Handling of Industrial Waste - Inputs Sought
We look forward to your inputs and see how best this can be incorporated in the charter of urban local bodies across India.
Swachh Bharat Mission
Handling of Industrial Waste - Citizen Inputs
1. Social campaigns should be designed to educate citizens and workers about the hazards of industrial waste
2. Waste segregation plants should be made mandatory for all industries
3. Pre-appointed days to collect each category of waste by the Service provider
4. Waste collection mechanisms should be mechanized as much as possible
5. Monitoring and regulation of industrial waste should be made a high priority by the Government
6. Create awareness and incentives amongst industrialists so profit generation is balanced with impact to environment
7. Government should come up with laws to mandate industrial waste regulation
8. Conversion of Waste to Wealth should be given emphasis and encouragement by the Government
9. Research and development facilities should be set up to study conversion of industrial waste in to useful materials
10. Special tax benefits should be given to private entities setting up waste conversion units
11. The working of the Pollution Control Board should be modernized through process
reengineering and systems
12. Pollution Control Board (PCB) officials' industrial visit reports should be put on their website immediately after their visits and also follow up/ rectifications/action taken/certification by PCB to be put on the website
13. Corrupt nexus between the non-compliant industries & Government officials (who need to enforce the regulations) needs to be eliminated
14. Inspectors caught taking bribes should be suspended and criminal proceedings should be done against them
15. The production processes should be scientifically designed, which will ensure least
pollution and wastage
16. Recycling plants should be set up by industries with the Government guaranteeing buy back
17. Raw materials which lead to major harm to the environment should be banned
18. Municipality should be given modern equipment and resources to enforce regulations
19. Municipal Corporators should be asked to make public their contributions towards improving the state of handling , treatment & disposal of industrial waste
20. Disposing off of chemical effluents waste into bores that affect ground water should be made punishable
21. Small units should be relocated to industrial estates with common environment support system
22. An effective process for waste collection for small and medium sized industries should be established
23. Zero waste discharge units must be recognized and given tax benefits, incentives
24. Strict Fines & Penalties should be imposed on violating units more