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It is submitted that the authority has applied for obtaining authorization under Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 for Setting up & operation of waste processing facility @ 9 MTD alongwith requisite documents.
The authority has submitted details of existing site under operation, in which, it has been mentioned as under:
“ਤਸਦੀਕ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਨਗਰ ਕੋਂਸਲ ਵੱਲੋ ਚਲਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ e-source Management Centre ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਗਿਲੇ ਕੂੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰੋਸੈਸ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ 87 ਕੰਪੋਸਟ ਪਿਟਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੁੱਕੇ ਕੂੜੇ ਨੂੰ ਸਟੋਰ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ 2 ਐਮ.ਆਫ.ਆਰ ਸੈਡ ਬਣੇ ਹੋਏ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਚਾਲੂ ਹਾਲਤ ਵਿੱਚ (Operational) ਹਨ।”
The authority has submitted Methodology for disposal of waste processing rejects (quantity and quality) Certificate in which, it has been mentioned that:
“ਨਗਰ ਕੋਸਲ ਦੀ ਵੇਸਟ ਪ੍ਰੋਸੈਸਿੰਗ ਸਾਈਟ ਸਿਸਵਾਂ ਰੋਡ ਕੁਰਾਲੀ ਵਿਖੇ ਐਸ.ਐਲ.ਐਫ ਸਾਈਟ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ rejects ਵੇਸਟ ਪ੍ਰੋਸੈਸ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਲੰਬਾਈ 120 ਚੋੜਾਈ 70 ਡੂੰਘਾਈ 12 ਹੈ।”
It is further submitted that the solid waste dumping site of solid waste of Municipal Council, Kurali were earlier visited by Asstt. Environmental Engineer of Regional Office, Mohali, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Kurali on 31.07.2023. During the visit, it was observed as under:
1. The Municipal Council has provided boundary wall and gates along the road leading from Kurali to Siswan.
2. The MC has provided proper sheds for material recovery facility and composting pits.
3. The MC has also provided sanitary landfill site for dumping of Municipal Solid Waste.
4. However, some solid waste was found lying around the dumping site of MC, accordingly, the sanitary inspector present during the visit was advised to remove the same immediately.
5. The photographs taken during the visit are as under:
The solid waste dumping site of solid waste of Municipal Council, Kurali was again visited on 06.06.2024 and the status was found same except the MC has removed the solid waste lying around the site. Photographs taken during the visit is given below:
It is clear from the report that the Municipal Council, Kurali is generally complying with the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
In view of the above, may if approved, it is recommended that authorization under Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 may be granted for one year subject to suitable conditions and following additional conditions that:
1. The MC shall 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.
2. The MC shall ensure 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.
3. The MC shall 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.
4. The MC shall facilitate formation of Self Help Groups, provide identity cards and thereafter encourage integration in solid waste management including door to door collection of waste.
5. The MC shall frame bye-laws incorporating the provisions of these rules within one year from the date of notification of these rules and ensure timely implementation.
6. The MC shall 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.
7. The MC shall 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 hand over the segregated waste to authorised the waste pickers or waste collectors authorised by the local body.
8. The MC shall 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.
9. The MC shall 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 kilometers or part thereof and notify the timings of receiving domestic hazardous waste at such centres.
10. The MC shall 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.
11. The MC shall 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.
12. The MC shall provide training on solid waste management to waste-pickers and waste collectors.
13. The MC shall 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.
14. The MC shall 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.
15. The MC shall collect horticulture, parks and garden waste separately and process in the parks and gardens, as far as possible.
16. The MC shall 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.
17. The MC shall transport non-bio-degradable waste to the respective processing facility or material recovery facilities or secondary storage facility.
18. The MC shall transport construction and demolition waste as per the provisions of the Construction and Demolition Waste management Rules, 2016.
19. The MC shall 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.
20. The MC shall 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
21. The MC shall 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 biodegradable 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;
22. The MC shall 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.
23. The MC shall 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.
24. The MC shall 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.
25. The MC shall submit application for renewal of authorisation at least sixty days before the expiry of the validity of authorization.
26. The MC shall 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.
27. The MC shall 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.
28. The MC shall 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.
29. The MC shall ensure that provisions for setting up of centers 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.
30. The MC shall frame bye-laws and prescribe criteria for levying of spot fine for persons who litters or fails to comply with the provisions of these rules and delegate powers to officers or local bodies to levy spot fines as per the bye laws framed.
31. The MC shall 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-biodegradable (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-biodegradable 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.
32. The MC shall stop land filling or dumping of mixed waste soon after the timeline as specified in rule 23 for setting up and operationalisation of sanitary landfill is over.
33. The MC shall allow only the non-usable, non-recyclable, non-biodegradable, non-combustible and non-reactive inert waste and pre-processing 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.
34. The MC shall 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.
Competency: Worthy Chairman of the Board
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