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Foreword
The Ministry
of Environment & Forests, Government of India has promulgated Hazardous
Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 under the Environment
(protection) Act, 1986. According to these rules, the State regulatory
authorities are required to issue authorization to the generator/facility
for the collection, reception, treatment, storage and disposal of
hazardous wastes. The State Governments are also required to identify
disposal sites and to conduct environmental impact assessment for
disposal of hazardous wastes.
To provide technical
assistance and information as needed for implementation of the rules,
the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has taken up a programme
for inventorization of hazardous wastes in various States of the
country. The present report relates to such a study conducted in
the National Capital Region (NCR) covering districts of Noida, Ghaziabad,
Modinagar, Meerut and Faridabad.1'he report brings out identification
of hazardous waste generating units, quantification of different
categories of hazardol.l" wastes, existing hazardous waste management
practices and proposed hazardous waste management plan in these
districts.
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