As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct

2019

Environment, India Environmental Policy/Body

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 five categories.

(b)

The Rules are applicable to riotified 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 waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.

Answer:

(c)

Moderate

Newspaper/CA

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

Statement (c) is correct: Waste processing facilities will have to be set up by all local bodies having a population of 1 million or more within two years. The landfill site shall be 100 meters away from a river, 200 meters from a pond, 500 meters away from highways, habitations, public parks and water supply wells and 20 km away from airports/airbase.