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Environmental Assessment ReportKerala Local Government Strengthening ProjectObligation of the Municipality to submit annual reports to the Secretary, LSGD (Urban) inthe case of metropolitan city or to the District Collector in the case of all other towns andcities with a copy to the State PCB before 30th of June every year.Responsibility of the State Government for overall enforcement of the rules through theSecretary, LSGD (Urban) or District CollectorsResponsibility of the State PCB to grant authorization based on stipulated timeframe andconditions and monitor compliance of the standards pertaining to groundwater, ambientair, leachate and compost quality and incineration.Responsibility of the Central PCB to coordinate with the State PCBs for implementation andreview of standards and guidelines and compilation of monitoring dataSpecific procedure and compliance criteria for managing and handling MSWResponsibility of the State PCB to prepare and submit an annual report to Central PCBregarding implementation by 15th of September.Responsibility of the municipality to report any accident linked to MSW management to theSecretary, LSGD (Urban) in the case of Metropolitan cities and to the District Collector inall other cases.The notification also specifies the compliance criteria with respect to different parameters,such as collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal. It requires:Prohibition of littering of MSW in cities, towns and in urban areasOrganizing house-to-house collection by adopting appropriate methodsDevising collection of MSW from slums and squatter areas or localities including hotels,restaurants, office complexes and commercial areas.Usage of wastes from slaughterhouses, meat and fish market, fruit and vegetable marketthose are biodegradable.Prevention of mixing of biomedical and industrial wastes with municipal solid wastesProhibition on burning of wastesPrevention of stray animals from moving around waste storage facilitiesTransferring of waste collected from residential areas to bins/containers/vehiclesCollection and disposal of horticultural, construction or demolition waste or debrisPromotion of waste segregation, recycling and reuse of segregated wastesAwareness building and meetings for ensuring community participationEstablishment of hygienic and sanitary storage facilityProhibition of manual handling of wasteEnsuring transportation of wastes in covered vehicles and preventing their scatteringAdoption of suitable technology or combination such technologies for processing of wastesso as to minimize burden on landfillRestriction of land filling to non-biodegradable, inert or other wastes that are unsuitablefor recycling or biological processingSpecifications for landfill sites including site selection, site facilities, land filling, pollutionprevention, water and air quality monitoring, site plantations, closure and post-care ofsites, provisions for hilly areas etc.Specifications of standards for composting, treated leachates and incineration40