UPSC Prelims 2019 · Question 39 of 99

UPSC Prelims 2019 question on Solid Waste Management Rules 2016

As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Waste generator has to segregate waste five categories.
  2. The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.
  3. The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.
  4. It is mandatory the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.
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Answer: C. The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.

Verdict

Correct answer: The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities → Option (c).

Analysis

The SWM Rules 2016 provide for detailed criteria for setting-up solid waste processing and treatment facility, solid waste management in hilly areas, for waste to energy process, for Sanitary Landfills, for site selection, development of facilities at the sanitary landfills, specifications for land filling operations and closure on completion of landfilling, pollution prevention, Closure and Rehabilitation of Old Dumps etc.

Statement by statement

Option (a) is incorrect: Waste generators have to segregate waste into three categories (wet/biodegradable, dry/recyclable, and domestic hazardous), not five.

Option (b) is incorrect: The Rules apply to all waste generators, not just notified urban local bodies and industrial townships.

Option (c) is correct: The Rules do provide for detailed criteria for identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.

Option (d) is incorrect: There is no such mandatory restriction on moving waste from one district to another.

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