The Imphal Municipal Corporation, Manipur on June 25, 2024, issued the Draft Imphal Municipal Waste Management Bye-laws, 2024.
The following has been stated namely: -
• It aims to manage solid waste, e-waste, plastic waste, bio-medical waste, construction and demolition waste.
• It states that it shall be necessary for all the waste generators to separate and store the waste coming out of their own places regularly into the streams - Biodegradable or wet waste, Non-biodegradable or dry waste, and Domestic hazardous waste and deposit it into covered waste bins.
• It states that the colour of bins for storage of segregated waste shall be green for biodegradable waste, blue for non-biodegradable waste or dry waste, and black for domestic hazardous.
• It states that the IMC shall be responsible for the development and setting up of infrastructure for segregation, collection, storage, transportation, processing, and disposal of the plastic waste either on its owner by engaging agencies or producers.
• It states that vehicles used for the transportation of waste shall be covered in such a manner that the collected waste shall not be exposed to an open environment, and shall transport the waste directly to a compost plant, waste to an energy plant, or to any other site/plant designated by the IMC.
The Objections or suggestions, if any, with respect to these draft bye-laws shall be taken into consideration till July 10, 2024.
Kindly refer to the attached document for more information.
[Notification no. – 6/1/2024 (MC)]
