In a Supreme Court order dated April 3, 2013 the court has asked the Municipal Corporations to answer what stand has been taken by them on the Municipal Solid
Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 and the Plastics Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2011 (For short,'the 2011 Rules')
An extract from the order:
'Keeping in view the figures mentioned in the tables
reproduced at pages 16-17 of the report produced by Shri V.Shekhar,
we direct the State Pollution Control Boards of all the States and 10 the Union Territories as also the Central Pollution Control Board
to submit their respective reports showing compliance of the
provisions contained in the 2000 and 2011 Rules. The Municipal
Corporations of North, South and East Delhi as also the New Delhi
Municipal Corporation and the Municipal Corporations of Bangalore,
Chennai, Agra, Jaipur, Calcutta and Faridabad are also directed to
file status reports about total compliance of the 2000 and 2011
Rules in their letter and spirit.For the aforesaid purpose, we suo motu order impleadment
of the Central Pollution Control Board through its Secretary and
the Pollution Control Boards of all the States as also the
Pollution Control Boards of the Union Territories through their
Secretaries as parties. The Municipal Corporation of North, South
and East Delhi as also the New Delhi Municipal Corporation are
impleaded as parties through their Commissioners. The Municipal
Corporations of Bangalore, Chennai, Agra, Jaipur, Calcutta and
Faridabad are also impleaded as parties through their
Commissioners.
Let notice issue to the Commissioners of the aforesaid
Corporations and Secretaries of the Pollution Control Boards of all
the States as also the Central Pollution Control Board. They shall
file their affidavits along with status reports within a period of
four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order by fax
from the Registry of this Court.'
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