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various other organizations / institutions capable of providing the support to the waste management
scenario and thus augmenting the waste management process.
3.6.4 Initiatives Taken
The PMC’s response to the problem of Solid Waste Management has been both reactive and
proactive. Following the Supreme Court Directives, the Ministry of Environment and Forests
(MoEF) formed the rules on Management and Handling of Municipal Solid Waste Management in
2000, to be followed by all Municipal Corporations. In 2002, the citizen lodged a complaint in the
Bombay High Court against PMC for non-compliance of the law. The PMC has since then made
active efforts to manage the issue of Solid waste management.
PMC has over the past couple of years undertaken proactive measures at various levels in order to
synchronize and effectively handle various waste streams. Keeping in mind the importance of
segregation to the overall implementation of waste management, PMC has initiated with an
innovative concept of Chakachak Msssion for creating public awareness. The decentralized treatment
options such as vermicomposting as well as biomethanation are being looked at.
In order to tackle the problems of Plastics, policies have been passed for prohibiting the use of
plastics as well as promotion of bio-degradable plastics. Waste to energy projects initiated in
neighbouring institutions such as PCMC are also being taken into consideration.
The Industrial and the BMW management fall under the purview of the State Pollution Control
Board (MPCB in present situation). For effective management of these wastes several initiatives have
been taken bythe MPCB.
With respect to BMW, a common treatment and disposal facility has been provided by PMC. The
facility developed on land leased by PMC has an incinerator and treats waste from around 1189
medical institutes in Pune.
Construction and Demolition waste amounts to significant quantum of inert debris which is at
present being dumped in low lying areas or in landfills thereby generating pressures on the existing
systems. A lot of work needs to be done in formalizing the waste flow from this source. Also options
regarding waste recycle and reuse are being looked at.
A detailed inventory of hazardous waste generating industries has been prepared by MPCB. A
common treatment facility for Hazardous Waste generated in and around Pune has been developed
at Ranjangaon. This facility comprising of a secured landfill with 50,000 MTPA capacity and an
incineration facility of 15000 MTPA has been proposed and developed. A list of approved hazardous
waste transporters and service providers has also been prepared and updated by the MPCB.
E-waste is a fast growing problem. The first task of inventorizing the waste from various sources has
been undertaken by the state pollution control board. The report for Pune is currently under
compilation
3.7 Gaps
The outcome of the Situation Analysis was to identify the gaps present in the solid waste
management scenario. A review of the solid waste management situation in Pune helped to identify
gaps and prioritize issues of concern. The gaps have been identified in terms of the level of
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