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| Inventories
of Hazardous Waste Generation in Five Districts (Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch,
Surat and Valsad) of Gujarat |
| 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 has taken up a programme for inventorization of hazardous wastes generated
in various States of the country. The present report relates to a study conducted
in the
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State of Gujarat.
The report brings out information based on identification and quantification of
different categories of hazardous wastes, existing ha~ardous waste management
practices, inventory of the existing dump site, identification of new dump site
and strategy for hazardous waste management in different districts of the Statet.
My colleague Dr. Inamul Haq, Shri N.K. Verma and Dr. S.P. Chakrabarti were.
responsible for co-ordination, evaluation and finalization of the report. They
were assisted by Shri S.S. Pal and Shri K.P. Rathi. The contribution of Dr. S.K.
Saxena, and his associates in the National Productivity Council (NPC) and co-
operation by Dr. G.B. Soni of Gujarat pollution control Board during the work
are gratefully acknowledged
We hope, the report will be useful to all concerned
with hazardous waste management. |
Dilip Biswas Chairman, CPCB | |
