MANAGEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW)

To motivate local bodies for undertaking implementation of Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, CPCB has taken up several initiatives. The actions taken include; Persuasion/ interaction with State Boards and local bodies, strengthening of infrastructure of State Boards, undertaking field studies relating to various aspects of waste management and drawing up action plan for management of solid waste in cities and towns.

Feed Back from States and Union Territories (Uts)

The feed-back received from the local bodies and SPCBs indicates the following status of municipal waste.

· Majority of the local bodies are aware of the Rules and their responsibilities;

· SPCBs and PCCs have constituted Committees to deal with issues relating to; issuance of authorizations, identification of landfill sites, management of accidents and Technology Appraisal for the assistance of local bodies;

· State Governments are in the process of evolving State level policies to set up waste processing facilities; and,

· CPCB jointly with SPCBs/PCCs organized interactive meets with local bodies includes Chhatisgarh, Meghalaya, Chandigarh, Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab.

Capability Development

Based on proposal of CPCB, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has provided financial support to SPCBs/PCCs to strengthen infrastructure facilities for enabling them to implement MSW Rules. Financial assistance has been provided to 33 SPCBs/PCCs. SPCBs/PCCs have set up waste management cells for interaction with the local bodies and for field surveys/ investigations.

Action Plan for Municipal Waste

Based on the quantum of solid waste generation in cities and towns, a strategy has been formulated for implementation of the Rules. According to the size of the town (population and quantity of solid waste generation) action plan has been suggested.

Demonstration Facility

It is proposed to set up at least one demonstration facility in each State/UT. Such facility would cover providing financial support to the candidate local body on 70:30 (subsequently agreed for 50:50) funding pattern. Under this scheme, all aspects of the Rules will be covered for demonstration purpose and other local bodies could replicate them in a phased manner.

Municipal Waste Management in Vadodara

A study has been carried out to highlight the present practice of disposal of the domestic waste and its status in the Vadodara city. During the study it was revealed that there is no segregation of municipal waste at source. The careless dumping of waste on roadside at various unauthorised places have been noticed, which results in logging of drains in most areas of the city. The drainage system in the city is poor. The practice of burning of un-segregated garbage by ragpickers at various sites is a major air pollution source.