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Vide this Public Notice, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board
brings upon the attention of all the Hazardous waste generating
industries in the Sate of Uttar Pradesh as covered in Schedule I and
Schedule II of the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling &
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 ( amended 2000, 2003), the
following issues for compliance. The Hon'ble Supreme Court is also
considering the compliance in W.P. No. 657 of 1995 (Research
Foundation for Science Technology National Resources Policy Vs.
Union of India and others) in which, amongst others, the Hon'ble
Supreme Court has also directed that units which are operating
without any authorisation or in violation of conditions of
authorisation issued by the Pollution Control Board as above shall
be closed by the Board forthwith.
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- All industries/units involved in
the handling of hazardous chemicals and generating hazardous wastes will
ensure to display on line data outside the main factory gate with regard to
quantity and nature of hazardous chemicals being handled in the plant,
including waste water and air emissions and solid hazardous wastes generated
within factory premises. If such data is not displayed, the appropriate
legal action including closure may be initiated.
- All units generating hazardous
wastes shall send details of specific locations and permissions obtained if
any for dumping sites being used by them.
- All units transporting hazardous
wastes will do so in accordance to the guidelines for transportation of
Hazardous wastes as per rule 19, 20 and 21 of the Hazardous Waste
(Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules 2008. Guidelines for
transportation of Hazardous Waste by Document no. HAZWAMS/23/2003 has been
issued by the Central Pollution Control Board.
- The criteria for hazardous waste
land-fill sites published by Central Pollution Control Board in February,
2001 and the manual for design, construction and quality control of liners
and covers for hazardous waste land fills published in December, 2002 as
provided in Rule 8-A of Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules in
respect of design and setting up of disposal facilities shall be strictly
followed.
- It shall be ensured that
hazardous wastes are not discharged without a proper authorisation and in no
case in open dumps or in illegal dumping site.
Now, therefore, in exercise of powers conferred to the Member-Secretary,
U.P. Pollution Control Board, the undersigned directs all concerned to
immediately comply with the aforesaid stipulations and the other provisions
of the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules
2008 and the Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous chemicals Rules
1989 (as amended), failing which the unit will be liable for legal action
under the provisions of the above rules rea36d in conjunction with the E.P.
Act 1986.
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Thus all the Hazardous Waste
generating industries are required to send the hazardous waste to
following authorised TSDFs situated in State of U.P. by taking their
memberships. |
- M/s U.P Waste Management Ltd.,
Kumbhi, Kanpur Dehat ( Address : U.P. Waste Management Project
380, Lakhanpur Housing Society, Lakhanpur, Vikasnagar, Kanpur,
Ph. No. 0512-2585076)
- M/s Bharat Oil & Waste
Management Ltd., Kumbhi, Kanpur Dehat ( Address : B-5 (G F) East
Of Kailash, New Delhi, Ph. No. 011-29816466, 011-41000710)
- M/s Industrial Infrastructural
Ltd.,U.P.S.I.D.C., Tannery Park Banthar, Unnao for the
industries situated in Unnao district only.
- M/s Bharat Oil Sahibabad,
Ghaziabad for incinerable waste of only oily waste, paint waste,
paint sludge, oily rugs & filters. They have capacity of 10,000
MT/year only.
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