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| Status
of Hazardous Waste Generation Treatment and Disposal in
Himachal Pradesh |
| Foreword
Under the Environment(Protection) Act, 1986 Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling)
Rules, 1989 have been notified. ~ccordingto these rules, the State Govemment.s
are to identify the sites for disposal of hazardous wastes and the State Pollution
Control Boards are to is..~ue authorisation to the Generators/Facilities for collection,
storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes.
As a pre.;requisite
for implementation of the rules, the Central Pollution Control Board has taken
up inventorisation of hazardous waste generating industries in various states
of the country .The present report relates to such study in a selected industries
in the State of Himachal Pradesh. Based on the study, the hazardous waste management
strategy to be adopted by the industry and the State Pollution Control Board are
outlined in the report.
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The efforts
put in by my collel}gues Dr. S.P. Cli1akrabarti and Dr. Inamul Haq in coordinating
the project and finalisationof the report Is appreciated. They were assisted ,
by Shri D. K Soni and Shri D. Bist. Theccooperati~n of the Himachal Pradesh State
Pollution Control Board and industry in rendering reltvant information during
the course of study is gratefully acknowledge. . .
We hope, the report
will be useful to all concemed:with hazardous waste management |
Dilip Biswas Chairman, CPCB | |
