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L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-26112024-258916 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 188] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2024/KARTIKA 30, 1946 MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21st November, 2024 S.R.O. 188.—WHEREAS, the draft of bye-laws, namely the Deolali Cantonment Board Solid Waste Management Bye-laws, 2024 were published by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India vide S.R.O. 35(E) dated 23rd July, 2024 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 4 for inviting objections and suggestions from all the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; AND, WHEREAS, the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public on the official website of the Deolali Cantonment Board on 31st July, 2024 and on the Notice Board on 31st July, 2024 and also published in the local newspapers on the 01st August, 2024; AND, WHEREAS, objections or suggestions so received from the public within the specified period were considered by the Board and suitably disposed of, vide Cantonment Board Resolution No. 02 dated 04 September 2024; NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 348 of the Cantonments Act, 2006 (41 of 2006) read with rule 15 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, the Deolali Cantonment Board with the approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following bye-laws, namely:- CHAPTER I GENERAL 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These bye-laws may be called the Deolali Cantonment Board Solid Waste Management Bye-laws, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Applicability. These bye-laws shall be applicable within the territorial limits of the Deolali Cantonment. 3. Definitions.- (1) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Act" means the Cantonments Act, 2006 (41 of 2006); (b) "Board" means the Deolali Cantonment Board; (c) "bulk garden and horticultural waste” means bulk waste from parks and gardens including grass clippings, weeds, woody brown carbon-rich material such as pruning, branches, twigs, wood chipping, straw, dead leaves, tree trimmings and such other waste,which cannot be accommodated in the daily collection system for bio-degradable waste; (d) "bulk waste generator" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause 8 of sub- rule (1) of rule 3 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and any other waste generator notified by the Chief Executive Officer from time to time; (e) "collection" means lifting and removal of solid waste from source of waste generation, collection points or any other location; (f) "competent authority" means the Chief Executive Officer of the Board or any other person authorised by him; (g) "construction and demolition waste" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the Construction and Demolition Waste Rules, 2016; (h) "clean area" means the public place in front of and all around or adjacent to any premises extending to the kerbside and including the drain, foot path and kerb cleaned and so maintained in accordance with these bye-laws; (i) "community waste storage bin" means any storage facility set up and maintained bythe Board or collectively by owners or occupiers, as the case may be, of one or morepremises for storage of solid waste in a segregated manner on the roadside or in the premises of any one of such owners or occupiers or in their common premises as authorised by the competent authority (hereafter referred to as the dhalao); (j) "containerised hand cart" means the hand cart provided by the Board or the agency or the agent appointed by it for point-to-point collection of solid waste; (k) "delivery" means handing over any category of solid waste to worker of the Board or any other person appointed, authorised or licensed by the Board for taking delivery of such waste or depositing the same in any vehicle provided by it or by any other authorised agency or licensed by the Board to do so; (l) "e-waste" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (r) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016; (m) "fixed compactor transfer station" means a powered machine which is designed to compact segregated solid waste and remains stationary when in operation and the compactor may also be mobile when in operation, which may be called mobile transfer station; (n) "litter" means all refuse and includes any other waste material which, if thrown ordeposited as prohibited under these bye-laws, tends to create nuisance or danger to any person, animal, environment or public health, safety and welfare; (o) "littering” means causing, putting, burying, permitting or allowing litter in such a location that it falls, descends, blows, is washed, percolates or otherwise escapes or is likely to fall, descend, blow, be washed, percolate or otherwise escape into or onto any open or public place; (p) "owner" means any person who exercises the rights of an owner of any building, or land, or part thereof; (q) "occupier or occupant" means any person who is in occupation of or in possession andincludes any person who for the time being is using, any land or building or part thereof, for any purpose whatsoever; (r) "pelletisation" means a process whereby pellets are prepared which are small cubes or cylindrical pieces made out of solid waste and includes fuel pellets which are also referred as refuse derived fuel; (s) "public place" means any place which is open to the use and enjoyment of the public, whether it is actually used or enjoyed by the public or not; (t) "storage" means the temporary containment of solid waste in a manner so as to prevent littering, attraction to vectors, stray animals and excessive foul odor; (u) "sanitary worker” means a person employed by the Board or the agency authorised by it for collecting or removing solid waste or cleansing the drains in the Deolali Cantonment areas; (v) "Schedule" means the Schedule annexed to these bye-laws; (w) "user fee or charges" means fees or charges imposed by the Board, through general or special order of the competent authority from time-to-time, on the waste generator to cover full or part cost of providing solid waste collection, transportation, processing and disposal services; and (x) "vacant plot" means any land or open space, belonging to or under the management ofany person or private agency or Government agency or Government department or public undertaking, which is not occupied. (2) The words and expressions used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Cantonments Act, 2006, the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, and the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016. CHAPTER II SEGREGATION AND PRIMARY STORAGE OF SOLID WASTE 4. Segregation and storage of solid waste at source. — (1) It shall be the duty of all waste generators to separate and store the solid waste coming out of their respective places regularly into three streams, namely: — (a) non-biodegradable or dry waste; (b) biodegradable or wet waste; (c) domestic hazardous waste and deposit it into covered waste bins, and handover segregated waste to designated waste collectors as directed by the Board from time to time. (2) Every bulk waste generator is to separate and store the solid waste coming out of their own places into three streams, namely:- (a) non-biodegradable or dry waste; (b) biodegradable or wet waste; (c) hazardous waste in suitable bins and handover segregated waste to authorised waste rocessing or disposal facilities or deposition centres through the authorised waste collection agency by paying the carrying charges specified by the Board from time to time. (3) The colour of bins for storage of segregated waste shall be green for biodegradable waste, blue for non-biodegradable or dry waste and black for domestic hazardous waste. (4) All resident welfare and market associations shall, in partnership with the Board, ensure segregation of waste at source by the generators, facilitate collection of segregated waste in separate streams, handover recyclable material to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorised recyclers. (5) The biodegradable waste shall be processed, treated and disposed off through composting or bio- methanation within the premises as far as possible and the residual waste shall be given to the waste collectors or agency as directed by the Board. (6) All gated communities and institutions with more than 5,000 square meters area shall, in partnership with the Board, ensure segregation of waste at source by the generators; facilitate collection of segregated waste in separate streams, handover recyclable material to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorised recyclers. (7) All hotels and restaurants shall, in partnership with the Board, ensure segregation of waste at source, facilitate collection of segregated waste in separate streams, handover recyclable material to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorised recyclers. (8) No person shall organise an event or gathering of more than one hundred person at any unlicensed place without intimating the Board, either by physically or through online, along with payment of user fee as specified in the First Schedule, at least three working days in advance and such person or the organiser of such event shall ensure segregation of waste at source and handing over of segregated waste to waste collector or agency as directed by the Board. (9) Used sanitary waste are to be securely wrapped as and when generated in the pouches provided by the manufacturers or brand owners of these products or in a newspaper or suitable biodegradable wrapping material and place the same in the bin meant for non- biodegradable waste or dry waste. (10) Every street vendor shall keep suitable containers for storage of segregated waste generated during the course of his activity such as food waste, disposable plates, cups, cans, wrappers, coconut shells, leftover food, vegetables or fruits, and shall deposit such waste at waste storage depot or container or vehicle as notified by the Board. (11) Waste generator of garden and horticulture waste generated from his premises shall store such waste