Capacity building workshop on waste management rules to start today
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 04 2019:
With a view to ensure effective implementation of the six Waste Management Rules notified in 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) along with National Productivity Council (NPC) will be organising a two-day workshop at 20 cities of India.
Imphal has been selected as one of the cities under this program, which will be organised along with Directorate of MAHUD and Manipur Urban Development Agency (MUDA), Imphal, said a press release issued by Director MAHUD.
The two day workshop at Imphal on July 5 at City Convention Centre will enable various stakeholders to implement the waste management rules and in performing duties towards achieving the goals of Swachh Bharat mission.
The MoEF & CC, GoI, in 2016, notified six Waste Management Rules including Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016, e-waste (Management) Rules, 2016, Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016, Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 .
NPC, an autonomous body under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GoI is serving as National Programme Coordinator for the said Capacity Building Project on six Waste Management Rules (2016) .
The Capacity Building project seeks to strengthen institutional capacities at ULBs and amongst stakeholders towards collection, treatment, disposal and efficient management of various types and categories of wastes, promotion of 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) initiative and dissemination of good practices and facilitate integrated efforts towards achieving improvement in general health of city environment etc.