STATUS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT INDIAN SCENARIO DR INDRANI CHANDRASEKHARAN DIRECTOR MINISTRY O

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STATUS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENTINDIAN
SCENARIO DR INDRANI CHANDRASEKHARANDIRECTOR
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FORESTS

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Introduction

• THE DATA ON HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION
  PRESENTED IS BASED ON INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE
  BY THE STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDS.
• INFORMATION REGARDING IMPORTS HAS BEEN COLLECTED
  FROM VARIOUS PORTS CUSTOMS IN THE COUNTRY.

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BROAD OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION STATUS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

• REGULATORY FRAME WORK
• AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE
• STATUS OF ENFORCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION
• HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION DISPOSAL
• GAPS IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
• CONCLUSION

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REGULATORY FRAME WORK

• HAZARDOUS WASTES (MANAGEMENT HANDLING ) RULES,
  1989
• NOTIFIED ON 21ST OCTOBER 1989.
• HAZARDOUS WASTES (MANGEMENT HANDLING )
  AMENDMENT RULES, 2000.
• NOTIFIED ON 6TH JANUARY 2000.

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HAZARDOUS WASTE (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING ) RULES
, 1989.

• THE RULES PROVIDE FOR A CONTROL ON THE GENERATION
  COLLECTION , TREATMENT , IMPORT, STORAGE AND
  DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTES.
• THE RULES ARE APPLICABLE TO WASTES DEFINED AS
  HAZARDOUS WASTES. 18 categories
• STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDS ARE THE
  IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY.
• WASTES ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE IMPORTED FOR
  DUMPING AND DISPOSAL.
• IMPORTS OF WASTES ARE ALLOWED FOR PROCESSING AND
  REUSE AS RAW MATERIAL.

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HAZARDOUS WASTE (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING ) RULES
, 1989.

• Responsibility of Generator.
• To report to the State agencies about the wastes
  being handled (Rule 4).
• To apply in Form -1 for grant of authorisation
  for handling wastes (Rule 5).
• To properly package, label and transport in
  accordance with the provisions in Motor Vehicles
  Act, 1988 (Rule 7).
• To maintain records on the generation and
  disposal in Form -3 prescribed in the Rules (Rule
  9)
• To file annual return in Form -4 to the concerned
  Pollution Control Board (Rule 9).
• To report accidents to State Pollution Control
  Boards (Rule 10).

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HAZARDOUS WASTE (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING ) RULES
, 1989.

• Responsibility of Importer and Exporter
• Provide detailed information (Form 6) on the
  proposed imports of hazardous wastes to the
  concerned SPCB seeking permission for the
  imports. (Concerned SPCB and the Boards WERE
  required to examine these cases on merit and
  permit / refuse the import).
• Provide information (Exporter/ Exporting country)
  in Form 6 to the Ministry of Environment and
  Forests.

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HAZARDOUS WASTE 9 MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING) RULES,
1989

• Responsibility of State Pollution Control Boards
• To examine the authorization applications and
  grant authorization in Form 2 (Rule 5).
• To suspend or cancel the authorization (Rule 6).
• Examine the import cases and grant/refuse
  permission after examining each case on
  merit.(Rule 11)
• Responsibility of the State Governments
• Identification of sites for disposal of hazardous
  wastes in their States after ascertaining
  suitability of the sites through EIA Studies.
  (Rule 8).
• prepare and maintain an inventory of such sites.
  (Rule -8).

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HAZARDOUS WASTE ( MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING )
AMENDMENT RULES, 2000

• Hazardous waste is defined as "All waste
  generated, stored, transported and disposed as
  detailed in Schedule 1 and have characteristic
  specified in Schedule 2 excluding radio active
  wastes". schedule 1 listing 18 catergories
  substituted by 3 schedules.
• Schedule 1 describes the processes generating
  hazardous waste and waste streams to be covered.
  Installations possessing any of the processes
  indicated along with waste stream described are
  to be covered under the rules.
• A list of concentration limits of constituents in
  the wastes is indicated in Schedule 2. This
  concentration limit is to be used as limits for
  classification / characterization in case of
  dispute regarding waste stream being hazardous /
  non-hazardous.
• List 'A' and 'B' wastes of the Basel Convention
  adopted as Annexure VIII and IX to the Convention
  in 1998 is introduced as Schedule 3 after
  scrutiny applicable for imports and exports into
  the country.

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HAZARDOUS WASTE ( MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING )
AMENDMENT RULES, 2000)

• Responsibility for identification of sites for
  establishment of Common Treatment, Storage and
  Disposal Facilities (CTSDF) and individual TSDF
  assigned to the occupier, industrial association
  and the State Govt.
• Provisions relating to import and export of
  hazardous waste for recycling was expanded to
  describe in detail the procedure being followed
  Requirements of re-export under the Basel
  Convention of illegal waste has also been
  incorporated.
• Rules on design, setting up and closer of
  landfill facilities were elaborated.
• A manifest system for tracking hazardous waste
  from the point of generation to the disposal site
  was introduced.
• Authorities responsible for regulation of
  imports and exports and monitoring the
  implementation of the provisions of the rules
  have been listed in schedule-4
• A fee for authorization and import prescribed.

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HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT -INDIAN
SCENARIORESPONSIBILITIES OF THE VARIOUS
AUTHORITIESS.No ACTIVITIES A U
T H 0 R I T I E S
MOEF S.
Govt./Uts SPCB CPCB

• 1 Survey inventory of HW, X
• 2. Grant authorization for handling
  X
• 3. Inspect facilities/infrastructure
  X
• 4. Suspend, refuse, cancel authorization X
• 5. Identify notify sites for CTSDF
  X X
• 6 Get conducted EIA for CTSDF sites- X
  X
• 7. Collect and publish dump sites
  X
• 8. Establish system for annual returns
• reporting accidents.
  X
• 9. Process and forward import appl X
• 10. Permit/refuse HW export /import X
• 11. Instructions to importers
  X
• 12. Inform port auth.of safe handling X
  X
• 13. Inspect records of imports
  X
• 14. Co-ordinate Activities of SPCBs X
• 15. Process appeals
  X

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HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT -INDIAN
SCENARIOENFORCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AS ON
May 2000

• S.NO States Units Gen. HW
  units Authorised
• 21 states 13011 11138
• 1 Andhra Pradesh 501
  478 2. Assam 18 18 3. Bihar 42 31 4.
  Chandigarh 47 37
• 5. Delhi 403
• 6. Goa 25 25 7. Gujarat 2984 2984 8. Ha
  ryana 309 42 9. Himachal Pradesh 116 71 10.
  J K 57
• 11. Karnataka 454 413 -

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HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT -INDIAN
SCENARIOENFORCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AS ON
April 2000

• S.NO States Units Gen. HW
  units Authorised
• 12 Kerala 133 65
• 13 Madhya Pradesh 183 183
• 14. Maharashtra 3953 3953
• 15. Orissa 163
  78
• 16. Pondicherry 15 15
• 17. Punjab 700 619
• 18. Rajasthan 332 36
• 19. Tamil Nadu 1100 1088
• 20. Uttar pradesh 1036 768
• 21. West Bengal 440 234

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HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT -INDIAN SCENARIO

• ENFORCEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AS ON April 2000
  
• STATES/UTs Dispoal Sites
  Remarks
  Identified NotifiedAndhra Pradesh
  2 2 One site identified to cater
  to Vishakhapattanam,
  Srikakulam and Vizianagaram distt. For which
  EIA completed. Another site
  will be selected out of
  Medak, Rangareddy and Hyderabad districts.
  18 other sites have been
  shortlisted.
• Assam - - No
  common disposal sites proposed as units
• have their own on-site disposal facility.
• Bihar 2
  1 EIA for Muzaff arpur has been
  completed.Chandigarh Nil -
  Action Plan made

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HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT -INDIAN SCENARIO

• STATES/UTs Dispoal Sites Remarks
  identified Notified
• Delhi 0 - Suitability of site at
  Bawana being examined.
• Goa 0 - State does not feel
  necessity to develop
  Haz. waste disposal site.
• Gujarat 22 16 Sites have already been developed.
  11 are operational .
• Harlan 2 1 One each at
  Faridabad, Sonepat and Rohtak identified.Him
  achal Pradesh 1 For one site Baddi, Distt.
  Solan, Preliminary survey isSirmour.Karnatak
  a 5 1 Site notified in Kolar Distt.
• Kerala - - Common disposal sites not considered
  necessary..
• Madhya Pradesh 16 3 ( Bhopal,
  Raipur,hargoan)

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HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT -INDIAN SCENARIO
(Contd.)

• STATES/UTs Dispoal Sites Remarks
  Identified
  NotifiedMaharashtra 8 1 TTC, Patalganga,
  Lote-parshuram Taloja, Roha Ambernath
  ,Mahagaon, Tarapur)Orissa
  7 1 EIA report for one site
  finalized. Pondicherry -
  Hazardous wastes generated are
  stored at site in impervious lined pits
  .Punjab 7 1 Ropar
  Ludhiana.Rajasthan I -
  Another site at Pali is also being
  considered.Tamil Nadu 8 1
  EIA completed for two sites at
  Serserri and Mannalur
  
  Uttar Pradesh 8 1 Sonebhadra,,
  Moradabad,Kanpur City Lucknow.West
  Bengal 1 1 One site at Haldia has
  been identified . EIA studyDurgapur
• Total 89 30 21 states.

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STATUS 0F HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATING UNITS

• SNo. State No. of Districts
  No. of Units Generating Wastes
  Total H.W. Units
  Authorised Total
• 1 Andhra Pradesh 23 22 478
  5012 Assam 23 8
  18 183 Bihar
  55 12 31
  424 Chandigarh 1 1
  37 475 Delhi
  9 9 Nil
  Nil6 Goa
  2 2 25
  25
• 7 Gujarat 24 24
  2984
  29848 Haryana 17 15
  42 3099 H. Pradesh
  12 6 71
  11610 Karnataka 27 25
  413 454
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STATUS 0F HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATING UNITS

• SNo. State No. of Districts
  No. of Units Generating Wastes
  Total H.W. Units
  Authorised Total 11 Kerala
  14 11 65
  13312 Maharashtra 33 33
  3953 395313 Madhya
  Pradesh 61 38
  183 18314 Orissa 30
  17 78 16315 J
  Kashmir 14 5
  -- 57 16 Pondicherry
  1 1 15
  1517 Punjab 17
  15 619
  70018 Rajasthan 32 26
  36 33219 Tamil
  Nadu 29 29
  1088 110020 Uttar Pradesh 83 65
  768 103621 West Bengal
  17 9 234 440 TOTAL
  524 373 11138
  13011

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Hazardous waste generating units-State-wise
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WASTE GENERATION IN FEW COUNTRIES ( 1996)

• . Countries Quantity Gen. In lakh MT
• 1. Austria 6.75 2. Belgium 14.41
• 3. Bulgaria .00174 4. Cyprus .053
• 5. Czech Republic 66.69 6. Estonia 146.87
• 7. Iceland .0057 8. Oman 2.15
• 9. Slovakia 15.00 10. Slovenia .033
• 11. Spain 15.31 12. Thailand 16.30
• 13. United Kingdom 23.70 14. Uzbekistan 1.70
• 15 USA 2140.00 16 Holland 151.00

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STATUS 0F HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION

• Quantity of Waste Generated (Waste Type)
• SNo State Recyclable Incinerable Disposal
  Total
• 1 Andhra Pradesh 61820 5425 43853
  111098
• 2 Assam - -
  166008 166008
• 3 Bihar 2151
  75 24351 26578
• 4 Chandigarh -
  - 305 305
• 5 Delhi -
  - - 1000
• 6 Goa 873
  2000 3725 8742
• 7 Gujarat 235840 34790
  159400 430030
• 8 Haryana - -
  31046 32559
• 9 H. Pradesh 63 2096 2159
• 10 Karnataka 47330 3328
  52585 103243
• 11 Kerala 93912 272
  60538 154722

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STATUS 0F HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATION (contd.)

• 12 Maharashtra 847436 5012
  1155398 2007846
• 13 Madhya Pradesh 89593
  1309 107767 198669
• 14 Orissa 2841
  338303
  341144
• 15 J Kashmir -
  - - 1221
• 16 Pondicherry 8730 120
  43 8893
• 17 Punjab 9348
  1128 12233 22745
• 18 Rajasthan 9697 17587
  95023 122307
• 19 TamiI Nadu 193507 4699
  196002 401073
• 20 Uttar Pradesh 36819 61395 47572
  145386
• 21 West Benqal 45233 50894 33699
  129826
• Total 1685130
  188097 2529947 4415954