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Municipal Solid Wastes(Management and

Handling) Rules, 2000

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Ministry of Environment and Forests

Notification

New Delhi, the 25thSeptember, 2000

S.. !0"#E$.% Whereas the draft of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management andHandling) Rules, 1999 were pulished under the notification of the !o"ernment of#ndia in the Ministr$ of %n"ironment and &orests numer S'' *+(%), dated, the 2 th

Septemer, 1999 in the !aette of #ndia, -art ##, Section +, Su.section (ii) of thesame date in"iting o/ections and suggestions from the persons liel$ to e affectedthere$, efore the epir$ of the period of sit$ da$s from the date on which thecopies of the !aette containing the said notification are made a"ailale to thepulic

3nd whereas copies of the said !aette were made a"ailale to the pulic on the 4 th

ctoer, 1999

3nd whereas the o/ections and suggestions recei"ed from the pulic in respect ofthe said draft rules ha"e een dul$ considered $ the 5entral !o"ernment

6ow, therefore, in eercise of the powers conferred $ section +, 7 and 24 of the%n"ironment (-rotection) 3ct, 19*7 (29 of 19*7), the 5entral !o"ernment here$maes the following rules to regulate the management and handling of the municipalsolid wastes, namel$ 8.

&. Short title and commencement ' %%

1' hese rules ma$ e called the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management andHandling) Rules, 2000'

2' Sa"e as otherwise pro"ided in these rules, the$ shall come into force on thedate of their pulication in the fficial !aette'

2.(pplication .%% hese rules shall appl$ to e"er$ municipal authorit$ responsile forcollection, segregation, storage, transportation,, processing anddisposal of municipal solid wastes '

).Definitions.%%#n these rules, unless the contet otherwise re:uires ,..

i' *anaerobic digestion; means a controlled process in"ol"ing microialdecomposition of organic matter in the asence of o$gen

ii' *a+thoriation*means the consent gi"en $ the

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"' *collection* means lifting and remo"al of solid wastes from collection pointsor an$ other location

"i' *compostin-*means a controlled process in"ol"ing microial decompositionof organic matter

"ii' *demolitionand constr+ction waste*means wastes from uilding materials

deris and rule resulting from construction, re.modelling, repair anddemolition operation

"iii' *disposal*means final disposal of municipal solid wastes in terms of thespecified measures to pre"ent contamination of ground.water, surface waterand amient air :ualit$

i' *Form*means a &orm appended to these rules' *-enerator of wastes* means persons or estalishments generating

municipal solid wastesi' *land fillin-* means disposal of residual solid wastes on land in a facilit$

designed with protecti"e measures against pollution of ground water, surfacewater and air fugiti"e dust, wind.lown litter, ad odour, fire haard, ird

menace, pests or rodents, greenhouse gas emissions, slope instailit$ anderosion

ii' *leachate*means li:uid that seeps through solid wastes or other mediumand has etracts of dissol"ed or suspended material from it

iii' *lysimeter*is a de"ice used to measure rate of mo"ement of water throughor from a soil la$er or is used to collect percolated water for :ualit$ anal$sis

i"' *m+nicipal a+thority* means Municipal 5orporation, Municipalit$, 6agar-alia, 6agar 6igam, 6agar -ancha$at, Municipal 5ouncil including notifiedarea committee (635) or an$ other local od$ constituted under the rele"antstatutes and, where the management and handling of municipal solid waste isentrusted to such agenc$

"' *m+nicipal solid waste* includes commercial and residential wastesgenerated in a municipal or notified areas in either solid or semi.solid formecluding industrial haardous wastes ut including treated io.medicalwastes

"i' *operator of a facility* means a person who owns or operates a facilit$ forcollection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal ofmunicipal solid wastes and also includes an$ other agenc$ appointed as such$ the municipal authorit$ for the management and handling of municipal solidwastes in the respecti"e areas

"ii' *pelletisation*means a process where$ pellets are prepared which are

small cues or c$lindrical pieces made out of solid wastes and includes fuelpellets which are also referred as refuse deri"ed fuel"iii' *processin-*means the process $ which solid wastes are transformed into

new or rec$cled productsi' *recyclin-*means the process of transforming segregated solid wastes into

raw materials for producing new products, which ma$ or ma$ not e similar tothe original products

' *sched+le*means a Schedule appended to these rulesi' *se-re-ation*means to separate the municipal solid wastes into the groups

of organic, inorganic, rec$clales and haardous wastesii' *State oard or the /ommittee*means the State -ollution 5ontrol

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iii' *stora-e*means the temporar$ containment of municipal solid wastes in amanner so as to pre"ent littering, attraction to "ectors, stra$ animals andecessi"e foul odour

i"' *transportation *means con"e$ance of municipal solid wastes from place toplace h$gienicall$ through speciall$ designed transport s$stem so as to

pre"ent foul odour, littering, unsightl$ conditions and accessiilit$ to "ectors"' ;vadose water*water which occurs etween the ground, surface and the

water tale that is the unsaturated one"i' ;vermicompostin-* is a process of using earthworms for con"ersion of io.

degradale wastes into compost'

. 1ESNS33436 F M7N3/3(4 (78136' %

1' %"er$ municipal authorit$ shall, within the territorial area of the municipalit$,e responsile for the implementation of the pro"isions of these rules, and foran$ infrastructure de"elopment for collection, storage, segregation,

transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes'

2' he municipal authorit$ or an operator of a facilit$ shall mae an application inForm%3, for grant of authoriation for setting up waste processing and disposalfacilit$ including landfills from the State ' he municipal authorit$ shall furnish its annual report in Form%33, .

a' to the Secretar$.incharge of the ?epartment of =ran ?e"elopmentof the concerned State or as the case ma$ e of the =nion territor$,in case of a metropolitan cit$ or

b. to the ?istrict Magistrate or the ?eput$ 5ommissioner concerned incase of all other towns and cities, with a cop$ to the State

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;. 1ESNS33436 F 8E /EN1(4 4473N /N14 (1D (ND8E S(E (1D 1 8E /MM3EES' 'he landfill site shall ha"e wastes inspection facilit$ to monitor wastes roughtin for landfill, office facilit$ for record eeping and shelter for eepinge:uipment and machiner$ including pollution monitoring e:uipments'

14'-ro"isions lie weigh ridge to measure :uantit$ of waste rought at landfillsite, fire protection e:uipments and other facilities as ma$ e re:uired shall epro"ided'

17'=tilities such as drining water (preferal$ athing facilities for worers) andlighting arrangements for eas$ landfill operations when carried out in nighthours shall e pro"ided'

1'Safet$ pro"isions including health inspections of worers at landfill site shalle periodicall$ made'

Specifications for land fillin-

1*'Wastes su/ected to land filling shall e compacted in thin la$ers using landfillcompactors to achie"e high densit$ of the wastes' #n high rainfall areas wherehea"$ compactors cannot e used alternati"e measures shall e adopted'

19'Wastes shall e co"ered immediatel$ or at the end of each woring da$ withminimum 10 cm of soil, inert deris or construction material till such timewaste processing facilities for composting or rec$cling or energ$ reco"er$ areset up as per Schedule #'

20'-rior to the commencement of monsoon season, an intermediate co"er of >0.

74 cm thicness of soil shall e placed on the landfill with proper compactionand grading to pre"ent infiltration during monsoon' -roper drainage ermsshall e constructed to di"ert run.off awa$ from the acti"e cell of the landfill'

21'3fter completion of landfill, a final co"er shall e designed to minimieinfiltration and erosion' he final co"er shall meet the following specifications,namel$8 ..

a' he final co"er shall ha"e a arrier soil la$er comprising of 70 cms ofcla$ or amended soil with permeailit$ coefficient less that 1 10 .

cmFsec'

' n top of the arrier soil la$er there shall e a drainage la$er of 14cm'

c' n top of the drainage la$er there shall e a "egetati"e la$er of >4cm to support natural plant growth and to minimie erosion'

oll+tion prevention

22'#n order to pre"ent pollution prolems from landfill operations, the followingpro"isions shall e made, namel$8 .

a' ?i"ersion of storm water drains to minimie leachate generation andpre"ent pollution of surface water and also for a"oiding flooding andcreation of marsh$ conditions

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' 5onstruction of a non.permeale lining s$stem at the ase and walls ofwaste disposal area' &or landfill recei"ing residues of waste processingfacilities or mied waste or waste ha"ing contamination of haardousmaterials (such as aerosols, leaches, polishes, atteries, waste oils,paint products and pesticides) minimum liner specifications shall e a

composite arrier ha"ing 1'4 mm high densit$ pol$eth$lene (H?-%)geomemrane, or e:ui"alent, o"erl$ing 90 cm of soil (cla$ or amendedsoil) ha"ing permeailit$ coefficient not greater than 1 10 .cmFsec' hehighest le"el of water tale shall e at least two meter elow the ase ofcla$ or amended soil arrier la$er

c' -ro"isions for management of leachates collection and treatment shalle made' he treated leachates shall meet the standards specified inSchedule. #D

d' -re"ention of run.off from landfill area entering an$ stream, ri"er, lae orpond'

>ater A+ality Monitorin-

2+'

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9' 6itrate as 6+ >4'0

10 -H 7'4.*'4

11' #ron 0'+

12' otal hardness (as5a5+)

+00'0

1+' 5hlorides 240

1>' ?issol"ed solids 400

14' -henolic compounds (as57H4H)

0'001

17' Ginc 4'0

1' Sulphate (as S>) 200

(mbient (ir A+ality Monitorin-

24'#nstallation of landfill gas control s$stem including gas collection s$stem shalle made at landfill site to minimie odour generation, pre"ent off.sitemigration of gases and to protect "egetation planted on the rehailitatedlandfill surface'

27'he concentration of methane gas generated at landfill site shall not eceed24 per cent of the lower eplosi"e limit (A%A)'

2'he landfill gas from the collection facilit$ at a landfill site shall e utilied foreither direct thermal applications or power generation, as per "iailit$'therwise, landfill gas shall e urnt (flared) and shall not e allowed todirectl$ escape to the atmosphere or for illegal tapping' -assi"e "enting shalle allowed if its utilition or flaring is not possile'

2*'3mient air :ualit$ at the landfill site and at the "icinit$ shall e monitored tomeet the following specified standards, namel$ 8.

S.No. arameters (cceptable levels

(i) Sulphur dioide 120gFm+(2> hours)

(ii) Suspended -articulateMatter

400gFm+(2> hours)

(iii) Methane 6ot to eceed 24 per cent of thelower eplosi"e limit (e:ui"alent to740 mg Fm+) (2> hours)

(i") 3mmonia dail$ a"erage o'>mgFm+ (>00 gFm+)

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(sample duration 2> hrs)

(") 5aron monoide 1 hour a"erage 8 2 mgFm+

* hour a"erage 8 1 mgFm+

29' he amient air :ualit$ monitoring shall e carried out $ the concerned authorit$as per the following schedule, namel$8.

(a) Si times in a $ear for cities ha"ing population of more than fift$ lahs() &our times in a $ear for cities ha"ing population etween ten and fift$ lahs(c) wo times in a $ear for town or cities ha"ing population etween one and ten

lahs'

lantation at 4andfill Site

+0' 3 "egetati"e co"er shall e pro"ided o"er the completed site in accordance withthe and following specifications, namel$8 .

(a) Selection of locall$ adopted non.edile perennial plants that are resistantto drought and etreme temperatures shall e allowed to grow

() he plants grown e such that their roots do not penetrate more than +0cms' his condition shall appl$ till the landfill is stailised

(c) Selected plants shall ha"e ailit$ to thri"e on low.nutrient soil withminimum nutrient addition

(d) -lantation to e made in sufficient densit$ to minimie soil erosion'

/los+re of 4andfill Site and ost%care

+1' he post.closure care of landfill site shall e conducted for at least fifteen $earsand long term monitoring or care plan shall consist of the following, namel$ 8.

(a) Maintaining the integrit$ and effecti"eness of final co"er, maingrepairs and pre"enting run.on and run.off from eroding or otherwise

damaging the final co"er

() Monitoring leachate collection s$stem in accordance with there:uirement

(c) Monitoring of ground water in accordance with re:uirements andmaintaining ground water :ualit$

(d) Maintaining and operating the landfill gas collection s$stem to meetthe standards'

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+2' =se of closed landfill sites after fifteen $ears of post.closure monitoring can econsidered for human settlement or otherwise onl$ after ensuring that gaseousand leachate anal$sis compl$ with the specified standards'

Special provisions for hilly areas

++' 5ities and towns located on hills shall ha"e location.specific methods e"ol"ed forfinal disposal of solid wastes $ the municipal authorit$ with the appro"al of theconcerned State

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Sched+le 3:

?see r+les ;#&$ and #)$, =#2$@

Standards for /ompostin-, reated 4eachates and 3ncineration

1' he waste processing or disposal facilities shall include composting,incineration, pelletisation, energ$ reco"er$ or an$ other facilit$ ased on state.of.the.art technolog$ dul$ appro"ed $ the 5entral -ollution 5ontrol

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"ii' #n order to ensure safe application of compost, the followingspecifications for compost :ualit$ shall e met, namel$8.

arameters/oncentration not toeCceed #m-B- drybasis , eCcept p8 val+eand /BN ratio$

3rsenic 10'00

5admium 4'00

5hromium 40'00

5opper +00'00

Aead 100'00

Mercur$ 0'14

6icel 40'00

Ginc 1000'00

5F6 ratio 20.>0

-H 4'4.*'4

I 5ompost (final product) eceeding the ao"e stated concentration limits shall note used for food crops' Howe"er, it ma$ e utilied for purposes other thangrowing food crops'

>' he disposal of treated leachates shall follow the following standards, namel$8.

S.No arameter Standards# Mode of Disposal $

3nlands+rfacewater

+blicsewers

4anddisposal

& Suspended solids, mgFl,ma

100 700 200

2 ?issol"ed solids (inorganic)

mgFl, ma'

2100 2100 2100

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) -H "alue 4'4 to 9'0 4'4 to 9'0 4'4 to 9'0

3mmonical nitrogen (as 6),mgFl, ma'

40 40 .

5 otal J/eldahl nitrogen (as6), mgFl, ma'

100 . .

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(. peratin- Standards

(1) he comustion efficienc$ (5%) shall e at least 99'00K'

(2) he comustion efficienc$ is computed as follows 8

K525'%' L ........................ 100 K52 K5

(. Emission Standards

arameters /oncentrationm-BNm)at #&2 /2

correction(1) -articulate matter 140(2) 6itrogen ides >40(+) H5l 40(>) Minimum stac height shall e +0 metres ao"e ground

Dolatile organic compounds in ash shall not e more than 0'01K'(4)

Note '

1' Suital$ designed pollution control de"ices shall e installed or retrofitted withthe incinerator to achie"e the ao"e emission limits, if necessar$'

2' Wastes to e incinerated shall not e chemicall$ treated with an$ chlorinateddisinfectants

+' 5hlorinated plastics shall not e incinerated'

>' oic metals in incineration ash shall e limited within the regulator$ :uantitiesas specified in the Haardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules,19*9 as amended from time to time'

4' nl$ low sulphur fuel lie l'd'o', l's'h's or ?iesel shall e used as fuel in theincinerator'

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Form G3

?see r+les #2$ H ;#2$@

(pplication for obtainin- a+thoriation

ohe Memer Secretar$......................................................

1' 6ame of the municipal authorit$F6ame of theagenc$ appointed $ the municipal authorit$

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2' 5orrespondence address

elephone 6o'

&a 6o'

8

+' 6odal fficer N designation(fficer authorised$ the municipal authorit$ or agenc$responsile for operation of processing ordisposal facilit$)

8

>' 3uthoriation applied for (-lease tic mar) 8 (a) Setting up N operation ofwaste processing facilit$

()Setting up N operation ofdisposal facilit$

4' ?etailed proposal of wasteprocessingFdisposal facilit$ (to e attached) toinclude

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4'1 rocessin- of >astei' Aocation of site

ii' 6ame of waste processing technolog$iii' ?etails of processing technolog$i"' Ouantit$ of waste to e processed per

da$"' Site clearance (from local authorit$)

"i' ?etails of agreement etweenmunicipal authorit$ and operatingagenc$

"ii' =tiliation programme for wasteprocessed (-roduct utiliation)

"iii' Methodolog$ for disposal of wasteprocessing re/ects (:uantit$ and

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:ualit$)i' Measures to e taen for pre"ention

and control of en"ironmental pollution' #n"estment on -ro/ect and epected

returns

i' Measures to e taen for safet$ ofworers woring in the plant

4'2 Disposal of >aste

i' 6umer of sites identifiedii' Aa$out maps of siteiii' Ouantit$ of waste to e disposed per

da$

i"' 6ature and composition of waste"' ?etails of methodolog$ or criteria

followed for site selection"i' ?etails of eisting site under operation"ii' Methodolog$ and operational details of

land filling

"iii' Measures taen to checen"ironmental pollution

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?ate Signature of 6odal fficer

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Form % 33

?See r+le #$@

Format of (nn+al 1eport to be s+bmitted by the M+nicipal (+thority

i' 6ame of 5it$ F own8PPPPPPPii' -opulation PPPPPPPPPiii' 6ame of municipal od$8PPPPPPP'PPPPPPPPPPPP and

3ddress PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

elephone 6o' 8 PPPPPPPPPP'

&a 8 PPPPPPPPPP

i"' 6ame of #ncharge dealing with municipal solid wastes PPPP PPPP''PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP with designationPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP''

&'A+antity and composition of solid wastes

(i) otal :uantit$ of wastes generated per da$

.....................................................................................................

(ii) otal :uantit$ of wastes collected per da$

.............................................................. ........................................

(iii)otal :uantit$ of wastes processed for 8

a' 5omposting8 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP' Dermiculture8 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPc' -ellets8 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPd' thers, if an$, please specif$'

(i") otal :uantit$ of waste disposed $ land filling8PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP'

a' 6o' of landfill sites used 8PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

' 3rea used8 PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPc' Whether Weigh ridge facilities a"ailale 8 QesF6od' Whether area is fenced 8 QesF6oe' Aighting facilit$ on site 8 QesF6o

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f' Whether e:uipment lie

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%isting numer 3ctuall$Re:uiredF-roposed

i' ruc 8

ii' ruc.ipper 8

iii' ractor.railer 8

i"' Refuse.collector 8

"' ?umper.placers

"i' 3nimal 5art 8

"ii' ric$cle 8

"iii' thers (pleasespecif$)

. >hether any proposal has been made to improve solid wastesmana-ement practices

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

5. (re any efforts made to call for private firms etc. to attempt for

processin- of waste +tilisin- technolo-ies lie '

Waste =tilisationechnolog$

-roposals Steps taen(Ouantit$ to e

processed)

i' 5omposting 8ii' Dermiculture 8iii' -elletisation 8i"' thers if an$, -lease specif$8

;. >hat provisions are available and how these are implemented to chec

+nhy-ienic operations of '

i' ?air$ related acti"ities8

ii' Slaughter houses and unauthorised slaughtering 8

iii' Mala (construction deris) lifting 8

i"' %ncroachment in -ars, &ootpaths etc'8' How man$ slums are identified and whether these are pro"ided with sanitation

facilities8*' 3re municipal magistrates appointed for aing penal action 8 QesF6o

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#f $es, how man$ cases registered N settled during last three $ears (gi"e $ear.wisedetails)

9' Hospital waste management

i' How man$ HospitalsF5linics under the control of the 5orporation8

ii' What methods are followed for disposal of io.medical wastesT 8

iii' ?o $ou ha"e an$ proposal for setting up of common treatment facilit$ fordisposal of io.medical wastes8

i"' How man$ pri"ate 6ursing Homes, 5linics etc' are operating in thecit$Ftown and what steps ha"e een taen to chec disposal of theirwastes8

Si-nat+re of M+nicipal /ommissioner

Dated '

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Form G333

?See%r+le ;#2$@

Format for 3ss+e of (+thorisation

&ile 6o'8 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

?ate8UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

o,UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Ref8 Qour application numer UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUdt' UUUUUUUUUUUU

he UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUState -ollution 5ontrol

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Form % 3:

?see r+le "#&$@

Format of (nn+al 1eview 1eport to be s+bmitted by the State oll+tion /ontrol

oardB/ommittees to the /entral oll+tion /ontrol oard

ohe /hairman,/entral oll+tion /ontrol oard,#Ministry of Environment and Forests$9overnment of 3ndia,Jarivesh hawanK, East (rL+n Na-ar,DE483% &&0 00)2.

1' 6ame of the StateF=nion territor$ 8

2' 6ame N address of the State -ollution 5ontrol 8

+' ' 3 Summar$ Statement on progress made $municipal authorities in respect of

implementation of Schedule # rule >(+)

8 -lease attach as 3nneure.#

4' 3 Summar$ Statement on progress made $municipal authorities in respect ofimplementation of Schedule ## rules 7(1) and(+), (1)

8 -lease attach as 3nneure.##

7' 3 Summar$ Statement on progress made $municipal authorities in respect ofimplementation of Schedule ### rules 7(1) and(+), (2)

8 -lease attach as 3nneure.###

' 3 summar$ statement on progress made $municipal authorities in respect ofimplementation of Schedule #D rules 7(1) and(+), (2)

8 -lease attach as 3nneure.#D

?ate8 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-lace 8 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

5hairman or the Memer Secretar$

State -ollution 5ontrol

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Form % :

?see r+le !@

(ccident reportin-

1' ?ate and time of accident 8

2' Se:uence of e"ents leading to accident 8

+' he waste in"ol"ed in accident 8

>' 3ssessment of the effects of the accidents onhuman health and the en"ironment

8

4' %mergenc$ measures taen 8

7' Steps taen to alle"iate the effects of accidents 8

' Steps taen to pre"ent the recurrence of such anaccident

8

?ate 8 PPPPP Signature 8 PPPPPPPPP

-lace 8 PPPPP ?esignation 8 PPPPPPPP

:. 1aLa-opalan, t. Secy.?F.No.&=%2B!5%8SMD@