The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) on February 13, 2024, issued the Siliguri Municipal Corporation Solid Waste Management byelaws, 2023.
The following has been stated:
• Application:
These bye-laws shall apply to every domestic, institutional, commercial, and other non-residential solid waste generator within the Urban Local Body (ULB) area of Siliguri Municipal Corporation except industrial waste, hazardous waste, hazardous chemicals, bio-medical waste, e-waste, lead acid batteries and radio-active waste, as those are covered under separate rules made under separate rules of 2016 made under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
• Disposal of Solid waste:
Municipal Corporation shall undertake on its own or through any other agency, the construction, operation and maintenance of sanitary landfill and associated infrastructure for disposal of residual waste and inert street sweepings and silt from surface drains in a manner prescribed under SWM Rules and any other obligation imposed by any other law for the time being in force.
This notification will come into force from February 13, 2024.
