As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?<\/p>\n
[amp_mcq option1=”Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.” option2=”The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.” option3=”The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.” option4=”It is mandatory on the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.” correct=”option3″]<\/p>\n
Statement B is incorrect. The Rules apply to every urban local body, cantonment board, railway colony, every airport, every port and harbour, every special economic zone, every State and Central Government organisations, and every industrial township, and other entities generating solid waste. Their applicability is much wider than just notified urban local bodies and industrial townships.<\/p>\n
Statement C is correct. Schedule I of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, provides detailed and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for solid waste processing and disposal facilities (like landfills), covering aspects related to environment, land use, and social impact.<\/p>\n