Environment and Ecology
2019
Environmental Pollution
Sustainable Development
As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
C.The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.
A.Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.
D.It is mandatory on the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.
B.The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.
Correct Answer: Option C
The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 contain detailed provisions in Schedule 1 for the selection of landfill sites.
According to the rules, a landfill site must be:
- 100 meters away from a river
- 200 meters from a pond
- 500 meters away from highways, habitations, public parks, and water supply wells
- 20 km away from airports/airbases.
The rules also state that the construction of landfills on hills should be avoided, and if unavoidable, should be in plain areas within 25 kilometers. Transfer stations and processing facilities are permitted in hilly areas.
Statement c is correct.
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