As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
- (a) Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.
- (b) The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.
- (c) The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities. ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) It is mandatory on the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.
Why the answer is (c)
• The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (Schedule I) lay down detailed criteria for siting sanitary landfills and processing facilities — distances from habitation, rivers, airports, water bodies, and technical specifications — option (c).
• Hence option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.
- Segregation is into three categories, not five.
- (b) The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all…
- The Rules apply far more widely than urban bodies.
- (d) It is mandatory on the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district…
- No rule bars moving waste between districts.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019, held on 2 June 2019. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.