Published In the Gazette of India, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii)] Ministry of Environment, Forest and… — THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

[Published In the Gazette of India, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii)] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29 th March , 2016 G.S.R. 317(E).-Whereas the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 published vide notification number S.O. 908(E) , dated the 25 th September, 2000 by the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Environment and Forests, provided a regulatory frame work for management of Municipal Solid Waste generated in the urban area of the country; And whereas, to make these rules more effective and to improve the collection, segregation, recycling, treatment and disposal of solid waste in an environmentally sound manner, the Central Government reviewed the existing rules and it was considered necessary to revise the existing rules with a emphasis on the roles and accountability of waste generators and various stakeholders, give thrust to segregation, recovery, reuse, recycle at source , address in detail the management of construction and demolition waste . And whereas, the draft rules, namely, the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015 with a separate chapter on construction and demolition waste were published by the Central Government in the Ministry of Environment , Forest and Climate Change vide G.S.R. 451 (E) , datedthe 3 rd June, 2015 inviting objections or suggestions from the public within sixty days from the date of publication of the said notification; And Whereas, the objections or suggestions received within the stipulated period were duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6, 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and in supersession of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) R

[Published In the Gazette of India, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-section (ii)] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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