TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: Considering that majority of the municipalities have failed to create infrastructure to effectively manage garbage, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has directed its State units to be more stringent in implementation of Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 in Goa.
CPCB has issued fresh directions to all its State units including Goa State Pollution Control Board, under section 18 (l)(a) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and section 18 (1) (b) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for implementation of the MSW (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 for infrastructure development for collection, storage, segregation, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid waste.
“Annual reports received from the SPCB reveals that most of the municipalities have not complied with the MSW (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, in the State and the annual reports are not updated with regard to the current status on MSW management,” CPCB chairman Sushil Kumar has said.
“It is also observed that no study has been conducted by the SPCBs to assess the status of groundwater, ambient air, leachate quality and the compost quality including compliance to the incineration standards, as a result, public resistance, protests, complaints and litigations with regard to MSW management are increasing day by day,” he said.
Accordingly, CPCB has directed SPCB to issue directions to all municipal authorities for implementation of the MSW (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 and develop proper infrastructure. Municipal authorities are directed to submit their annual report related to collection, segregation, storage and transportation of waste to the Board which has been asked to monitor compliance to groundwater, ambient air, leachate quality and the compost quality standards.
