Fighting against POLLUTION to Save Environment

  • Fighting against POLLUTION to Save Environment

Fighting against POLLUTION to Save Environment

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Waste Management

Industrial Hazardous Waste


1. Guidelines
a. Guidelines for Management & Handling of spent Mycelium.
b. Conducting EIA: Site Selection for CHWTSDF.
c. Setting up of Operating Facility HW Management.
d. Transportation of Hazardous Waste.
e. Pre-Requisites for Hazardous Waste Authorization Facilities.
f. Upkeep of Disposal Facilities.
g. National Policy of Hazardous Waste.
h. Hazardous Waste Incinerator.
i. Implementation of Environmentally Sound Technologies for Re-refining / Recycling of Used Oil and Waste Oil.
j. Treatment and Disposal Option for HW Categorywise – Schedule I / Schedule II.
2. Achievements on HWM in Maharashtra
a. 2004-2005    b. 2005-2006    c. 2006-2007    d. 2007-2008
3. Report
a. Report of the High Powered Committee on HW (Prof. M.G.K. Menon).
b. Implications of the Basel Convention in Indian Context.
c. Supreme Court Monitoring Committee Report – March 2007.
d. Report on the 212 Containers of Hazardous Waste at JNPT – 2014.
4. Final Report (Regionwise Inventory of HW)
5. Order
a. SC Order dated 25.08.2006
b. SC Order dated 18.07.2005
c. SC Order dated 09.05.2005
d. SC Order dated 05.01.2005
e. SC Order dated 14.10.2003
6. Battery Management
a. Presentation on Implementation of Batteries Rules in Maharashtra.
b. The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules 2001
7. The Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules 2008
Note : During the tenure of Member Secretary of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (2003-2007) Dr. Boralkar initiated concerted action for enforcement of environmental regulations for management of industrial hazardous wastes in the State of Maharashtra. Such efforts were appreciated by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. Reports and documents on this subject are available at MPCB website at the links mentioned above which are kindly acknowledged. MSW Rules are linked with website of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, New Delhi which are also acknowledged.
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