Legal Control And Mechanism For Waste Management In India Generally And Himachal Pradesh Particularly
Dr. Lalit Dadwal & Manjeet Singh, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
ABSTRACT
Nowadays the world is concerned about the better ecology for tomorrow. This has started to look to the best ways in managing the various kinds of wastes and methods of its disposal. Managing the perishable waste thrown out by the households hospitals, and other institutions has unfold its importance are nevertheless posing hazardous threat to the human as well as to the flora and fauna. Solid waste is one of the major problems all over the world. Mostly, it is generated in urban areas at a very large extent. Therefore, there needs a strict legislation to control this menace. To curb this menace, world community has made efforts from Stockholm to Johannesburg Declaration.
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry in the exercise of the powers conferred under Sections 3, 6 and 25 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 has made various rules such as Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016; E-Waste Management Rules 2016; Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016 and also some laws viz. Indian Penal Code, 1860; Code of Criminal Procedure 1973; Factories Act, 1948; National Green Tribunal Act 2010 etc. to regulate the management and handling of solid waste. Beside these laws the Judiciary has also played a significant role to curb the menace arising from solid waste through various land mark judgement. The landmark judgement of Almitra Patel’s case gives new approach towards making of new rule for solid waste management. Generally this paper will analysis the legal control mechanism for solid waste management and in particular the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
