Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?

• A. Waste generator has to segregate waste into 5 categories.
• B.
  The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.
• C. The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.
• D. It is mandatory on the part of the waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> As per the new rules, the landfill site shall be 100 metres away from a river, 200 metres from a pond, 500, 200 metres away from highways, habitations, public parks and water supply wells and 20 km away from airports/airbase. Construction of landfills on hills shall be avoided. Land for construction of sanitary landfills in hilly areas will be identified in the plain areas, within 25 kilometers. However, transfer stations and processing facilities shall be operational in the hilly areas.
The rest of the options are incorrect.