY TO THE LOCAL BODY

(1)

(2)

(3)

1. Name of the Local body

2. Population

3. Area in Square kilometers

4. Name and Address of the local

body

Telephone No. :

Fax No. :

E-mail :

5. Name and address of operator of

the facility

6. Name of officer in-charge of the

facility

Phone No. :

Fax No. :

E-mail

7. Number of households in the city/

town

Number of non-residential premises in the city

Number of election/administrative wards in the city/town

8. Quantity of solid waste

Estimated quantity of solid waste /tpd generated in the local body are per day in metric tones

Quantity of solid waste collected /tpd per day 363

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Per capita waste collected per day /gm/day

Quantity of solid waste processed /tpd

Quantity of solid waste disposed /tpd at landfill

9. Status of Solid Waste Management

(SWM) service

Segregation and storage of waste at source

Whether solid waste is store dat Yes/No source in domestic/commercial/ institutional bins I fees,

Percentage of households practice % storage of waste at source in domestic bins

Percentage of non-residential % premises practice storage of waste at source in commercial/institutional bins

Percentage of households dispose % of throw solid waste on the streets

Percentage of non-residential % premises dispose of throw solid waste on the streets

Whether solid waste is stored at Yes/No source in a segregated form

If yes, Percentage of premises % segregating the waste at source

Door to door collection of solid waste

Whether door to door collection Yes/No (D2D) of solid waste is being done in the city/town 364 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1)

(2)

(3)

If, yes

Number of wards covered in D2D collection of waste

No. of households covered

No. of non-residential premises including commercial establishments, hotels, restaurants educational institutions/offices, etc., covered

Percentage of residential and non-residential premises covered in door to door collection through:

Motorized vehicle %

Containerized tricycle/hand cart %

Other device %

If not, method of primary collection adopted

Sweeping of streets

km.

Length of roads, streets, lanes, bye-lanes in the city that need to be cleaned

Frequency Daily Alternate days Twice a week Occasionally
% of Population covered

Frequency of street sweepings and percentage of population covered

365

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Tools used

Manual sweeping %

Mechanical sweeping %

Whether long handle broom used Yes/No

by sanitation workers

Whether each sanitation worker Yes/No

is given hand cart/tricycle for

collection of waste

Whether hand cart/tricycle is Yes/No

containerized

Whether the collection tool Yes/No

synchronizes with collection/waste

storagec on tainer sutilized

Secondary waste storage facilities

No. and type of waste storage No. Capacity in m3

depots in the city/

town Open waste storage sites

Masonry bins

Cement concrete cylinder bins

Dhalao/covered rooms/space

Covered metal/plastic containers

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Ward wise details of waste storage depots (attach) :

Ward No :

Area

Population

No. of bins placed

Total volume of bins placed

Total storage capacity of waste storage facilities in cubic meters

Total waste actually stored at the waste storage depots daily

Give frequency of collection of waste from the depots

Number of bins cleared Frequency No. of bins

Frequency No. of bins
Daily
Alternate day
Twice a week
Once a week
Occasionally

Whether storage depots have Yes/No facility for storage of segregated (if yes, add details) waste in green blue and black bins No. of green bins:

No. of blue bins: No. of black bins:

Whether lifting of solid waste (%) of Manual % from storage depots is manual or Lifting of mechanical. Give percentage SOLID WASTE

(%) of Manual % Lifting of SOLID WASTE
(%) of Mechanical lifting %

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(1)

(2)

(3)

If, mechanical-specify the front-end loaders/Top loaders

method used

Whether solid Yes/No

Waste is lifted from door to (if yes, specify)

door and transported to

treatment plant directly in a

segregated form

Waste Transportation per day No. Trips made

Type and Number of vehicles Waste transported

used (pl. tick or add)

Animal cart

Tractors

Non tipping Truck

Tipping Truck

Dumper Placers

Refuse collectors

Compactors

Others

JCB/loader

Frequency of transportation of Frequency (%)

waste Daily of waste

transported

Alternate day

Twice a week

Once a week

Occasionally 368 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1)

(2)

(3)

Quantity of waste transported /tpd

each day

Percentage of total waste %

transported daily

Waste Treatment Technologies

used

Whether solid waste is processed Yes/No

If yes, Quantity of waste

/tpd

processed daily

Land(s) available with the local

body for waste processing (in

Hectares)

Land currently utilized for waste

processing

Solid waste processing facilities

in operation

Solid waste processing facilities

under construction

Distance of processing facilities

from city/town boundary

Details of technologies adopted

Composting, Quantity raw material

processed

Quantity final product

produced

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste

and filled 369

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(1)

(2)

(3)

vermicomposting Quantity raw material

processed

Quantity final product produced

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste land filled

Bio-methanation Quantity raw material

processed

Quantity final product produced

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste land filled

Refuse Derived Fuel Quantity raw material

processed

Quantity final product produced

Quantity sold Quantity of landfilled residual waste

Waste to Energy technology Quantity raw material

processed

Such as incineration, Quantity final product gasification, pyrolysis or any produced other technology (give detail)

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste landfilled

Co-processing Quantity raw material

processed 370 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1)

(2)

(3)

Combustible waste supplied to cement plant

Combustible waste supplied to solid waste based power plants

Others

Quantity

Solid waste disposal facilities

No. of dumpsites sites available with the local body

No. of sanitary landfill sites available with the local body

Area of each such sites available for waste disposal

Area of land currently used for waste disposal

Distance of dumpsite/landfill kms. facility from city/town

Distance from the nearest kms. habitation

Distance from waterbody kms.

Distance from state/national kms. highway

Distance from Airport

kms.

Distance from important religious kms. places or historical monument

Whether it falls in flood prone area Yes/No

Whether it falls in earthquake fault Yes/No line area

Quantity of waste landfilled each day tpd

Whether landfill site is fenced Yes/No 371

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Whether lighting facility is Yes/No available on site

Whether weigh bridge facility Yes/No available

Vehicles and equipments used Bulldozer, Compacters, etc., at landfill (specify) available

Man power deployed at Yes/No (if yes, attach details) landfill site

Whether covering is done on Yes/No daily basis

If not, Frequency of covering the waste deposited at the landfill

Cover material used

Whether adequate covering Yes/No material is available

Provisions for gas venting Yes/No, (if yes, attach provided technical data sheet)

Provision for leachate collection Yes/No, (if yes, attach

technical data sheet)

10. Whether an Action Plan has Yes/No, (if yes, attach

been prepared for improving Action Plan details) solid waste management practices in the city

11 What separate provisions are Attach details on Proposals,

made for : Steps taken,

Dairy related activities: Yes/No

Slaughter houses waste: Yes/No

C&D waste (construction Yes/No debris):

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(1)

(2)

(3)

12. Details of Post Closure Plan Attach Plan

13. How many slums are identified Yes/No

and whether these are provided (if Yes, attach details) with Solid Waste Management facilities:

14. Give details of manpower

deployed for collection including street sweeping, secondary storage, transportation, processing and disposal of waste

15 Mention briefly, the difficulties being experienced by the local body in complying with provisions of these rules

16 Mention briefly, if any innovative idea is implemented to tackle a problem related to solid waste, which could be replicated by other local bodies.

Signature :

Date :

Place :

FORM–IV

[See rules 15 (za), 24(2)]

FORMAT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE LOCAL BODY

CALENDAR YEAR: DATE OF SUBMISSION OF REPORT :

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(1)

(2)

(3)

1. Name of the City/Town and State

2. Population

3. Area in square kilometers

4. Name and Address of local body

Telephone No. :

Fax No. :

E-mail

5. Name of officer in-charge dealing

with solid waste management)

Phone No:

Fax No

E-mail

6. Number of households in the city/ town Number of non-residential premises in the city

Number of election/administrative wards in the city/town

7. Quantity of solid waste

(solid waste)

Estimated quantity of solid waste /tpd generated in the local body per day in metric tones

Quantity of solid waste collected /tpd per day

Per capita waste collected per day /gm./day

Quantity of solid waste processed /tpd

Quantity of solid waste disposed /tpd at dumpsite/landfill 374 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1)

(2)

(3)

8. Status of Solid Waste Management

service

Segregation and storage of waste at source

Whether Solid Waste is stored Yes/No at source in domestic/commercial/ institutional bins, If yes,

Percentage of households practice % storage of waste at source in domestic bins

Percentage of non-residential % premises practice storage of waste at source in commercial/ institutional bins

Percentage of households dispose % or throw solid waste on the streets

Percentage of non-residential % premises dispose of throw solid waste on the streets

Whether solid waste is stored at Yes/No source in a segregated form, If yes,

Percentage of premises segregating % the waste at source

Door to Door Collection of solid waste

Whether door to door collection Yes/No (D2D) of solid waste is being done in the city/town

If yes, 375

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Number of wards covered in D2D collection of waste

No. of households covered

No of non-residential premises including commercial establishments, hotels, restaurants educational institutions/offices, etc., covered

Percentage of residential and non-residential premises covered in door to door collection through: %

Motorized vehicle Containerized %

tricycle/hand cart other device %

If not, method of primary collection adopted

Sweeping of streets

Length of roads, streets, lanes, km. bye-lanes in the city that need to be cleaned

Frequency Daily Alternate days Twice a week Occasionally
% of Population covered

Frequency of street sweepings and percentage of population covered

Tools used Manual sweeping %

Mechanical sweeping %

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Whether long handle broom used Yes/No by sanitation workers

Whether each sanitation worker Yes/No is given hand cart/tricycle for collection of waste

Whether hand cart/tricycle is Yes/No containerized

Whether the collection tool Yes/No synchronizes with collection/ waste storage containers utilized

Secondary waste storage facilities

No and type of waste storage No. Capacity in m3 depots in the city/town

Open waste storage sites

Masonry bins

Cement concrete cylinder bins

Dhalao/covered rooms/space

Covered metal/plastic containers

Up to 1.1m3 bins

2 to 5m3 bins

Above 5m3 containers Bin

-less city

Bin/population ratio

Ward wise details of waste storage depots(attach):Ward No:

Area:

Population:

No.of bins placed

Total volume of bins placed 377

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Total storage capacity of waste storage facilities in cubic meters

Total waste actually stored at the waste storage depots daily

Give frequency of collection of Frequency No. of bins waste from the depots

Number of bins cleared

Frequency No. of bins
Daily
Alternate day
Twice a week
Once a week
Occasionally

Whether storage depots have Yes/No facility for storage of segregated (if yes, add details) waste in green, blue and black No. of green bins: bins No. of blue bins:

No. of black bins:

Whether lifting of solid waste from storage depots

Is manual or mechanical. Give percentage

(%) of Manual Lifting of solid %

waste

(%) of Mechanical lifting %

If mechanical-specify the method front-end loaders/Top loaders used

Whether solid waste is lifted from Yes/No door to door and transported to (if yes, specify) treatment plant directly in a segregated form 378 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1)

(2)

(3)

Waste transportation per day No. Trips made waste

Type and Number of vehicles transported used

Animal cart

Tractors

Non tipping Truck

Tipping Truck

Dumper Placers

Refuse collectors

Compactors

Others

JCB/loader

Frequency of transportation of Frequency (%) of waste waste

transported daily

Alternate day

Twice a week

Once a week

Occasionally

Quantity of waste transported /tpd each day

Percentage of total waste % transported daily

Waste Treatment Technologies used

Whether solid waste is processed Yes/No

If yes, Quantity of waste processed /tpd daily 379

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Whether treatment is done by

local body or through an agency

Land(s) available with the local

body for waste processing

(in Hectares)

Land currently utilized for waste

processing

Solid waste processing facilities

in operation

Solid waste processing facilities

under construction

Distance of processing facilities

from city/ town boundary

Details of technologies adopted

Composting, Quantity raw material

processed

Quantity final product

produced

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste

land filled

Vermicomposting Quantity raw material

processed

Quantity final product

produced

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste

land filled 380 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1)

(2)

(3)

Bio-methanation Quantity raw material

processed

Quantity final product produced

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste land filled

Refuse Derived Fuel Quantity raw material

processed

Quantity final product produced

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste land filled

Waste to Energy technology Quantity raw material

processed

Such as incineration, gasification, Quantity final product pyrolysis or any other technology produced (give detail)

Quantity sold

Quantity of residual waste land filled

Co-processing Quantity raw material

processed

Combustible waste supplied to cement plant

Combustible waste supplied to solid waste based power plants

Others Quantity

Solid waste disposal facilities 381

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(1)

(2)

(3)

No. of dump sites available with the local body

No. of sanitary land fill sites available with the local body

Area of each such sites available for waste disposal

Area of land currently used for waste disposal

Distance of dumpsite/landfill kms. facility from city/town

Distance from the nearest kms. habitation

Distance from waterbody kms.

Distance from state/national kms. highway

Distance from Airport kms.

Distance from important religious kms. places or historical monument

Whether it falls in flood prone Yes/No area

Whether it falls in earthquake Yes/No fault line area

Quantity of waste land filled tpd

each day

Whether landfill site is fenced Yes/No

Whether Lighting facility is Yes/No available on site

Whether Weigh bridge facility Yes/No available 382 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1)

(2)

(3)

Vehicles and equipments used at Bulldozer, Compacters, etc., landfill (specify) available

Manpower deployed at landfill Yes/No site

(if yes ,attach details)

Whether covering is done on daily Yes/No basis

If not, Frequency of covering the waste deposited at the landfill

Cover material used

Whether adequate covering Yes/No material is available

Provisions for gas venting Yes/No provided (if yes, attach technical data

sheet)

Provision for leachate collection Yes/No

(if yes, attach technical data sheet)

9. Whether an Action Plan has been Yes/No

prepared for improving Solid Waste (if Yes attach Action Plan Management practices in the city details)

10. What separate provisions are Attach details on Proposals,

made for: Steps taken,

Dairy related activities : Yes/No

Slaughter houses waste: Yes/No

C & D waste (construction debris): Yes/No

11. Details of Post Closure Plan Attach Plan

12. How many slums are identified Yes/No

and whether these are provided (if Yes, attach details) with Solid Waste Management facilities:

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(1)

(2)

(3)

13. Give details of:

Local body's own manpower

deployed for collection including

street sweeping, secondary storage,

transportation, processing and

disposal of waste

14. Give details of:

Contractor/concessionaire's

manpower deployed for

collection including street

sweeping, secondary storage,

transportation, processing and

disposal of waste

15. Mention briefly, the difficulties

being experienced by the local

body in complying with provisions

of these rules

16. Mention briefly, if any, innovative

idea is implemented to tackle a

problem related to solid waste,

which could be replicated by other

local bodies

17. Mention briefly, if any, innovative

idea is implemented to tackle a

problem related to solid waste,

which could be replicated by other

local bodies

Date : Signature of CEO/Municipal Commissioner/

Place : Executive Officer/Chief Officer

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FORM–V

[See rule 24(3)]

FORMAT OF ANNUAL REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE

STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD OR POLLUTION

CONTROL COMMITTEE TO THE CENTRAL POLLUTION

CONTROL BOARD

PART–A

To

The Chairman

Central Pollution Control Board Parivesh Bhawan,

East Arjun Nagar,

Delhi-110 0032.

1. Name of the State/Union territory :
2. Name and address of the State Pollution Control Board :
3. Number of local bodies responsible for management of solid waste in the State/ Union Territory under these rules :
4. No. of authorization application Received :
5. A Summary Statement on progress made by local body in respect of Solid Waste Management : Please attach as Annexure-I
6. A Summary Statement on progress made by local bodies in respect of waste collection, segregation transportation and disposal : Please attach as Annexure-II
7. A summary statement on progress made by local bodies in respect of implementation of Schedule II : Please attach as Annexure-III

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Date : Place : Chairman of the Member- Secretary State Pollution Control Board/Pollution

PART–B

Towns/Cities

Total number of towns/cities

Total number of ULBs

Number of class I and class II cities /towns

Authorisation status (names/number)

Number of applications received

Number of authorisations granted

Authorisations under scrutiny

SOLID WASTE Generation status

Solid waste generation in the state (TPD)

collected

Treated

landfilled

Processing of SW (Number/names of towns/capacity)

Solid Waste processing facilities setup:

Sl. No. Composting Vermicomposting Biogas RDF/Pelletization

Processing facility operational:

Sl.No. Composting Vermicomposting Biogas RDF/Pelletization

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Processing facility under installation/planned:

Sl.No. Composting Vermicomposting Biogas RDF/Pelletisation

Waste-to-Energy Plants:(Number/names of towns/capacity)

Sl.No. Plant Location Status of operation Power generation Remarks (MW)

Disposal of solid waste(number/names of towns/capacity):

Landfill sites identified

Landfill constructed

Landfill under construction

Landfill in operation

Landfill exhausted

Landfilled capped

Solid Waste Dumpsites(number/names of towns/capacity):

Total number of existing dumpsites

Dump sites reclaimed/capped

Dumpsites converted to sanitary

landfill

Monitoring at Waste processing/Landfill sites

Sl. No. Name of facilities Ambient air Ground water Leachate quality Compost quality VOCs
1.
2.
3.

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Status of Action Plan prepared by Local Bodies

Total number of Local bodies :

Number of Action Plan Submitted

FORM–VI

(see rule 25)

ACCIDENT REPORTING

1. Date and time of accident :
2. Sequence of events leading to accident :
3. The waste involved in accident :
4. Assessment of the effects of the accidents on human health and the environment :
5. Emergency measures taken :
6. Steps taken to alleviate the effects of accidents :
7. Steps taken to prevent the recurrence of such an accident :
Date: ................................... Place: .................................. Signature: ................................ Designation: ............................

[F.No.18-3/2004-HSMD]

BISHWANATHSINHA,

Joint Secretary.

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CHAPTER–II

SEGREGATION AND PRIMARY STORAGE

1. As per Rule 4 of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.—

(a) Every waste generator including bulk waste generator shall be;

Required to segregate Solid Waste at source of generation and

store into the following categories, as applicable, namely:-

(i) Bio-degradable Waste also referred to as Wet Waste;

(ii) Non-biodegradable Waste, including Dry Waste;

(iii) Domestic Hazardous Waste, including Sanitary Waste;

(iv) Construction and Demolition (C & D) Waste;

(v) Bulk Garden and Horticulture Waste ; and

(vi) Electronic or E-Waste.

(b) The Sanitary Waste such as sanitary napkins, dapers, tampons and similar products shall be securely wrapped in pouches provided by the manufacturers or brand owners or in old newspapers and all Sanitary Waste shall be stored along with the Domestic Hazardous Waste. Waste Generators such as Bulk Waste Generators, Educational Institutions, ladies' hostels and paying guests accommodations shall ensure that the provisions of these Bye-laws are strictly complied with and such Sanitary Waste is not disposed in the drainage or sewerage systems. Failure to comply with this shall lead to fine being levied as per penalties listed at Schedule-X (a).

(c) The Bio-degradable Waste, Non-biodegradable Waste and Domestic Hazardous Waste along with Sanitary Waste shall be each stored separately, without mixing it, in specified Receptacles (without using any plastic garbage liner bags) for handing over or delivery to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be. The Waste Generator shall ensure that Non-biodegradable Waste such as packets, food containers, boxes, bottles, tetrapack cartons and other disposable items are cleaned and dried so that these items can be effectively recycled. All Solid Waste including Bio-degradable Waste shall not be wrapped in plastics bags for handing over to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider. There shall be only bin to bin transfer of such waste i.e., from segregated waste bin to bin (storage space) of waste collector vehicles.

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(d)The Construction and Demolition Waste and Bulk Garden and Horticulture Waste shall be stored separately in the Waste Generator's Premises. No Bio-medical Waste, E-Waste hazardous chemicals and Industrial Waste shall be mixed with solid waste.

(e) The colour of the Receptacles/Bins where the following segregated solid waste shall be stored before eventual handover to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be, shall be:

(i) Green for Bio-degradable/Wet Waste;

(ii) Blue for Non-bio-degradable/Dry Waste; and

(iii) Red for Domestic Hazardous Waste including Sanitary

Waste.

2. Responsibilities of specific categories of Waste Generators.— (a) The Waste Generators such as Shops and Commercial Establishments and Street Vendors shall segregate the solid waste generated during the course of their activity such as food waste, permissible disposable plates, cups, cans, wrappers, coconut shells, leftover food, vegetables, fruits and similar items in accordance with the categories specified in Bye-laws 4(a)/Schedule-I and shall have separate bins to store for this purpose, without any litter/ spillage on ground and handed over to the service provider. Any litter/spillage found in front or in and around the establishment or storage of non-segregated/ mixed waste shall be deemed as violation under these Bye-laws and fine shall be levied as per penalties listed at Schedule-X.

(b) Every occupier of any premises who generates poultry, fish, meat and slaughter waste as a result of any commercial activity, shall store such waste separately in a fully closed manner and in hygienic condition and such waste shall not be mixed with any other category of solid waste. Deposit of such waste in any other receptacle or community bin or public place is prohibited and shall attract fines as indicated in Schedule X(a). Mannadipet Commune Panchayat would directly or through its authorized service provider would collect slaughter house waste daily and the relevant Occupier shall ensure that such waste is ready for hand over at the times designated by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. This local body/service provider shall provide bins and vehicles for primary collection and secondary transportation of poultry, fish, meat and slaughter house waste, will be taken care as 390 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

per Schedule-VIII (Annexure-II). Such user charge/ service charge shall be notified by the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat from time to time and it shall be the duty of this category of waste generator to pay these fees for the collection/transportation/scientific disposal service provided.

(c) Every Bulk Waste Generator or aggregation of Waste Generators maintaining community receptacles on their premises shall be responsible for collection of segregated solid Waste from each individual Waste Generator within its premises and storing it in separate covered Receptacles in accordance with Bye-law at the entry gate or a designated location on the ground floor of such premises, to enable swift and timely collection of such segregated waste. The Commissioner (or) any other Officer authorized by him shall designate any one entry gate (or) designated location in the premises of BWG irrespective of the number of entry/exists available in said premises.

(d) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupier of premises to ensure storage of the construction material and Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste well within the premises and not encroach or block any public spaces like footpath, road, etc. The storage, handling and management of C&D waste shall be governed by C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Building Bye-laws in vogue in Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/ Puducherry Planning Authority.

(e) In case the construction material or C&D waste has to be stored on the road and other public spaces due to unavoidable reasons like lack of space or requirements of construction or demolition works, the owner or occupier of the premises shall take specific permission from Mannadipet Commune Panchayat to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall charge a fee as notified from time to time by Commissioner, to allow storage of construction material and construction and demolition (C&D) waste on the road and other public spaces, in the minimum space required without causing undue hardship to public. It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupier of premises to dispose C&D waste at a place designated by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat as per the collection and transportation system authorized by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

(f) In every designated commercial area or areas with commercial establishments, it shall be the responsibility of the market associations or group of shop owners or in case of absence of such Association or 391

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Group the individual shop owner to ensure that segregated waste bins

(as per the type of waste generated) are kept and that there is no littering

and throwing of any type of solid waste on the roads, footpaths, drains

and other such public spaces. Any litter/spillage found in front or in

and around the establishment or storage of non-segregated/mixed waste

in the commercial area shall be deemed as violation under this Bye-law

and fine shall be levied as per penalties listed at Schedule-X on the shop

or establishment concerned.

CHAPTER–III

COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF

SOLID WASTE

1. Door to Door Collection of segregated Solid Waste.— (i) Subject

to provisions of Bye-law, Door to Door Collection shall be implemented

by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for all or certain categories of

segregated solid waste, in all Wards of the Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat from:

(a) Doorsteps of households, shops, small commercial

establishments and offices;

(b) Entry gate or at a designated location on the ground floor

in a Housing Society, multistoried buildings or apartments,

residential, commercial, institutional complexes or premises which

do not fall within entities specified in Bye-law 6 (i) and are not

Bulk Waste Generators; and/or

(c) Entry gate or specified places of slums and informal

settlements.

(ii) Upon payment of Service Charge or User Charges specified

in Schedule-VIII (Annexure-I to VI) and subject to provisions of section 13

of these Bye-Laws, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall implement

door to door Collection, for all or certain categories of segregated

Solid Waste from the entry gate or a designated location on the ground

floor of a Bulk Waste Generator to the extent they are not processing

their own waste in-situ and/or are not engaging services of an

Empaneled Vendor.

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(iii) In addition to Door to Door Collection of Solid Waste under Bye-law 6, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider as the case may be, shall collect Solid Waste from public spaces such as parks, markets, roads, streets, gardens and similar areas at specified times and days.

(iv) In order to carry out Door to Door Collection as specified in Bye-law 6 (i), area-wise specific time slots including relevant day of the week for different categories of Solid Waste shall be notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat or service provider and published at prominently visible parts of that area and on the website of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. In addition, route maps for collection including stops, starting and ending times and other relevant details shall be provided along with the time slots. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall collect Bio-degradable Waste and Sanitary Waste on a daily basis and Non-Biodegradable Dry Waste atleast twice or thrice a week as per necessity or as specified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat from time to time.

(v) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, shall assess the number of primary collection vehicles, pushcarts, Secondary Transportation Vehicles and manpower that will be allotted to each Ward for efficient primary collection and transportation of segregated Solid Waste and to ensure that there is no inter-mixing of segregated Solid Waste. The movement of vehicles will be monitored through GPS tagging.

(vi) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider shall announce their arrival in the time notified earlier for collection of Solid Waste by blowing a whistle and/or also play a recorded message/announce through a loudspeaker or by any other such means and at such time the Waste Generator must be ready to handover the segregated Solid Waste for collection. In the event the Waste Generator is not available to handover the Solid Waste, such Waste Generator must ensure that the Solid Waste is stored in a segregated manner at a prominently visible, convenient and accessible place within their campus for Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/ Service Provider to collect the Solid Waste. The segregated Solid Waste shall be kept in an enclosure and shall not be left in the open where they are susceptible to damage by dogs, cows, pigs and other animals. Also, such waste shall not be kept stored in single use plastic bags and garbage bin liners which are banned.

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(vii) It shall be the duty of every Waste Generator to assist Mannadipet Commune Panchayat in collection of the segregated Solid Waste by ensuring that the Solid Waste is segregated and deposited in correct Receptacles and is ready for collection at the appointed time in accordance with the time-slots published by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider. It shall be the responsibility of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or designated person to monitor and report the Waste Generators that are not complying with the provisions of this Bye-Laws. The non-compliant Waste Generators shall be penalized and fined in accordance with the provisions of Schedule-X (a) of these Bye-laws.

(viii) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may ensure Door to Door Collection or Point to Point Collection, as the case may be for E-Waste, atleast once in every two weeks, on payment basis till alternate arrangements are made through notification. The E-Waste shall be transported to Dry Waste Collection Centres, E-Waste collection centres and/or materials recovery facility, as may be notified, for onward processing in accordance with the E- Waste (Management) Rules, 2016.

(ix) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall specify atleast one day in a week for Door to Door Collection of Bulky Waste and Bulk Horticulture and Garden Waste. Any Waste Generator can also directly deposit their Bulky Waste at the relevant Secondary Storage facility designated or notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. Bulky Waste generator shall pay the User charges/Service charges prescribed in Schedule-VIII (Annexure-I to VI) for availing the services. Services of on call pick up of Bulky Waste will also be provided by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider.

(x) The collected segregated Solid Waste may be transported to Secondary Storage facilities such as waste storage/collection depots, material recovery facilitates or Transfer Stations or for respective processing at compost plants, bio-methanation plants, recycling plants, waste to energy plants or any other site/ plant designated by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

(xi) There shall be no inter-mixing of segregated Solid Waste that has been collected from different Waste Generators during the transportation, transfer and processing of such waste, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall penalize the waste collector and transporter if, such mixing is found to have occurred as given in Schedule-X.

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(xii) For collection of Construction and Demolition Waste, the Waste Generator under C&D Rules could contact Mannadipet Commune Panchayat or the Agency/Service Provider, details of which shall be provided on its website and in its office. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/Agency/Service Provider as the case may be will collect relevant charges specified in the C&D Rules or Bye-laws by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and intimate the time of collection of the Segregated C&D waste from the waste generator to designated site. This waste shall be transported to anauthorised processing centre or any other designated location in accordance with C and D Rules,as stipulated in the Bye-law-9.

2. Point to Point Collection.—Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may notify certain areas within its jurisdiction which are inaccessible for collection vehicles/pushcarts or for any other reason deemed appropriate by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, for Point to Point Collection. For implementation of Point to Point Collection, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall designate collection points/ spots/locations where segregated Solid Waste shall be deposited by the Waste Generator. From these notified Point to Point Collection points including waste receptacles if any, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/ Service Provider shall make arrangements for transportation of the segregated waste for Processing and Disposal as per the provisions under these Bye-laws.

3. Delivery and transportation of Solid Waste by the Waste Generators in certain cases.— (a) In the event, where an Empanelled Vendor has been engaged by the Waste Generator (including Bulk Waste Generator) to provide waste management services in accordance with these Bye-laws, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall not implement or facilitate Door to Door Collection of Solid Waste at the Premises occupied by such Waste Generator. The Empanelled Vendor shall collect and transport the Solid Waste from the premises of such Waste Generator to the storage and processing Units within its system that have been declared to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, within the maximum rate notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for this purpose.

(b) The Street Vendor has to deliver waste duly segregated to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/Service provider/Agency or community bin/receptacle, as may be notified from time to time. No mixed waste shall be delivered, failing which penalty as per Schedule-X shall be levied.

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(c) Any Waste Generator can directly deposit or sell their Recyclable Non-bio-degradable Waste to Agency /Service Providers, registered Waste Pickers and Waste Traders at mutually agreed rates. Any waste generators can directly hand over or sell non-bio-degradable wastes (dry wastes) to registered rag pickers.

(d) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may, from time to time, notify certain categories of Solid Waste, types of Waste Generators and areas within its territorial limits where Waste Generators shall be responsible to directly deliver and deposit their segregated Solid Waste to Secondary Storage facilities and/or processing facilities.

4. Collection and Transportation of C&D Waste and inert

waste.— 1.Duties and Responsibilities of C&D Waste Generators.

(a) Every waste generator shall prima facie be responsible for collection, segregation of concrete, soil and other sand storage of construction and demolition waste generated in consonance with these Bye-laws.

(b) The generator shall ensure that other waste (wet waste) does not get mixed with C&D waste and is to be stored and disposed off separately.

(c) Waste generators i.e., Any person or Association of persons or institution, Residential and Commercial establishments including Government Department or Government Undertakings and/or Contractor working for the Government Departments or Government Undertakings who generate more than 20 tons or more in One day or 300 tons per project in a month shall segregate the waste into four streams such as (i) Concrete, (ii) Soil, (iii) Bricks and mortar and (iv) Steel, Wood and plastic sand shall submit waste management plan and get appropriate approvals from Mannadipet Commune Panchayat in prescribed in Schedule-VI before starting construction or demolition or remodeling work and keep the concerned Officers in Mannadipet Commune Panchayat are to be informed regarding the relevant activities from the planning stage to the implementation stage and an amount as per Schedule-IX (b) has to be paid by the waste generator to the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. Such collected and stored waste shall be transported immediately by the generator themselves at their own expenditure without causing any disturbance to the general public on a regular basis to the C&D Yard notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

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(d) Every waste generator shall keep the construction and demolition waste within their premise, or get the waste deposited at designated collection centre or any other place notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and ensure that there is no littering or deposition of construction and demolition waste in public places, roads, drains, etc., so as to prevent obstruction to the traffic or the public or drains or cause public nuisance.

2. Procedure for Storage of C&D Waste.— (a) The Commune Panchayat Health Officer/ Engineer/Sanitary Inspector of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall be empowered to identify temporary storage places (which shall not affect the general Public/Residents) for the generator towards storing such waste subject to proper pre requisition made in prescribed Form as prescribed in Schedule-VI by this Commune Panchayat and obtain necessary written approval from the Commune Panchayat Health Officer/Engineer/Sanitary Inspector of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat permitting to store the C&D waste at permitted Temporary storage site for which an amount as per Schedule-VIII (Annexure-VI) has to be paid by the generator. This permit shall be valid for a maximum of 2 days only. Within the allotted 2 days period the generator shall shift the C&D Waste to the C&D Waste storage yard notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat If, the generator fails to do so within the stipulated 2 days period, C&D waste thus stored shall be removed and transported by the Commune Panchayat to designated/ notified C&D Waste yard and fine shall be imposed on the generator as per Schedule X(d). In case of two such failures to abide by these Bye-laws, the construction activity will be stopped by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat without giving any notice thereof.

(b) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall earmark an area as per the needs for the disposal of C&D Waste and other inert wastes generated during road sweepings, including that arising out of mechanical sweeping excluding the IV stream as mentioned in Bye-law 9(1)(c). This shall go to C&D Yard.

(c) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall explore all

opportunities for the gainful utilization of the C&D Waste.

5. Vehicles for transportation of Solid Waste.— (a) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/service provider shall deploy vehicles having separate compartments for segregated wastes and such vehicle shall have a suitable announcement system for informing the citizens on its 397

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arrival and spreading relevant messages above SWM for collection of segregated Solid Wastes. In circumstances, where the vehicles do not have these compartments for different streams of Solid Waste, separate days shall be designated for collection of Bio-degradable, Non- bio-degradable Waste and Domestic Hazardous Waste to ensure that there is no mixing of different categories of Solid Waste.

(b) In smaller, narrow and congested streets/lanes where even such smaller motorized vehicle can not operate, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall assign appropriate manually driven and ergonomically well-designed push carts with bins for collection, which will in turn drop off the segregated Solid Waste into the collection vehicle/Transfer Stations.

(c) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall explore eco-friendly options for Door to Door Collection and transportation of Solid Waste such as battery operated and/or electric vehicles. Motorized vehicles dependent on fossil fuels which are in use now, shall be judiciously phased out over a period of time. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall introduce at least one such battery operated/electric vehicle in each ward/division to encourage use of non-fossil fuel vehicles. This shall be scaled up over a period of time.

(d) The Solid Waste shall be transported to larger secondary transfer/transport vehicles such as Compactors at Secondary Transfer Points and/or Secondary Storage Points depending on the infrastructure set up by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. Every primary collection vehicle shall be assigned a Secondary Transfer/Storage Point where the segregated Solid Waste shall be transferred with minimising waste handling manually, i.e., directly into the secondary transportation vehicle or secondary storage facility. Such Secondary Transfer/ Storage Point shall be identified in the ward micro plan and shall be located at a convenient shortest possible distance from the primary Door- to-Door collection areas. Each secondary vehicle shall have a destination of a processing facility, material recovery facility, DWCC for disposal, based on category of the Solid Waste that it receives.

(e) The vehicles used for transportation of Solid Waste shall

be covered in such a manner that the collected waste is,

(i) Not exposed to open environment,

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(iii) Not found Scattered on the road and/or pavements

during transportation.

(iv) No leakage/spillage of liquids from the vehicle.

(f) The design of the primary and secondary transportation

vehicles shall be such that the Solid Waste shall not be allowed to be

littered on the road until it reaches its final processing/disposal site,

and thereby eliminating the need for recurring manual handling of such

waste. Hence, transfer of segregated solid waste shall be bin to bin and

vehicle to vehicle. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall make best

efforts to ensure that there is no leakage of leachate from its primary

collection vehicles and secondary transportation vehicles while handling

wet waste. Measures shall also be taken to ensure that leachate collected

in the primary collection vehicles and secondary transportation vehicles

is disposed in a scientific manner and not discharged into storm water

drains and sewerage.

(g) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall ensure live GPS

tracking for all SWM vehicles on ICT enabled Applications, including

the primary collection vehicles and secondary transportation vehicles

to ensure monitoring of collection and transportation of Solid Waste.

Such tracking of vehicles shall be monitored remotely through a

Centralised Smart Data Centre set up by Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat. For the purpose of transparency and accountability, general

public shall also be given access to the above.

CHAPTER III

COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF

SOLID WASTE

6. Door to Door Collection of segregated Solid Waste.— (i) Subject

to provisions of Bye-law 8, Door to Door Collection shall be implemented

by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for all or certain categories of

segregated Solid Waste, in all Wards of the Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat from:

(d) Door steps of households, shops, small commercial

establishments and Offices;

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(e) Entry gate or at a designated location on the ground floor in a Housing Society, multistoried buildings or apartments, residential, commercial, institutional complexes or premises which do not fall within entities specified in Bye-law 6(i) (a) and are not Bulk waste Generators; and/or

(f) Entry gate or specified places of slums and informal

settlements.

(xiii) Up on payment of Service Charge or User Charges specified in Schedule-VIII (Annexure-I to VI ) and subject to provisions of section 13 of these Bye-laws, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall implement Door to Door Collection, for all or certain categories of segregated Solid Waste from the entry gate or a designated location on the ground floor of a Bulk Waste Generator to the extent they are not processing their own waste in-situ and/ or are not engaging services of an Empaneled Vendor.

(xiv) In addition to Door to Door Collection of Solid Waste under Bye-law 6, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/ Service Provider as the case may be, shall collect Solid Waste from public spaces such as parks, markets, roads, streets, gardens and similar areas at specified times and days.

(xv) In order to carry out Door to Door Collection as specified in Bye-law 6(i), area- wise specific time slots including relevant day of the week for different categories of Solid Waste shall be notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat or service provider and published at prominently visible parts of that area and on the website of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. In addition, route maps for collection including stops, starting and ending times and other relevant details shall be provided along with the time slots. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall collect Bio-degradable Waste and Sanitary Waste on a daily basis and Non-Bio-degradable Dry Waste at least twice or thrice a week as per necessity or as specified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat from time to time.

(xvi) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, shall assess the number of primary collection vehicles, pushcarts, Secondary Transportation Vehicles and manpower that will be allotted to each Ward for efficient primary collection and transportation of segregated Solid Waste and to ensure that there is no inter-mixing of segregated Solid Waste. The movement of vehicles will be monitored through GPS tagging.

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(xvii) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider shall announce their arrival in the time notified earlier for collection of Solid Waste by blowing a whistle and/ or also play a recorded message/announce through a loud speaker or by any other such means and at such time the Waste Generator must be ready to handover the segregated Solid Waste for collection. In the event the Waste Generator is not available to handover the Solid Waste, such Waste Generator must ensure that the Solid Waste is stored in a segregated manner at a prominently visible, convenient and accessible place within their campus for Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider to collect the Solid Waste. The segregated Solid Waste shall be kept in an enclosure and shall not be left in the open where they are susceptible to damage by dogs, cows, pigs and other animals. Also, such waste shall not be kept stored in single use plastic bags and garbage bin liners which are banned.

(xviii) It shall be the duty of every Waste Generator to assist Mannadipet Commune Panchayat in collection of the segregated Solid Waste by ensuring that the Solid Waste is segregated and deposited in correct Receptacles and is ready for collection at the appointed time in accordance with the time-slots published by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider. It shall be the responsibility of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or designated person to monitor and report the Waste Generators that are not complying with the provisions of this Bye-laws. The non-compliant Waste Generators shall be penalized and fined in accordance with the provisions of Schedule-X (a) of these Bye-laws.

(xix) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may ensure Door to Door Collection or Point to Point Collection, as the case may be for E-Waste, at least once in every two weeks, on payment basis till alternate arrangements are made through notification. The E-Waste shall be transported to Dry Waste Collection Centres, E-Waste collection centres and/or materials recovery facility, as may be notified, for onward processing in accordance with the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016.

(xx) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall specify at least one day in a week for Door to Door Collection of Bulky Waste and Bulk Horticulture and Garden Waste. Any Waste Generator can also directly deposit their Bulky Waste at the relevant Secondary Storage facility designated or notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. Bulky Waste 401

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generator shall pay the User charges/Service charges prescribed in Schedule-VIII (Annexure-I to VI) for availing the services. Services of on call pick up of Bulky Waste will also be provided by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider.

(xxi) The collected segregated Solid Waste may be transported to Secondary Storage facilities such as waste storage/collection depots, material recovery facilitates or Transfer Stations or for respective processing at compost plants, bio-methanation plants, recycling plants, waste to energy plants or any other site/plant designated by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

(xxii) There shall be no inter-mixing of segregated Solid Waste that has been collected from different Waste Generators during the transportation, transfer and processing of such waste. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall penalize the waste collector and transporter if, such mixing is found to have occurred as given in Schedule-X.

(xxiii) For collection of Construction and Demolition Waste, theWaste Generator under C&D Rules could contact Mannadipet Commune Panchayat or the Agency/Service Provider, details of which shall be provided on its website and in its Office. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/Agency/Service Provider as the case may be, will collect relevant charges specified in the C&D Rules or Bye-laws by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and intimate the time of collection of the Segregated C&D waste from the waste generator to designated site.This waste shall be transported to anauthorised processing centre or any other designated location in accordance with C and D Rules, as stipulated in the Bye-law -9.

7. Point to Point Collection.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may notify certain areas within its jurisdiction which are inaccessible for collection vehicles/pushcarts or for any other reason deemed appropriate by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, for Point to Point Collection. For implementation of Point to Point Collection, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall designate collection points/spots/locations where segregated Solid Waste shall be deposited by the Waste Generator. From these notified Point to Point Collection points including waste receptacles if any, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/ Service Provider shall make arrangements for transportation of the segregated waste for Processing and Disposal as per the provisions under these Bye-laws.

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8. Delivery and transportation of Solid Waste by the Waste Generators in certain cases.— (a) In the event, where an Empanelled Vendor has been engaged by the Waste Generator (including Bulk Waste Generator) to provide waste management services in accordance with these Bye-laws, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall not implement or facilitate Door to Door Collection of Solid Waste at the Premises occupied by such Waste Generator. The Empanelled Vendor shall collect and transport the Solid Waste from the premises of such Waste Generator to the storage and processing Units within its system that have been declared to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, within the maximum rate notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for this purpose.

(e) The Street Vendor has to deliver waste duly segregated to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/Service provider/Agency or community bin/receptacle, as may be notified from time to time. No mixed waste shall be delivered, failing which penalty as per Schedule-X shall be levied.

(f) Any Waste Generator can directly deposit or sell their Recyclable Non-bio-degradable Waste to Agency /Service Providers, registered Waste Pickers and Waste Traders at mutually agreed rates. Any waste generators can directly hand over or sell non-bio-degradable wastes (dry wastes) to registered rag pickers.

(g) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may, from time to time, notify certain categories of Solid Waste, types of Waste Generators and are as within its territorial limits where Waste Generators shall be responsible to directly deliver and deposit their segregated Solid Waste to Secondary Storage facilities and/or processing facilities.

9. Collection and Transportation of C&D Waste and inert

waste.— 1. Duties and Responsibilities of C&D waste Generators.

(e) Every waste generator shall prima facie be responsible for collection, segregation of concrete, soil and others and storage of construction and demolition waste generated in consonance with these Bye-laws.

(f) The generator shall ensure that other waste (wet waste) does not get mixed with C&D waste and is to be stored and disposed off separately.

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(g) Waste generators i.e., Any person or Association of persons or institution, Residential and Commercial establishments including Government Department or Government Undertakings and/or Contractor working for the Government Departments or Government Undertakings who generate more than 20 tons or more in One day or 300 tons per project in a month shall segregate the waste into four streams such as (i) Concrete, (ii) Soil, (iii) Bricks and mortar and (iv) Steel, Wood and plastics and shall submit waste management plan and get appropriate approvals from Mannadipet Commune Panchayat in prescribed in Schedule-VI before starting construction or demolition or remodeling work and keep the concerned Officers in Mannadipet Commune Panchayat are to be informed regarding the relevant activities from the planning stage to the implementation stage and an amount as per Schedule-IX (b) has to be paid by the waste generator to the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. Such collected and stored waste shall be transported immediately by the generator themselves at their own expenditure without causing any disturbance to the general public on a regular basis to the C&D Yard notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

(h) Every waste generator shall keep the construction and demolition waste within their premise, or get the waste deposited at designated collection centre or any other place notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and ensure that there is no littering or deposition of construction and demolition waste in public places, roads, drains, etc., so as to prevent obstruction to the traffic or the public or drains or cause public nuisance.

2. Procedure for Storage of C&D Waste.— (d) The Commune Panchayat Health Officer/Engineer/Sanitary Inspector of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall be empowered to identify temporary storage places (which shall not affect the general Public/Residents) for the generator towards storing such waste subject to proper pre requisition made in prescribed Form as prescribed in Schedule-VI by this Commune Panchayat and obtain necessary written approval from the Commune Panchayat Health Officer/Engineer/Sanitary Inspector of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat permitting to store the C&D waste at permitted Temporary storage site for which an amount as per Schedule-VIII (Annexure-VI) has to be paid by the generator. This permit shall be valid for a maximum of 2 days only. Within the allotted 2 days period the generator shall shift the C&D Waste to the C&D Waste storage yard 404 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat If, the generator fails to do so within the stipulated 2 days period, C&D waste thus stored shall be removed and transported by the Commune Panchayat to designated/ notified C&D Waste yard and fine shall be imposed on the generator as per Schedule-X(d). In case of two such failures to abide by these Bye-laws, the construction activity will be stopped by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat without giving any notice thereof.

(e) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall earmark an area as per the needs for the disposal of C&D Waste and other inert wastes generated during road sweepings, including that arising out of mechanical sweeping excluding the IV stream as mentioned in Bye-law 9(1)(c). This shall go to C&D Yard.

(f) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall explore all

opportunities for the gainful utilization of the C&D Waste.

10. Vehicles for transportation of Solid Waste.— (a) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/service provider shall deploy vehicles having separate compartments for segregated wastes and such vehicle shall have a suitable announcement system for informing the citizens on its arrival and spreading relevant messages above SWM for collection of segregated Solid Wastes. In circumstances, where the vehicles do not have these compartments for different streams of Solid Waste, separate days shall be designated for collection of Bio-degradable, Non-bio- degradable Waste and Domestic Hazardous Waste to ensure that there is no mixing of different categories of Solid Waste.

(h) In smaller, narrow and congested streets/lanes where even such smaller motorized vehicle can not operate, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall assign appropriate manually driven and ergonomically well-designed push carts with bins for collection, which will in turn drop off the segregated Solid Waste into the collection vehicle/Transfer Stations.

(i) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall explore eco-friendly options for Door to Door Collection and transportation of Solid Waste such as battery operated and/or electric vehicles. Motorized vehicles dependent on fossil fuels which are in use now, shall be judiciously phased out over a period of time. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall introduce at least one such battery operated/electric vehicle in each ward/division to encourage use of non-fossil fuel vehicles. This shall be scaled up over a period of time.

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(j) The Solid Waste shall be transported to larger secondary transfer/transport vehicles such as Compactors at Secondary Transfer Points and/or Secondary Storage Points depending on the infrastructure set up by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. Every primary collection vehicle shall be assigned a Secondary Transfer/Storage Point where the segregated Solid Waste shall be transferred with minimising waste handling manually, i.e., directly into the secondary transportation vehicle or secondary storage facility. Such Secondary Transfer/Storage Point shall be identified in the ward micro plan and shall be located at a convenient shortest possible distance from the primary Door-to-Door collection areas. Each secondary vehicle shall have a destination of a processing facility, material recovery facility, DWCC for disposal,based on category of the Solid Waste that it receives.

(i) The vehicles used for transportation of Solid Waste shall be covered in such a manner that the collected waste is,Not exposed to open environment,

(ii) Not visible to the public and

(iii) Not found Scattered on the road and/or pavements

during transportation.

(iv) No leakage/spillage of liquids from the vehicle.

(k) The design of the primary and secondary transportation vehicles shall be such that the Solid Waste shall not be allowed to be littered on the road until it reaches its final processing/disposal site, and thereby eliminating the need for recurring manual handling of such waste. Hence, transfer of segregated Solid Waste shall be bin to bin and vehicle to vehicle. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall make best efforts to ensure that there is no leakage of leachate from its primary collection vehicles and secondary transportation vehicles while handling wet waste . Measures shall also be taken to ensure that leachate collected in the primary collection vehicles and secondary transportation vehicles is disposed in a scientific manner and not discharged into storm water drains and sewerage.

(l) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall ensure live GPS tracking for all SWM vehicles on ICT enabled Applications, including the primary collection vehicles and secondary transportation vehicles to ensure monitoring of collection and transportation of Solid Waste. Such tracking of vehicles shall be monitored remotely through a 406 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

Centralised Smart Data Centre set up by Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat. For the purpose of transparency and accountability, general

public shall also be given access to the above.

CHAPTER–IV

PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE

11. Facilities to be provided by Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat.— (1) Dry Waste Collection Centres (DWCCs) and Materials

Recovery Facility (MRF) for Dry Waste:

(a) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall set up Dry Waste

Col lect ion Centres and/or Materials Recovery Facilities and the same

shall be operated by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat through informal

waste picker organisations/Waste pickers and Women's Self Help Groups

or any service provider integrated into the Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat's dry waste collection system for collection and sorting of

Non-bio-degradable Dry Waste, within one year from the date on which

of these Bye-laws come into force.

(b) The DWCCs and/or materials recovery facility shall have

adequate infrastructural facilities such as electricity, drinking water and

toilets and designed to ensure efficient sorting and storage of various

categories of dry waste. Dedicated manpower and budgetary provision

shall be provided by the Government. The EPR shall also be judiciously

tapped and used in this regard.

(2) Deposit Centre for Domestic Hazardous Waste-

(a) Appropriate number of Deposit Centre(s) for the receipt of

Domestic Hazardous Waste shall be set up within the jurisdictional limits

of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat by the Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat or an Agency/Service Provider at suitable location(s). Such

facility shall be set up in a manner as per guidelines prescribed by the

PPCC/CPCB and other appropriate Governmental Agencies.

(b) The Domestic Hazardous Waste/Sanitary Waste at the

Secondary Storage/transfer facilities and/or deposit centres shall be

processed in accordance with Bye-law-12.

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12. Processing of different categories of Solid Waste.— The Waste Generator, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, Agency/Service Provider, Empanelled Vendor and/or any other Person involved in handling or management of Solid Waste shall ensure that different categories of Solid Waste are processed in the following manner, namely:-

(a) Processing of the Bio-degradable Waste (Wet Waste).—

Decentralised and/or centralised processing such as composting, vermi- composting, microbial composting, aerobic compositing, anaerobic digestion, bio-methanation or any other PPCC/CPCB approved process for bio-stabilisation of Bio-degradable Waste shall be adopted for processing of Bio-degradable Waste. Fresh Bio-degradable waste can also be used as animal feed if, such waste is safe for consumption by livestock.

(b) Processing of Recyclable Non-Bio-degradable Waste (Dry Waste).— The Recyclable Non-Bio-degradable Waste shall be sent to-

(i) Dry Waste Collection Centres, Materials Recovery Facilities for sorting and baling of Dry Waste and thereafter to authorised recycling Units; or

(ii) directly to authorised recycling units to be turned into

raw materials for producing new products.

(c) Processing of Domestic Hazardous Waste including Sanitary Waste.— The Domestic Hazardous Waste shall be processed through TSDF (Treatment Storage Disposal Facility) authorised by the PPCC, incineration and/or any other suitable method determined by the PPCC/CPCB. Sanitary Waste will be processed at the nearest common biomedical treatment facility and/or incinerators to be setup in Mannadipet Commune Panchayat along with other Bio-medical Waste generated within the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. Only process rejects and inerts from these processing methods shall be transported to Sanitary Landfills for final disposal.

(d) Processing of Non-Recyclable Non-bio-degradable waste.— The Non-Bio-degradable Waste which cannot be recycled in accordance with section 12(b) of these Bye-laws and having calorific 408 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

value exceeding 1,500 kcal./kg. shall be used for Waste to Energy (WtE) processes including Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) for combustible fraction of waste or supply as feedstock to solid waste based power plants or cement kilns. The Non- bio-degradable Waste which cannot be recycled in accordance with section 12(b) of these Bye-laws and having calorific value less than 1,500 kcal./kg. can be treated as per applicable CPCB and/or PPCC guidelines to make it suitable for relevant waste to energy processes.

(e) Processing of Construction and Demolition Waste.— The Construction and Demolition Waste shall be processed in accordance with these Bye-laws and C&D Rules (including separate Bye-laws to be issued by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat) and shall be transported to appropriate processing plants, Landfills and/or other designated locations.

(f) Processing of slaughterhouse waste.— Waste generated from slaughterhouses, poultry and fish markets shall be processed or disposed through Rendering, Composting, Bio-methanation, controlled incineration or deep burial and/or by any other method prescribed by CPCB and/or PPCC, as applicable.

(g) Processing of special streams of waste.— To the extent possible, specific streams of Solid Waste such as leaf litter, cut waste of tender coconuts and sugarcane husk shall be sent for processing to leaf litter processing units, tender coconut waste processing unit and other appropriate processing facilities available, as approved by PPCC and/or CPCB, if, not available then it shall be taken to RRP for final disposal.

(h) Disposal of Residual Waste.— The residual Solid Waste and inerts which cannot be processed in any of methods set in section 12 (a) to (g) above shall be disposed in a Sanitary Landfill in a scientific manner. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall strive to ensure that the residue from different processing facilities shall not exceed 35% of the Solid Waste delivered to the processing facility and shall be further reduced to 30% within the next five years from the effective date of notification of these Bye-laws. The Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall strive towards a goal where only minimal Solid Waste shall be disposed in Sanitary Landfills (Zero landfilling).

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13. Layout and specifications.— The processing facilities and Sanitary Landfills should have weigh bridges/weighing scales to measure and record the amount of waste brought to the units. All rejects, residues and surplus unprocessed waste shall be temporarily stored at a place convenient for delivery to the notified collection system, in closed Receptacles with protective measures against Littering, Public Nuisance, foul odour, etc. The facilities shall have adequate utilities to ensure hygienic conditions, avoidance of nuisance to public or to workers operating the facility, including water and areas for washing, electricity and toilets. All processing facilities shall comply with any additional standards, specifications and guidelines notified by PPCC, CPCB, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or relevant authority or prescribed by any law for the time being in force.

14. Disposal of Solid Waste.— (i) Biomedical Waste, E-waste, hazardous chemicals and industrial waste shall be collected, processed and disposed of in accordance with the relevant rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

(ii) Disposal by burning of any type of Solid Waste at any Premises, roadsides, any private or public property including at vacant sites is strictly prohibited and would attract penalty as per Schedule-X of these Bye-laws.

(iii) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall undertake on its own or through any other Agency, the construction, operation and maintenance of Sanitary Landfill in accordance with standards prescribed under Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and associated infrastructure for disposal of residual waste, i.e., Solid Waste which cannot be processed in accordance with Bye-law 12(a) to (g) and inerts.

(iv) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall also investigate and analyse all old open dumpsites and existing operational dumpsites for their potential of bio-mining and bio-remediation and wheresoever feasible, take necessary actions to bio-mine or bio-remediate these sites as part of its commitment towards legacy waste management as prescribed in Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. In the absence of potential of bio-mining and bio-remediation of dumpsite, it shall be scientifically capped as per landfill capping norms issued by CPCB and/ or PPCC and as prescribed in Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 to prevent further damage to the environment. The bio-remediation or capping of old and abandoned dumpsites shall be carried out by 410 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

Mannadipet Commune Panchayat within three years of notification of these Bye-laws and Grants-in-aid shall be provided by the Government for this purpose.

(v)

CHAPTER–V

WELFARE OF SANITARY WORKERS AND INTEGRATION OF

THE INFORMAL SECTOR

15. Welfare, occupational safety and training of Sanitary

Workers and other personnel.— (1) Welfare measures –

(i) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall ensure compliance of all labour and welfare regulations and schemes applicable to its Street Sweepers or Sanitary Workers and other eligible waste workers working in waste management sector in relation to wages, working hours, holidays, statutory benefits such as Provident fund, Employee's State Insurance and Maternity benefit.

(ii) There shall be regular medical check-ups of the Sanitary Workers and other eligible waste workers working in waste management for occupational diseases and shall include examination of respiratory organs and treatment of skin injuries and other occupational and lifestyle diseases.

(iii) In case of any kind of injury or death during service, the Sanitary Worker shall be eligible for adequate monetary compensation as decided by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. However, in the case of a waste worker working under a service contract, the service provider shall be bound to provide adequate compensation as proposed by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat or as per the Contract/Agreement/ MOU Executed.

(2) Protective equipment and other facilities.— (i) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall ensure that two pairs of uniforms, shoes, hand gloves, masks and other appropriate personal protective equipments are provided every year to all Sanitary Workers including other eligible workers working in waste management.

(ii) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall also provide potable drinking water, toilets, changing rooms and first-aid facilities to all the Sanitary Workers and other eligible workers involved in waste management at the Office of the Sanitary Inspectors.

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(3) Training and capacity building.— Training shall be given by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat through reputed Institutes/ Government Agency/Reputed Agency to educate Sanitary Workers and its other workers involved in handling and management of Solid Waste on various topics such as collecting and transporting of Solid Waste in a segregated manner, processing and disposing the Solid Waste in a manner specified in the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and these Bye-laws and on environment, health and safety standards among others.

16. Integration of informal sector workers.— (1) Issuance of Identity Cards: Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall, either through itself or reputed Non-governmental, Community or Educational/Research Organisations, carry out surveys and drives for identification and issuance of Identity Card to Waste Pickers, so identified. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall maintain records of Waste Pickers operating within its jurisdiction.

(2) Registration of Waste Traders.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall, either through itself or reputed Non-governmental, Community or Educational/Research Organisations, carry out surveys and drives for identification and registration/licensing of Waste Traders. It is mandatory to the waste traders to obtain Trade Licence from Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

(3) Involvement in Solid Waste Management activities.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall make efforts to streamline and formalize Solid Waste Management Systems and endeavour that the Waste Pickers, Waste Traders and other informal sector players in waste management are given priority to upgrade their work conditions and are integrated into the formal system of Solid Waste Management. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall involve organisations of Waste Pickers and/or Waste Traders who fall within the meaning of "Agency/ Service Provider" in the operation of DWCCs and Materials Recovery Facilities depending on the availability and experience of such Waste Pickers and/or Waste Traders and Mannadipet Commune Panchayat's requirements. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall also enable delivery and sale of Non- Bio-degradable Waste (especially Non-Recyclable Non-Bio-degradable Waste) from Waste Pickers at DWCCs and materials recovery facilities. The Waste Generators, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, Agency/Service Providers and other persons involved in Solid Waste Management shall be allowed to sell Recyclable Non-Bio-degradable Waste to the Waste Traders at mutually agreed rates, in a mutually agreed manner.

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(4) Training and capacity building.— Training and capacity building exercises shall be undertaken by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, either through itself and/or reputed Agency/Service Providers to train and educate Waste Pickers, Waste Traders and other informal sector players on various topics such as environment, health and safety standards, requirements of Solid Waste Management Rules and other regulations, authorised processing facilities for Non-Bio-degradable Waste among others.

CHAPTER–VI

LITTERING AND PUBLIC NUISANCE

17. Prohibition of littering and provision of community bins.— (1) Littering in any public, open or vacant property.— No Person shall throw, deposit or cause to be thrown or deposit any solid waste in any public place, including in any type of Water Body (natural or manmade) except in a manner provided for in these Bye-laws, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, or any other applicable Act or Rules or Guidelines framed thereunder.

(2) Litter-throwing from vehicles.— No person, whether a Driver or passenger in a vehicle, shall litter upon any street, road, sidewalk, playground, garden, traffic island or other public place.

(3) Litter from goods vehicles.— No person shall drive or move any truck or other goods vehicle unless such vehicle is so constructed and loaded so as to prevent any load, contents or litter from being blown off or deposited upon any road, sidewalks, traffic island, playground, garden or other public place.

(4) Litter by owner of pet animals.— It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any pet animal to promptly scoop or clean up any litter created by such pet on the street or any public place and take adequate steps for the proper disposal of such waste as Bio-degradable Waste.

(5) Community bins and Waste Receiving Kiosks in public places.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall provide and maintain suitable Community bins/Receptacles on public spaces such as roads (in commercial and high footfall areas), gardens, parks and similar places, through itself or through an Agency/Service Provider where litter can be deposited by the public. Every community bin/receptacle shall be 413

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separate for Bio-degradable Waste and Non-Bio-degradable Waste. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or the Agency/Service Provider shall ensure that the community bins/receptacles are not overflowing or exposed to open environment and prevent their scattering by ragpickers, stray animals or birds, etc. These bins shall be to the extent possible manned and/or remotely monitored through RFID QR enabled tags or other suitable technology to ensure there is no overflow of waste affecting visual cleanliness and public health. Apart from this, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall also provide segregated waste drop off points wherever feasible.

18. Prohibition of Public Nuisance.— (1) No person shall create any Public Nuisance such as spitting, urinating, defecating, feeding animals/birds or allowing their droppings, or any other object or keeping any type of storage in any public place except in such public facilities or conveniences specifically provided for any of these purposes and permitted by concerned authorities. The provisions of these Bye-laws relating to Public Nuisance will be construed and implemented in harmony with the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.

(2) Nuisance Detectors.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall strengthen and incentivize the system of Nuisance Detectors by providing them,-

(i) the power to levy spot fines in accordance with Schedule-X, using fine books or digital handheld equipment;

(ii) suitable uniforms, vehicles, wireless equipment, etc.;

and

(iii) monetary or non-monetary incentives proportionate to

fines levied.

(3) As part of its responsibility to appoint and empower Nuisance Detectors, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall deploy any suitable person/agency as SWM Marshals in every ward and other SWM processing and disposal facilities who shall exercise control on persons creating any public nuisance under these Bye-laws.

(4) To support and act as a liaison between ward related SWM issues and SWM Cell of Head Office, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall also appoint an officer, as a Nodal Officer for SWM called as the SWM Nodal Officer.

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CHAPTER–VII

BULK WASTE GENERATORS

19. Definition of Bulk Waste Generator.— Bulk Waste Generator

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, residential apartments/gated communities/group housing having more than 25 dwelling units, stadia and sports

complexes, with an average waste generation are exceeding 50 kg.,

per day or area exceeding 5,000 sqm. However, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat reserves the right to modify the threshold of waste generation

for being declared as Bulk Waste Generator at any later point of time and also the manner of collection of bulk waste, as notified through an

official order.

20. Identification of Bulk Waste Generator.— (a) Public notice

and verification.— within thirty days of these Bye-laws coming into

force, or thereafter, from time to time Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall issue a public notice in the format specified in Schedule-II informing

the public about the waste generation threshold for being considered and bulk waste generator and the provisions relating to Solid Waste

Management which are applicable to Bulk Waste Generators. In addition,

Mannadipet Commune Panchayat through itself or an Agency/Service Provider, shall carry out field survey as per its own records to identify

individual Bulk Waste Generators and issue notices to them as per the format specified in Schedule-III instructing them to comply with the

applicable provisions of SWM Rules and these Bye-laws.

(b) Self-declaration.— The individual Waste Generator

identified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat under Bye-laws 20 (a)

shall have the option for self declaration as Non-Bulk Waste Generator in accordance with the format specified in Schedule-IV. The Bulk Waste

Generator may also at a later date apply for declassification from such category by submitting the declaration in the Form specified in

Schedule-IV to Mannadipet Municipality.

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(c) Penalties.— If, any self declaration is found untrue, the Occupier of the Premises shall be penalized in accordance with Schedule-X (b) and such amount shall be computed from the date of effect as per notice under Schedule-III till the date of actual payment of penalty by such Bulk Waste Generator.

21. Duties of Bulk Waste Generators and Responsibility of

Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.—

(1) (i) BWG shall allocate suitable space within the site i n proportion to the estimated quantum of Solid Waste that would be generated and has to be stored; and

(ii) set up processing units for onsite processing of Bio-degradable Waste through composting, Bio-methanation and/or any other technology approved by PPCC/CPCB or any other appropriate Government Authority.

(iii) set up sorting and temporary storage space for dry waste and hazardous waste collected before they sent to recyclers/informal waste picker organisations.

2. All Bulk Waste Generators shall ensure segregation of Solid Waste at source within their premises into the following categories namely:-

(i) Bio-degradable Waste, also referred to as Wet Waste,

(ii) Non-bio-degradable Waste, also referred to as Dry

Waste,

(iii) Domestic Hazardous Waste, including Sanitary Waste,

(iv) Bulk Garden and Horticulture Waste; and

(v) Electronic or E-Waste.

and facilitate collection, processing and disposal of segregated Solid Waste in the manner specified in these Bye-laws Schedule-I.

3. All Bulk Waste Generators shall, either,

(i) by their own arrangement, process the Non-bio-degradable Waste in accordance with these Bye-laws and Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016;

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(ii) engage Empanelled Vendors of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for collection, transportation and processing of their Non-bio-degradable Waste on mutually agreed terms; (or)

(iii) handover their Non-Bio-degradable Waste to

Mannadipet Commune Panchayat or its service provider collection vehicle as a part of the Door to Door Collection System on payment of SWM User Charge/ Service Charge as specified in Schedule-VIII (Annexure-II and V)/or through an empanelled vendor by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

4. Depending on availability of space, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall, either through itself or an Agency/Service Provider, set up composting, Bio-methanation or any other suitable facility for processing Bio-degradable Waste in,

(i) fruit and vegetable markets organised/set up by Market Associations (excluding Agricultural Produce Market

Committee) generating 50 kg., or more of Wet Waste per day; and

(ii) any other markets or bazaars notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat from time to time. In the event there is no space to set up a Bio-degradable Waste processing facility in the market premises, the collection

vehicle of such Bulk Waste Generators shall collect the Bio-degradable Waste from these markets at specified times and dates, and take it to the Processing Unit.

5. The markets managed and/or set up by the Agricultural

Produce Market Committee shall,

(i) mandatorily ensure that their Bio-degradable Waste is

processed through composting, Bio-methanation or any other methods approved by the PPCC/CPCB within their respective premises (in situ);

(ii) use fresh Bio-degradable waste as animal feed if, such

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(iii) handover their Non-Bio-degradable Waste to the collection vehicle that will be provided by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat on dates and times notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat on payment of necessary user charges at the rates specified in Schedule-VIII (Annexure-II and V).

6. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall enforce in situ processing of Bulk Horticulture and Garden Waste in parks, gardens and similar appropriate places, as far as possible. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat through itself and/or an Agency/Service Provider, shall set up small scale composting or Bio-methanation plants (i.e., processing less than five tons of Bio-degradable Waste per day) in public parks, playgrounds, recreation grounds, gardens, markets, large vacant lands owned and maintained by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, any other public authority or Governmental Department if, place available.

7. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall facilitate construction, operation and maintenance of solid waste processing facilities and associated infrastructure on its own or through any Agency for optimum utilisation of various components of Solid Waste by adopting suitable technology including the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs from time to time and standards prescribed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests so that the dependency of waste disposal on the Sanitary Landfills can be minimised to the maximum extent possible.

8. The Agency/Service Providers and/or Empanelled Vendors as applicable shall be allowed to dispose of or sell the Recyclable Non-bio-degradable Waste to the Waste Traders or Authorised recycling units which recycle waste in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws and shall be entitled to retain the amounts realised from these sales.

9. The Waste Generators who do not use the services of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat (or the Agency/Service Provider engaged by it), under these Bye-laws shall be required to maintain daily generation of Solid Waste and maintain daily accounts in respect to each waste generator and to submit an annual return on the amount of Solid Waste Generated at its Premises which is collected, processed and disposed in the form specified in Schedule-V. The Service Providers and 418 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

Empanelled/Selected Vendors will also be required to file periodic returns to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat with respect to its operations as per directions issued by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat from time to time.

22. Social Gathering/Events.— No person shall organise an event or gathering of more than fifty persons at any licensed or unlicensed place without intimating Mannadipet Commune Panchayat by submitting an application at least three working days in advance and pay necessary cleanliness deposit in advance as per Schedule-IX(a). Such Person shall ensure segregation of Solid Waste at source and hand over of segregated Solid Waste in the manner specified in these Bye-laws not later than 12 hours after the completion of the event. In case the organizers of such event wishes to avail of the services of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for the cleaning, collection and transport of Solid Waste Generated as a result of that event, they shall apply to the concerned authority at Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and pay the necessary charges in advance as per Schedule-VIII (Annexure-V) fixed for this purpose by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. Any notification issued in this regard by the Commissioner, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall govern the management of waste at such social gatherings and events and shall be binding on the event organisers. In the event of a death the same may be intimated immediately to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and obtain permission remain same and during the funeral procession from home/hospital to burial ground/ cremation yard littering of flowers/any other materials on roads shall not be done. Also littering of reed grass, flowers and any other materials on roads on all type of occasion/functions shall not be done. In the event of any violation in this regard will attract a fine as stipulated in Schedule-X. The Kin who had approached Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for obtaining such permission will be held responsible for payment of fine.

23. Public gatherings and Events in Public Places.— In the event of public gatherings and events in public places for any reason (including for temple festivals, processions, exhibitions, circus, fairs, political rallies, commercial, socio cultural events, protests and demonstrations, etc.,) the organiser shall apply to the concerned authority of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and pay the necessary cleanliness deposit charges in advance as per Schedule-IX (a) fixed for the purpose by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and it shall be the 419

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responsibility of the organiser of such event or gathering to ensure the cleanliness of that area after the event and also that the Solid Waste is segregated, collected and processed in accordance with these Bye-laws not later than 12 hours after the completion of the event. In case, the organisers of such event wishes to avail of the services of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for the cleaning, collection and transport of Solid Waste generated as a result of that event, they shall apply to the concerned authority at Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and pay the necessary charges in advance as per Schedule-VIII (Annexure-V) fixed for this purpose by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

Refundable Cleanliness Deposit.— The organiser of such public gatherings and events shall pay required cleanliness deposit as notified in Schedule-IX (a), with the concerned office for the duration of the event, which shall be refundable on the completion of the event on notifying that the said public place has been restored back to a clean State, and any Solid Waste generated as a result of the event has been segregated, collected and transported to designated sites in accordance with these Bye-laws, to the satisfaction of official/authority concerned. In the event, the public space is not restored back to a clean State within 12 hours of the completion of the event, the cleanliness deposit paid to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall be forfeited and the organiser shall have no claim towards this amount. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may in its discretion may also levy a penalty over and above the forfeited amount as per Schedule-X (c).

CHAPTER–VIII

SERVICE CHARGE FOR MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE

24. Provisions with respect to Solid Waste Management Cess and Service Charge payable to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and Empanelled Vendors.— (1) SWM Service Charge shall also be payable by all Waste Generators including Bulk Waste Generators for provision of services for collection, transportation, processing and disposal of Solid Waste by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or the Agency/ Service Provider/Empanelled Vendors, at the rates as specified in Schedule-VIII (Annexure-I to VI). The SWM Service Charge shall be payable to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for the services provided by it, through itself or an Agency/Service Provider or to Empanelled Vendors as the case may be from whom such services are availed by the Waste Generator. The SWM Service Charge mentioned in Schedule-VIII (Annexure-I to VI) shall stand automatically increased by 420 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

10% every year (rounded off to the nearest multiple of ` 5) with effect from April 1st of each successive year, unless specifically increased to a higher level as per need, at any time during the year. These rates shall be advertised on the website of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or of the Agency/Service Provider.

(2) The rates for the Solid Waste Management services provided by an Empanelled Vendor/Selected Vendor shall be as per the service Charges detailed at Schedule-VIII (Annexure-I to VI).

(3) It is clarified that the Waste Generators who are Bulk Generators who process their Solid Waste in accordance with these Bye-laws, either through themselves (in situ) or an Empanelled Vendor

at Service Charges as detailed at Schedule-VIII (Annexure-V) and paid directly; shall not be required to pay the relevant Service Charge to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

(4) The SWM Service Charge shall be collected in person or through online payment by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/ or any other Person authorised by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

Specific days in a month, preferably in first week of each month, shall be fixed by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, for collection of SWM Service Charge. The SWM Service Charge may also be collected by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat by charging the amount through property tax, licence fees, etc., under provisions of Puducherry Commune Panchayat Act', 1973. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may evolve

additional mechanisms for billing/collection/recovery of SWM Service Charge, from time to time and these shall be notified through general or special order/notification.

(5) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat by itself or through an Agency or Service Provider shall prepare the database of all the Waste Generators for the purpose of levying SWM Service Charge and this

database shall be updated regularly and published on the website of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

(6) A penalty of 2% per month shall be charged if, the Waste Generators fails to pay the Service Charge as Schedule-VIII (Annexure-I - VI) within 3 months of raising the demand for the amount by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

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(7) In case of default of payment of SWM Service Charge for more than 6 (six) months, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat or any other Competent Authority may recover the SWM Service Charge along with the surcharge from the defaulter as arrears of land Revenue under Revenue Recovery Act, 1970. In addition, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or the Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be, shall also have the discretion to stop providing Solid Waste Management services till such SWM Service Charge along with the surcharge amount is paid by the defaulter.

(8) All amounts collected as SWM Service Charge by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat under these Bye-laws shall be transferred to a separate escrow Bank account maintained for funds used for Solid Waste Management. These amounts shall be used towards Mannadipet Commune Panchayat's operation and maintenance costs for providing Solid Waste Management services under these Bye-laws, salaries of personnel, incentives, grants and other uses as may be considered appropriate by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat from time to time.

CHAPTER–IX

NON-COMPLIANCE OF BYE-LAWS, SPOT FINES AND

PENALTIES

25. Spot Fines.— The Nuisance Detectors shall have the power to levy spot fines for violations of Bye-laws 17 (Littering) and Bye-laws 18 (Public Nuisance). However, the amount of such spot fines shall not normally exceed the amount specified in Schedule-X(a). Higher fine may be imposed subsequently by an authority higher to the Authority levying the fine by an order with proper justification.

26. Penalties.— (1) Whoever, contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules and/or these Bye-laws shall on conviction be punished with a fine as specified in Schedule-X (a-d). In case of second contravention or non-compliance, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall have the power to levy a fine which could be up to twice of the amount specified against the offence in Schedule-X (a-d). In case of third contravention or non-compliance, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall have the power to levy a fine which could be up to thrice of the amount specified against the offence in Schedule-X (a-d). Thereafter, in case of fourth contravention, 422 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall have the power to suspend/cancel Trade Licence or take any other appropriate legal action against the offender, including filing of criminal cases, sealing of premises, etc.

(2) The fine or penalty mentioned in Schedule-X (a-d) shall be increased upward by 10%. In addition, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, may at any time alter/amend/increase/vary any of the entries as mentioned in Schedule-X (a-d) of these Bye-laws in order to modify the penalties every 3 year automatically from the date of implementation of these Bye-laws.

(3) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall take appropriate Departmental action against the employees of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, if any, of them mix segregated Solid Waste at any point of collection or transportation, fail to pick up Solid Waste during the specified time-slots, or otherwise, or violate any of the provisions of these Bye-laws and the SWM Rules, 2016, Such Departmental action shall include penalties as per Schedule-X (a-d), initiation of disciplinary action, deductions from salaries or withholding of salaries itself.

In the event an Agency/Service Provider or Empanelled/ Selected Vendor contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the SWM Rules, and/or these Bye-laws, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall have the power to take any one or more of the following actions:

(i) levy a fine which may extend up to ` 25,000 (Rupees twenty five thousand only) for the first offence and for a second or subsequent offence with fine which may extend up to twice the penalty amount for the first offence;

(ii) termination of contract or arrangement with Mannadipet Commune Panchayat for C&D Waste Management/Bulk Waste Management/Solid Waste Management, cancellation of Empanelment Certificate or any other authority granted by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat; and/or

(iii) suspension or revocation of any licence to operate any Solid Waste collection, transportation or processing facility under these Bye-laws, Solid Waste Management Rules and/or applicable regulations in Mannadipet Commune Panchayat jurisdiction for atleast five years.

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(4) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat is at liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings under any other law in addition to any action under these Bye-laws and under suitable clauses of Puducherry Commune Panchayats Act, 1973 as the case may be such as the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for violation of any provisions thereunder.

(5) All amounts collected as spot fines and penalties by and on behalf of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat under these Bye-laws shall be transferred to a separate escrow Bank Account maintained for collection of service charges/user charges for Solid Waste Management. These funds shall be used towards Mannadipet Commune Panchayat's operation and maintenance costs for providing Solid Waste Management services under these Bye-laws, salaries of personnel, incentives, grants and other uses as may be considered appropriate by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat from time to time.

CHAPTER–X

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF

MANNADIPET COMMUNE PANCHAYAT

29. Other Responsibilities and Duties of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.— In addition to the responsibilities and duties specified in other Chapters of these Bye-laws, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall also have the following additional duties, namely:

(i) Ward Micro Plan.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall create a Solid Waste Management micro plan for every Ward after discussions with relevant stakeholders and ensure its implementation. The Ward Micro Plan for Solid Waste Management shall contain the collection times for different categoriesof Solid Waste, details of the collection vehicles and points, detailed map of the Ward, roads/streets for street sweeping and optimal route map for collection and transportation of waste, manpower and other information required for effective implementation of the Solid Waste Management as may be considered appropriate by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat. This Ward Micro Plan shall be made available to public to access.

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(ii) Regular checks and review of Ward Micro plan.— The officers authorised by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall conduct regular checks in various parts of the Wards and other places of collection, transportation, processing and disposal of Solid Waste within its territorial limits to supervise compliance of various provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules and these Bye-laws. In addition, Authorised Officers by the Commune Panchayat/Government shall monitor and review the implementation of the Ward Micro Plan and prepare Ward action taken report on a monthly basis for onward submission to the Commissioner of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, as the case may be. Any Authorised Officer of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall have right to enter, inspect at all reasonable times, with such assistance as he considers necessary, any place for the purpose of (i) performing any of the functions entrusted to him by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat under these Bye-laws, or (ii) determine compliance of the provisions of these Bye-laws. Police authorities shall render necessary assistance immediately upon request by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat is writing.

(iii) Review of the Empanelled Vendors and Agency/Service Providers.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall regularly review the facilities and operations of the Empanelled Vendors and Agency/Service Providers to ensure that they are in compliance with the empanelment conditions (if applicable), provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules and these Bye-laws. In the event of any non-compliance, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat can take action against the defaulting Empanelled Vendors and Agency/Service Providers including notice of remedial action, cancellation of the Empanelment Certificate or contract for services, imposition of fines and penalties as specified in this Bye-laws.

(iv) Publicity and citizen information services.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall publicise the provisions of the Bye-laws through the print and electronic media, signs, advertisement, leaflets publishing in Mannadipet Commune Panchayat website and through any other appropriate means,so that all citizens are made aware about the duties of citizens and Mannadipet Commune Panchayat in relation to segregation, recycling, littering, nuisance, penalties and fines. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall provide information about composting, bio-gas generation, recycling and decentralised processing of waste at community level by conducting training classes, seminars, workshops.

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(v) Nodal Officers.— The Commissioner of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall designate Nodal Officer under him control for each constituency who shall be responsible for-

(a) implementing the responsibilities of Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat specified under these Bye-laws,

(b) address grievances of the Waste Generators and suggestions for improvements in the implementation of the Bye-laws,

(c) levy fines and penalties, and

(d) other functions as may be deemed appropriate by

Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, from time to time.

(vi) Transparency and public accessibility.— To ensure greater transparency and public accessibility, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall provide the following information, data and reports in relation to the activities under the Bye-laws on its website or through suitable information and any other Communication Technologies. This information shall also be available in the offices of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat during its working hours such as-

(a) Name and contacts of the Nodal Officers who shall be responsible for implementing the obligatory responsibilities of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat specified under these Bye-laws;

(b) Monthly data about the quantity of each category of Solid Waste going to the different waste processing sites and Sanitary Landfills.

(c) Statistics of complaints and actions taken by Mannadipet

Commune Panchayat to address the complaints;

(d) Details of Solid Waste Management Service Charge/User Charges, penalties and spot fines collected by and on behalf of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat in monthly basis;

(e) Details and reports of Solid Waste Management vehicles movement tracked through GPS and Smart Data Centre set up for this purpose; and

(f) Reports and status of compliance of various provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules and these Bye-laws including results of regular and surprise checks by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

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(vii) Extended Producer Responsibility.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall monitor and ensure compliance of the extended producer responsibility of manufacturers and producers under the Solid Waste Management Rules and the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall engage with the State Government for ensuring that the funds available under EPR for specific streams of waste are made available towards the cost for collection, transportation, processing and disposal of wastes produced by them.

(viii) Regular cleaning and Street Sweeping.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall within its territorial area, be responsible for cleaning of all public places, streets, roads, markets, parks, gardens, etc., and ensuring regular system of Street Sweeping through and/or using mechanical sweeper machines, if necessary. The frequency of Street Sweeping, location of community bins and related activities shall be determined by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat having regard to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, density of population, extent of commercial activity, equipment used, labour welfare/safety and local situation in any public street or public areas as per the normative standards stipulated by the Government. The Solid Waste collected from these Street Sweepings shall be segregated if, required and Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall provide for transportation of-

(i) bio-degradable waste to a c onvenient Bio-degradable

processing facility;

(ii) non-bio-degradable waste to DWCC and materials

recovery facility; and

(iii) silt, dust, drain silt and other inert waste to the sanitary landfill and/or any other processing facility as may be notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat from time to time.

(ix) Creating Incentives.— (a) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may consider creating systems for incentives for adoption of decentralised processing of Bio-degradable Waste such as Bio-methanation and composting such as awarding and recognizing the Waste Generator by giving Certificates and publishing their names on Mannadipet Commune Panchayat's website.

(b) Zero-waste neighbourhoods, Apartment Complexes and Commercial Buildings shall be adequately encouraged by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be.

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(c) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall also devise a system to encourage its Solid Waste Management Officials who work towards achieving total segregation of waste, in situ processing of waste, and creation of more zero waste neighbourhoods.

(x) Chemical fertilizers.— (a) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall phase out the use of Chemical fertilizers and use compost in all parks, gardens maintained by it and wherever possible in other places under its jurisdiction.

(b) Preference shall be given to use compost produced at the small scale composting plants set up at Public Parks, Playgrounds, Recreation Grounds and Gardens by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat and/or the Agency/Service Provider or that obtained from home/in situ composting done by public.

(xi) Occupational safety.— (a) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall ensure occupational safety of its own staff. Staff of the Agency involved in Solid Waste Management activities may be provided appropriate and adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) by the Agency.

(b) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall also ensure that the operator of various waste processing facilities provide Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) including uniform, fluorescent jacket, hand gloves, raincoats, appropriate footwear and masks to all workers handling Solid Waste and these are used by the workforce. In case of an accident at any processing and/or disposal facilities, the operator or person-in-charge of such facility shall report to the Police and Mannadipet Commune Panchayat in the format specified in the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. The Head of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall review the Form, conduct an enquiry if necessary, and issue appropriate instruction to the operator or person-in-charge of the facility with respect to compensation, medical expenses, rectification of the process or machinery that caused the accident among others, as per prevailing laws.

(xii) Grievance redressal.— (a) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall strengthen its public grievance redressal system(s) including Swachtatha App making it accessible 24x7 for registering 428 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

complaints regarding non-collection of Solid Waste, littering of waste, violations of these Bye-laws among others. These systems could be mobile applications, complaint centre, call centre, e-mail, social media forums like WhatsApp/Twitter, and/or any other mechanism which Mannadipet Commune Panchayat may consider appropriate keeping in mind the population and quantity of Solid Waste generated. Hence,the grievance may be submitted to the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat/ Service Provider through telephone, e-mail, post, on the mobile application and/or in person by any citizen within the Territorial limits of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

(b) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall ensure that each Solid Waste Management grievance is redressed and informed to the citizen in a timely and efficient manner.

(xiii) Training and public awareness.— (a) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat by its staff or other agency or service provider or reputed agency shall ensure to create awareness to informal waste pickers to collect the waste in segregated form and to transport as per Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and procedure laid down in these Bye-laws.

(b) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat by itself or through experts in the field undertake awareness and outreach programmes about management of Solid Waste, responsibility of each stakeholder under the Solid Waste Management Rules and these Bye-laws, reduction and minimising of Solid Waste and grievance redressal mechanisms under the Bye-laws.

(c) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall prepare and publish lists of composting experts, licensed scrap dealers, dealers of recyclables, container/bin manufacturers, agencies with expertise in recycling, etc., who are registered by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat on its website so as to facilitate and support the citizens in processing their Solid Waste.

(d) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, shall, carry out awareness activities to achieve stream-wise segregation, waste reduction through in situ composting and better management of Solid Waste Management through training of workers in the wards through the Link workers in the wards.

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(xiv) Conversion of all Government Offices and Schools within

Mannadipet Commune Panchayat jurisdiction into zero waste

campuses and homecomposting of waste by offices.— (a) Mannadipet

Commune Panchayat shall make efforts to ensure that all Government

Offices (Central, State and Local Government) practice in situ processing

of Solid Waste thereby transforming them into Zero Waste Campuses

and become a model for others.

(b) As far as possible all Government Officials residing

within the Territorial jurisdiction of Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat shall be expected to compost their wet waste within

their premises, thereby serving as an example for other residents

to follow.

(xv) Funds for Solid Waste Management.— The Government

shall make adequate provision of funds for capital investments as well

as operation and maintenance of Solid Waste Management services in

the annual budget. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall prepare an

Annual Action Plan seeking budgetary permission from Government and

submit it well in advance to meet the objectives towards Solid Waste

Management Rules and Bye-laws.

(xvi) Reduction of waste.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat

shall make efforts to minimize and reduce the generation of Solid Waste

by discouraging the production, sale and consumption of products

containing unnecessary packaging material, disposable products through

awareness programs and provision of incentives. The 3 Rs of Reduce,

Reuse and Recycle would be the guiding principle in waste handling

and processing.

(xvii) Management of Legacy Waste.— Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat, shall investigate and analyse all open dumpsites to

undertake management of Legacy Waste in old dumpsites and landfills

through appropriate measures such as bio-mining and bio- remediation

as per the guidelines for Disposal of Legacy Waste issued by CPCB in

accordance with Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The site

containing legacy waste shall be capped as per the landfill capping norms

to prevent further damage to the environment in the absence of the

potential of bio-mining and bio-remediation options.

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(xviii) Enforcement of Plastic Ban.— (a) The penalty will be levied for violation of the provisions of Bye-Laws For Plastic Waste Management (Amendement), 2021, Notified in the Extraordinary Official Gazette Part-II, No. 18, dated 18-04-2022.

(b) Strict action will also be taken to close and seal the premises/suspend or even cancel the Trade Licence of those shops and establishments who continue using banned plastic even after two repeated warnings within a month and levy of penalty for the same.

(c) The fines and penalties shall also be applicable on customers and general public who use single use plastics as banned in Bye-laws for Bye-Laws For Plastic Waste Management (Amendement), 2021, Notified in the Extraordinary Official Gazette Part-II, No. 18, dated 18-04-2022.

(d) Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall have a right to conduct raids, seize banned plastic manufactured/stocked/ being transported/sold. Also Mannadipet Commune Panchayat is empowered to seal the premises/vehicles of such single use plastic manufacturing units/commercial establishment/godowns and levy penalties in accordance with Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021.

(e) All the seized banned plastics shall be shredded and stored at any of the designated facilities of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat before they are utilized for permissible uses such as laying of roads, co-processing, RDF feedstock, etc., No seized banned plastics shall be returned to its owner.

(xix) Prohibition of Employment of as Manual Scavengers and Rehabilitation Act -2013.— The provisions under the said law has to be strictly followed by authorities of Commune Panchayat and violators to be booked by filing FIR in Police Station at the place of occurrence.

CHAPTER–XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

30. Coordination with Government Bodies.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat shall co-ordinate with other Government Agencies and Authorities, to ensure compliance of these Bye-laws within areas under the jurisdiction or control of such Bodies and all such Government Agencies and authorities shall render necessary assistance without fail.

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31. Review of implementation.— Mannadipet Commune Panchayat will review the effective implementation of these Bye-laws and whether any amendments or updating is required, atleast with in every three year or earlier if, felt necessary, and take appropriate steps to ensure course correction such as evaluation of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat's achievements against its targets.

32. The guidelines issued by the Ministry from time to time and the details envisaged in such guidelines shall be applied in this Bye-law also.

SCHEDULE–I

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–II)

ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF BIO-DEGRADABLE WASTE,

RECYCLABLE NON-BIO-DEGRADABLE WASTE,

DOMESTIC HAZARDOUS WASTE BIO-MEDICAL

WASTE AND BULKY WASTE

PART–A

Illustrative list of Bio-degradable Waste

(i) Kitchen waste including tea leaves, egg shells, fruit and

vegetable peels, leftover and/or stale food.

(ii) Organic market waste such as fruit and vegetable peels, rotten

and/or spoilt vegetables and fruits.

(iii) Meat and bones

(iv) Garden and leaf litter, including flowers

(v) Coconut shells

(vi) Wood/leaf ashes

PART–B

Illustrative list of Recyclable Non-Bio-degradable Waste*

(listed items/articles)

(i) Newspapers

(ii) Paper, books and magazines

(iii) Glass 432 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(iv) Metal objects and wire

(v) Plastic

(vi) Aluminium cans

(vii) Rexene

(viii) Rubber

(ix) Wood/furniture

(x) Packaging

(xi) Fabrics

(xii) Styrofoam

(xiii) Thermocol

* The above are sample lists and will be customized (i.e., items to be added or removed) by each Mannadipet Commune Panchayat based on the identified processing and recycling destinations for each item.

PART–C

Illustrative list of Hazardous Waste

(i) Aerosol cans

(ii) Batteries

(iii) Bleaches and household kitchen and drain cleaning Agent

(iv) Car batteries, oil filters and car care products and consumables

(v) Oils, chemicals and solvents and their empty containers

(vi) Cosmetic items, chemical-based insecticides and their empty

containers.

(vii) Medicines including expired medicines

(viii) Paints, oils, lubricants, glues, thinners and their empty containers

(ix) Pesticides and herbicides and their empty containers

(x) Photographic chemicals

(xi) Soft foam packaging from new equipment

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PART–D

Illustrative list of Bio-medical Waste

[Refer Bye-law 3.8 (iii)]

(For a complete list, please refer to Schedule-I of

Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2016)

(i) Items contaminated with blood, body fluids like dressings,

plaster casts, cotton swabs and bags containing residual or

discarded blood and blood components.

(ii) Expired or discarded medicines such as pharmaceutical waste

like antibiotics, cytotoxic drugs including all items contaminated

with cytotoxic drugs along with glass or plastic ampoules, vials,

etc.

(iii) Discarded linen, mattresses, beddings contaminated with blood

or body fluid.

(iv) tubing, bottles, intravenous tubes and sets, catheters, urine

bags, needles, scalpels, blades, syringes (without needles and

fixed needle syringes) and vacationers with their needles cut

and gloves.

PART–E

Illustrative list of Bulky Waste

(Refer Bye-law 3.12)

(i) Furniture and Furnishings such as wardrobes, tables, chairs,

shoeracks, computer tables, beds, cots, chair, dining tables,

sofas, etc.

(ii) Kitchen utensils

(iii) Mattresses

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SCHEDULE–II

(See Bye-Law CHAPTER VII)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFYING BULK WASTE GENERATOR

Whereas, the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016 notified by the Government on April 08, 2016 mandate the Bulk Waste Generators of Solid Waste and specified new constructions to carry out certain waste management functions by themselves, the Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, notwithstanding any other rule/provision, hereby directs all Bulk Waste Generators of Solid Waste defined as (i) generating 50 kg., or more of Solid Waste (from all waste streams) per day or (ii) gated communities, Central Government Departments or Undertakings, State Government Departments or Undertakings, Local Bodies, Public Sector Undertakings or Private Companies, Hospital, Nursing Homes, Schools, Colleges, Universities, Other Educational Institutions, Hostels, Hotels, Commercial Establishments, Theaters, Markets, Places of Worship, Stadia and Sports Complexes, etc., with an area of 5000 sqm. or more or generating more than 50 kgs., or more of Solid Waste, to implement the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and the Bye-laws thereof notified by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat not later than 60 days (by date .......................) from the date of this notice, including segregation of Solid Waste into 5 (five) categories/streams (Bio-degradable, Non-Bio-degradable, Domestic Hazardous Waste including sanitary waste, Bulk Garden and Horticulture waste and Electronic or E-Waste) at source and in-premises processing and treatment of Bio-degradable Waste. Detailed instructions are available in the Bye-laws.

All RWAs, Market Association Members, Hotels and Restaurants etc., will be classified as Bulk Generators as defined unless they submit within the notice period, a self-declaration of generating less than 50 kgs. of waste from their premises or 5,000 sq.m. or more than 25 dwelling units. Such self-declaration will be subject to verification and applicable penal costs (up to ` .......................) if, found untrue. Such self-declarations shall be submitted to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat within 20 days (by date .......................) of this notice for enabling verification. Self-declarations sent/submitted after the due date will be summarily rejected.

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Any violation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and/or these Bye-laws for Bulk Waste Generators after 60 days of this notice (after date ........................... ) will attract applicable penal charges/fines (up to ` .......................) as stated in the Bye-laws of Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

COMMISSIONER.

Place :

SCHEDULE–III

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–VII)

INDIVIDUAL NOTICE FORMAT FOR BULK WASTE

GENERATORS

No.

Date :

To :

Sir/Madam/

Messers,

Subject : OM – BWG – Categorization as Bulk Waste Generator.

Considering the waste generated due to activities/business carried out in your premises and/or area occupied by you, the Competent Authority, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat has designated you as Bulk Waste Generator. Accordingly, you are hereby directed to comply with the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Bye-laws and implement segregation of waste at source, segregated storage within premises and processing and treatment of Bio-degradable Waste within premises or processing tied-up with an Empaneled vendor or a Vendor selected by you.

In case, if, you claim that you are not to be a Bulk Waste Generator,you are required to submit a self-declaration to that effect within 20 days otherwise it will be deemed that you have no objection to be classified as a Bulk Waste Generator.

The self-declaration pro forma is attached herewith (also available in http://oulmun.in/) which should be filled up and submitted to Mannadipet Commune Panchayat's Designated Officers and acknowledgment obtained, which will serve as "Certificate of Non-Bulk Waste Generator" till a verification certificate is issued. In case, your self-declaration is found untrue, the same will be cancelled and penalties in accordance with the Bye-laws will be levied.

COMMISSIONER, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

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SCHEDULE–IV

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–VII)

SELF-DECLARATION FORMAT

(for Non-Bulk Waste Generator)

Date :

I/We/M/s. ....................... located at premises ..................... (address)

......................................................................................... , (phone)

.............................................. (mobile) ...................................... , (e-mail)

............................................... and holder of .................................... .

Urban Local Body Occupancy Certificate/Property Tax Assessment

No. ...................... or Trade Licence No. ......................................... .

I/We/M/s. ....................................................... hereby self-declare

that the total daily Solid Waste generated from our premises is less than

50 kgs., hence, not a Bulk Waste Generator.

I/We/M/s. .............................................................. understand that

the ................................. Mannadipet Commune Panchayat is free to enter

the premises to check and verify the quantity of Solid Waste generated

in the premises. During any such verification, if 50 kg. or more Solid

Waste is found generated, 5,000 sq.m./25 dwelling units this

self-declaration becomes void and I/We/M/s. can be categorized as Bulk

Waste Generator and Mannadipet Commune Panchayat can impose penal

charges as applicable from the date of effect for Bulk Waste Generator's

responsibilities as per public notice.

(Authorized signatory)

For the Premises Occupier/Owner

To :

The Commissioner,

Mannadipet Commune Panchayat.

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SCHEDULE–V

FORM OF ANNUAL RETURN BY A WASTE GENERATOR

WHO DOES NOT USE THE SERVICES OF MANNADIPET

COMMUNE PANCHAYAT AND/OR ITS AGENCY/

SERVICE PROVIDER

Sl. Heading Details No. No.

(1)

(2)

(3)

1. Name and address of the Waste Generator-

Phone Number :

E-mail Address :

2. Type of Waste Generator-Domestic

household

Commercial shop or establishment

Educational Institutions, School, College and Research Institutes, Government Offices, Courts and other Premises occupied by the Local, State or Central.

3. Total quantity of Solid Waste Generated -

Quantity of Solid Waste generated per year per capita waste generated per year.

Percentage of households/segregating the waste at source.

4. Name and address of the Empaneled/

Selected Vendor, if any.

5. Whether Bio-degradable Waste is

processed Yes/No on site or through Empaneled/Selected Vendor.

6. Quantity of the Bio-degradable Waste

collected per year.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

7. Details of technologies adopted for processing-

Composting Quantity Bio-

degradable Waste processed per Year. Quantity of produced per year.

Quantity of residual waste generated per year.

Bio-methanation Quantity Bio-

degradable Waste processed per year.

Quantity of bio-gas produced per year.

Quantity of residual waste generated per year.

8. Quantity of the Non-bio-degradable

collected per year.

9. Quantity of the Domestic Hazardous

Waste collected per year.

SCHEDULE–VI

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–III)

REQUISITION FOR STORING OF CONSTRUCTION AND

DEMOLITION WASTE

From :

Date :

< Name of the Construction and Demolition Waste Generator> < Address of the Construction and Demolition Waste Generator> < Contact No.>

To :

The Commissioner, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, Puducherry.

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Sir,

Sub. : Permission for storing of Construction and Demolition

Waste – Reg.

* * * *

I hereby request to permit to store Construction and Demolition waste generated from my premises/in place allotted by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat at ........................ from ......................... to ..........................

The approximate quantity will be around tonne/m3.

(The days can't exceed two calendar days at any cost).

Place : Yours faithfully,

(Name and Signature of the applicant).

Permission by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat

The request is granted to store Construction and Demolition Waste in the premises of the applicant/(place allotted by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat)

from ......................................................... to ................................................

Failure to comply with this permission will effect time as given in the Schedule X(d). Every two days the stored Construction and Demolition Waste shall be transported to the Construction and Demolition waste yard without fail.

COMMISSIONER.

Place : Date :

SCHEDULE–VII

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–III)

FORM FOR TRANSPORTING OF CONSTRUCTION AND

DEMOLITION WASTE

Date :

< Name of the Construction and Demolition Waste Generator> < Address of the Construction and Demolition Waste Generator> < Contact No.> 440 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

To :

The Commissioner, Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, Puducherry.

Sir,

Sub. : Permission for transporting of Construction and Demolition

Waste - Reg.

* * * *

I hereby request you to take steps to transport the Construction

and Demolition waste generated and stored in my premises/place allotted by Mannadipet Commune Panchayat at ......................................... to the

Construction and Demolition yard notified by the Mannadipet Commune

Panchayat. The approximate quantity is around tonne/m3.

Yours faithfully,

(Name and Signature of the applicant).

SCHEDULE–VIII

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–VIII)

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE CHARGE/

USER CHARGE/LICENCE FEE ANNEXURE

Sl. Category of Waste and Rate of Period

No. Waste Generator Collection

Charges

(1)

(2)

(3) (4)

1. Residential houses/buildings with plinth area Nil

up to 1,000 Sq.ft.

2. Residential houses/buildings with plinth area 50 Per

of more than 1,000 sq.ft. but, up to 2,000 Sq.ft. Month

3. Residential houses/buildings with plinth area 100

of more than 2,000 Sq.ft.

ANNEXURE–II

COLLECTION CHARGES

P A R T –

I I ]

Sl. Category Charges Plinth area Plinth area Plinth area Plinth area Plinth area Plinth area

No. per below from 151- from 501 sqft. from 1 from 3001 sqft. over

150 sqft. 500 sqft. 1500 sqft. 501 sqft. 5000 sqft. 5001 sqft.

3000 sqft.

Non A C Non A C Non A C Non A C Non A C Non A C L A

A C A C A C A C A C

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)

G A Z E T T E

1. Agriculture Month 20 – – – – – – – – – – –

waste/

D E

L

Horticulture

'

waste/garden

waste/

E T A T

nurseries

2. Bunk and Month 30 – – – – – – – – – – –

p e t t y

3. Sales of Month 100 – – – – – – – – – – –

mattresses

and sofa

shop

4 4 1 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)

4 4 2

4. Animal wastes Day 100 – – – – – – – – – – –

like dung, etc., littered over roads/lanes/ street/public places

L A

5. Poultries/ Month 300 – – – – – – – – – – –

stables/pigsty/ cowshed

6. Exhibition/fair Day 500 – – – – – – – – – – –

G A Z E T T E

7. Organizing Day 1,000 – – – – – – – – – – –

D E

L

'

E T A T

public meets on roads/ streets/lanes and other public places

8. Doctor's Month 500 750 – – – – – – – – – –

consultation room

9. Tailoring Month 30 40 100 150 250 325 500 650 – – – –

ship/unit (Upto (Upto (3 to (3 to (6 to 6-10 (Above ((Above

[

P A R T –

1 2 5 5 10 mach 10 10 mach mach mach mach mach ines) mach mach ine) ines) ines) ines) ines) ines) ines)

I I 10. Toddy/Arrack Month – – 500 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 – – – –

shop

P A R T –

11. Liquor shop/ Month – – 500 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 – – – –

I I ]

Bar

12. Old paper/ Month 100 – – – – – – – – – – –

unserviceable articles/scrap store

13. Small and Month – – 250 – 500 – – – – – – –

L A

cottage industries workshop

G A Z E T T E

14. Condiments Month 90 – 180 – 270 – – – – – – –

shop

D E

L

'

15. Tea/coffee/ Month 100 150 150 200 200 300 – – – – – –

E T A T

sweet/jucie stalls/bakery shop/milk parlor

16. Medical shop Month 100 150 200 300 350 400 – – – – – –

17. Hair cutting Month 100 150 150 200 500 700 – – – – – –

saloon/beauty (upto (upto (4 to (4 to (more (more parlor 3 3 5 5 than than

seats) seats) seats) seats) 5 5

seats) seats)

4 4 3 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)

4 4 4

18. Ironing shop/ Month 50 75 100 150 200 250 300 500 – – – –

collection

centres

19. Washing Month 100 – 200 – 300 – – – – – – –

and dry

L A

cleaning

20. Fancy/gift/ Month 100 150 200 250 300 350 – – – – – –

stationery/

G A Z E T T E

book store

D E

21. Mutton/fish/ Month 120 150 220 250 450 600 – – – – – –

L

'

meat/chicken/

dry fish/

E T A T

egg stall

(including

shop keepers/

vendors in

public/private)

22. Automobiles/ Month – – – – – – 300 – 500 – – –

water service

[

stations.

23. Plantain leaf Month 30 – 60 – 90 – 180 – – – – –

P A R T –

vendors

I I 24. Beetel leaf Month 30 – 60 – – – – – – – – –

vendors

P A R T –

I I ]

25. Two wheeler Month 30 – 60 – 100 – – – – – – –

workshop

26. Four wheeler Month 100 – 200 – 300 – – – – – – –

workshop

27. Two wheeler Month 1,000 – – – – – – – – – 500 1,000

L A

showroom

28. Four wheeler Month 500 750 – – – – – – – – 1,000 3,000

showroom

G A Z E T T E

29. Hardware Month 100 150 200 250 300 450 500 650 – – – –

shop

D E

L

'

30. Automobile Month 100 150 200 250 300 450 500 650 – – – –

spares and

E T A T

accessories

31. Vegetable/ Month 100 150 150 200 300 350 450 600 – – – –

flower/fruit

stall

(including

shops and

vendors in

public)

4 4 5 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)

4 4 6

32. Grocery/edible Month 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 – – – –

oil/all types of grain shops

33. Plastic good Month 100 150 200 250 300 350 450 600 – – – –

shops

L A

34. Petrol bunk Month – – – – – – – – 1,500 – 3,000 –

35. Industries/ Month – – – – – – 500 – 1,000 – 2,000 –

G A Z E T T E

factories/ workshop/ foundries

D E

L

'

36. Lodges/ Month – – – – 200 250 300 350 400 500 550 650

E T A T

guest houses/ Hostels (without food services)

37. Lodges/ Month – – – – 300 350 400 450 500 550 650 750

[

guest houses/ Hostels (with food services)

38. Restaurant/ Month 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 500 500 650 700 900

P A R T –

mess

I I 39. Starred hotels Month – – – – – 2,000 _ 3,000 – 4,000 – 5,000

(2 (3 (4 (5

P A R T –

starred) starred) starred) starred) I I ]

40. Super market/ Month – – – – – 500 – 1,000 – 2,000 – 4,000

Departmental

store/Multiple

shops

41. Footwear Month 30 50 100 150 200 300 – 500 – 750 – 1,000

L A

shop (sale

and repair)

42. Textile shop/ Month 100 150 200 300 400 600 – 1,000 – 2,000 – 3,000

garment shop

G A Z E T T E

43. Clinical lab/ Month 200 300 400 600 800 1,000 – 1,500 – 2,000 – 3,000 D E

clinic or

L

'

dispensary

without any

E T A T

beds

44. Clinical lab/ Month – – – – 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,000 3,000 3,500 3,000

clinic or

dispensary

with a limit

of 50 beds

(treated waste

only)

4 4 7 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)

4 4 8

45. Clinical lab/ Month – – – – 1,500 2,000 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

clinic or dispensary with more than 50 beds

L A

46. Commercial, Month – – – – 250 300 300 350 350 400 400 500

G A Z E T T E

D E

Government Offices, Insurance and other similar public/ Private Offices

L

'

47. Play/Primary/ Month

500

E T A T

Middle Schools

48. High/Higher Month

1,000

Secondary School, ITI, Polytechnic

49. Medical/ Month

5,000

[

P A R T –

Engineering/ Arts and Science and other Colleges

I I 50. Godown/ Month – – – – 250 500 500 750 750 900 – –

Warehouse/

P A R T –

Cold Storage

I I ]

51. Marriage/ Month 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,000 4,000 4,000 5,000

community/

(upto (upto (101 (101 (201 (201 (301 (301 (more (more

Festive halls 100) 100) t o t o t o to t o t o than than

as per dining

200) 200) 300) 300) 400) 400) 400) 400)

seating

capacity

L A

52. Shops dealing Month 100 150 150 200 200 250 350 450 600 750 – –

with electric

and electronic

G A Z E T T E

devices/home

appliances

D E

L

'

53. Jewellery Month 100 150 150 250 500 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 – –

shop

E T A T

54. Furniture Month 100 150 150 250 500 1,000 1,000 1,500 1,500 2,000 – –

mart/wood

working unit

55. Anyshop/ Day 50 – – – – – – – – – – –

waste

generator

not covered

in the list

4 4 9 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15)

4 5 0

56. Firewood/ Month 90 – – – – – – – – – – –

Charcoal sales

57. Aquarium Month 90 120 150 180 – – – – – – – –

58. Printing Month 100 – 200 – 300 – 500 – – – – –

L A

press

59. Type writing Month 100 130 150 180 200 250 – – – – – –

G A Z E T T E

D E

institute/ Computer Training centre

L

'

60. Sale of rexin Month 100 130 150 180 200 250 – – – – – –

E T A T

and leather articles

61. Sale of sports Month 100 130 150 180 200 250 – – – – – –

goods/clothes

62. Sale of Month 100 130 150 180 200 250 – – – – – –

watches

63. Sale of mirror/ Month 100 130 150 180 200 250 – – – – – –

[

frame works

64. Toy and Month 150 200 250 300 400 500 – – – – – –

P A R T –

baby needs

I I 65. Sale of Month 100 130 150 180 200 250 – – – – – –

stainless steel

P A R T –

copper

I I ]

utensils

66. Xerox/ Month 100 130 150 180 200 250 – – – – – –

Lamination/

Binding

shop

L A

67. Running Month 100 130 150 180 200 250 – – – – – –

photo and

video

studio

G A Z E T T E

68. Sale of Month 100 – 150 – 300 – 400 – – – – –

D E

L

optical

'

69. Pawn Mo n t h 100 150 150 200 250 300 300 450 – – – –

E T A T

broker

70. Marbles/ Month – – – – 500 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 3,000 – –

granites

sales

71. Tiles and Month – – – – 500 1,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 3,000 – –

sanitary

wares

4 5 1 452 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

ANNEXURE–IV

Sl. Category of Waste and Rate of Period No. Waste Generator Collection

Charges

(1)

(2)

(3) (4)

`

1 Street Vendors using mobile cart or 30 Per

without mobile cart. Month

2 Street Vendors like Tender Coconut, 100 Per Sugarcane juice, sweet palm fruit 200 Day sellers.

(for more than 50 kg.)

3 Obtaining licence from Commune 100/ Per

Panchayat for rearing of Pet animals/ Animal Annum Cattles.

4 Desludging of Septic tanks 3,800 per Trip

(one Trip 8,000 litres)

5 Licence for Desludging Vehicles to 1,000 Per

Consent to operator. Annum

6 Inspection Charges for issuing

Sanitation Certificates.

(i) Schools/Colleges/Institutions 5,000

(ii) Non-Star Hotels 5,000

Per Annum

(iii) Star Hotels 10,000

7 Bulky Waste from all non-bulk waste 5

generators like Residential, Commercial per kg. and non-commercial activities.

8 Bulk Waste from bulk waste generators 10

including Residential, Commercial, per kg. Industrial, Hotels, Kalyanamandabam and Health Care Establishments.

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PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

ANNEXURE–V

PAYABLE BY BULK WASTE GENERATORS

For Bulk Waste Generators who do not process their own Solid Waste onsite or have not engaged an Empanelled Vendor for Solid Waste management services, the Solid Waste management Service Charge shall be–

` per kg. per day

1. For collection, transport and processing 10.00

Bio-degradable Waste, Non-Bio-degradable Domestic Hazardous Waste, Sanitary and E-waste.

2. For collection, Transport Bio-degradable. 8.00

3. For collection, transport and processing of 5.00

Non-Bio-degradable waste.

4. For collection, transport and processing 10.00

Domestic Hazardous Waste and Sanitary Waste.

5. For collection, transport Bulky wastes. 5.00

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ANNEXURE–VI

PAYABLE BY CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE

GENERATORS

1. Permission for storing in public place earmarked 1,000/ Per by designated Commune Panchayat authorities. Tonne day

2. Charges for transportation of segregated 1,000 Tractor

Construction and Demolition waste by Commune load Panchayat (including loading)*

3. Charges for transportation of unsegregated waste 1,500 Tractor

by Commune Panchayat (including loading)# load

4. Charges for dumping of Panchayat (including 200 Tractor

loading)* waste at designated place.

Note:

* Even part load will be consider as full load.

# Maximum 2 Cubic meter consider as tractor load.

454 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

SCHEDULE–IX (a)

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–VII)

DEPOSIT FOR CONDUCTING EVENTS AND PUBLIC

GATHERINGS

Sl. Purpose of Deposit Amount based on No. of people No. Function at event/per day (`)

No. of < 5000 5001-10,000 10,000 -25,000 >25,000

Participants

1 10,000 15,000 25,000 50,000

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SCHEDULE–IX (b)

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–III)

DEPOSIT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION

WASTE STORAGE PERMISSION

Sl. No. Description Amount

(1)

(2)

(3)

1 Application Scrutiny Fee for Construction and ` 1,000/ Demolition Bulk waste Project

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455

PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

SCHEDULE–X (a)

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–IX)

SCHEDULE OF PENALTY

Sl. Non-compliance and type of Penalty/fine Penalty/fine No. Waste Generator for the first for the

offence second and subsequent offence

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

` `

1 Failure to segregate and/or handover Solid Waste according to these Bye-laws by–

(1) Domestic Waste Generator (who 500 1,000

are not Bulk Waste Generators)

(2) Small commercial establishments 1,000 2,000

(3) Bulk Waste Generators. 2,500 5,000

2 Failure to segregate Solid Waste according to these Bye-laws littering/ handing over waste to unauthorized waste collectors by–

(1) By Waste Collectors (including 1,000 2,000

SWM officials) who collects mixed waste or mixes different streams of wastes and transports from NBWG.

(2) By Waste Collectors (including 2,500 5,000

SWM officials) who collects mixed waste or mixes different streams of wastes and transports from BWG.

3 Disposal of Solid Waste by burning, 5,000 10,000

dumping and/or unauthorized burial by any Waste Generator (who is not a Commercial or Bulk Waste Generator)* 456 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

` `

4 Disposal of Solid Waste by Burning, 25,000 40,000

Dumping and/or Unauthorised Burial

by a Commercial/Bulk Waste Generator.

5 Failure to deliver (non-household) fish, 2,000 5,000

poultry and slaughterhouse waste in a

segregated manner to the waste

collector as specified in the Bye-laws

or dumping of (non-household) fish,

poultry and slaughterhouse waste in

community bin, receptacle, public place

or any other unauthorised place.

6 For a Street Vendor without container/ 500 1,000

waste basket and/or who does not

deliver Solid Waste in a segregated

manner as specified in the Bye-laws.

7 F a i l u r e t o c o m p l y w i t h a n y l a w f u l 1,000 2,000

directions issued by the Commissioner

to ensure cleanliness and hygiene of

Road, Bus Station, Railway Station,

Street, Playground, Park and other

premises of public utility.

8 (i) Indiscriminate throwing in public/ 500 1,000

private place.

9 Vacant Sites/Households/Apartments

left unattended in a filthy and unhygienic

manner/causing stagnation of water

owner heading to public health hazard.

(i) Households 2,000 4,000

(ii) Apartments 5,000 10,000

(iii) Vacant plots 10,000 20,000 457

PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

` `

10 Discharging of fecal sludge in unauthorized 2,500 5,000

place. (other than P.W.D. Sewage Treatment Plant at Karuvadikuppam).

11 Non-maintenance of Public toilet 500 1,000

Commercial Toilet by Service provider (NGO, SHG, Temple Trustee, etc.).

12 Letting out of sewage/sullage on road 500 1,000

sides were drains are not constructed so far. (per day)

13 Letting out of sewage/sullage in side 500 1,000

drains (open drains) where underground drainage facility is available. (per day)

14 Rearing of Cattles (Cows/Buffaloes) 500 1,000

w i t h o u t o b t a i n i n g l i c e n ce f r o m Commune Panchayat. (per cattle)

15 Letting out of cow dung in roads/open 500 1,000

drainage/underground drainage. (per day)

16 Indiscriminate dumping of cow dung in 500 1,000

Public/Private places. (per day)

(per day)

17 Letting out of Cattles in Public areas 3,000 To be seized and auctioned

18 Letting out of Pet animals in public areas 200 500

(unmanned) (per animal)

19 Rearing of Pigs in Panchayat limit to To be seized and auctioned

be seized (even in their own premises).

20 Littering, spitting, urinating, open 500 1,000

defecating or committing any other acts of Public Nuisance.

458 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

(1) (2)

(3) (4)

` `

21 Failing to provide toilet facility in a 500 1,000

residential premises, in the event of non-availability of Public/Community Toilets within 500 meters. (per day)

22 Littering of flowers/reed grass etc., 5,000 10,000

on roads and public places other than burial ground/cremation ground on eve of death/any occasion/function. (per Occassion)

23 Manual Hazardous Entry without safety 5,000 10,000

gears (Fine imposed on Owner).

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SCHEDULE–X (b)

SCHEDULE OF PENALTY (IN INDIAN RUPEES)

Sl. No. Penalty for untrue self-declaration by Penalty/fine for

Bulk Waste Generator the offence

(1)

(2)

(3)

`

1 50 Kg. to 75 Kg. 1,000/Day

2 75 Kg. to 100 Kg. 1,500/Day

3 > 100 Kg. 2,000/Day

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459

PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT

SCHEDULE–X (c)

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–IX)

PENALTY FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AT EVENTS AND PUBLIC

GATHERINGS

Sl. Offence Penalty amount based on

No.

No. of people at event

No. of People < 5000 5,001- 10,000- >25,000

10,000 25,000

1 C a r r y i n g o u t e v e n t w i t h o u t 2,500 5,000 10,000 50,000

permission.

2 Violation of plastic ban 3,500 7,000 25,000 50,000

(a) Plastic and NWPP bags. 3,500 7,000 25,000 50,000

(b) Plastic/thermocol for serving 3,500 7,000 25,000 50,000

food and beverages

(c) Use of flex, plastic sheets, etc. 3,500 7,000 25,000 50,000

3 Failure to tie up with an authorized 2,500 5,000 20,000 40,000

vendor for management of waste

from the event venue.

4 Non-provision of waste receptacles 2,500 5,000 20,000 40,000

for depositing segregated waste.

5 Failure to store segregated waste at 5,000 10,000 50,000 1,00,000

event venue

6 B u r n i n g o f w a s t e o n p r e m i s e s 5,000 10,000 1,00,000 2,00,000

(or at any other site) or disposal

non-compliant with Solid Waste

Management Rules, 2016.

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460 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II

SCHEDULE–X (d)

(See Bye-law CHAPTER–IX)

PENALTIES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE

Sl. Type of Violation Penalty No.

per tonne

(1)

(2)

(3)

`

1 Dumping of Construction and demolition waste in 3,000

front of houses, parks or at any other public space.

2 For not delivering Construction and demolition waste 1,000

in a segregated manner to designated Construction and demolition waste storage yard.

3 Mixing construction debris with wet waste. 500

4 Dumping waste in open spaces, river beds, canal 3,000

and quarries.

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