Source: Indian Centre for
Plastics in Environment (ICPE),
Mumbai
Reproduced from Echo Echoes
Vol. 7, Issue 1, Jan. - Mar,
2006
Plastic Innovation
Parks
Unstarred Question No. 2602 Shri
Subodh Mohite:
(a) Whether the Government proposes
to set up a Plastic Innovation Park
in the country; and
(b) If so, the details thereof along with
its locations, State-wise?
Answer: Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of
Science and Technology and Minister
of Ocean Development:
(a) No Sir.
(b) Question does not arise.
Environment Commission
Unstarred Question No. 2361 Shri
Tukaram Ganpatrao Renge Patil:
(a) Whether the government has put up
any proposal for setting up
Environment Commission for early
disposal of cases related to the
environment;
(b) If so, the details thereof; and
(c) The time by which the final decision
is likely to be taken in this regard?
Annexure A
In the Supreme Court of India Original Jurisdiction
ORDER
We have heard learned Additional Solicitor General and
Shri Vallapalli, learned Senior Counsel. We consider it
appropriate at this stage to constitute a Committee and to
specify the specific aspects, which the Committee is required
to examine. We direct accordingly.
The terms of Reference for the Committee shall be as under:
To look into all aspects of urban solid waste management,
particularly:
1. Examine the existing practices and to suggest hygienic
processing and waste disposal practices and proven technologies
on the basis of economic feasibility and safety
which the Corporation/ Government may directly or
indirectly adopt or sponsor.
2. Examine and suggest ways to improve conditions in
the formal and informal sector for promoting ecofriendly
sorting, collection, transportation, disposal,
recycling and reuse.
3. To review Municipal bye-laws and the powers of local
bodies and regional planning authorities and suggest
necessary modifications to ensure effective
budgeting, financing, administration, monitoring and
compliance.
4. Examine and formulate standards and regulations for
management of urban solid waste, and set time frames
within which the authorities shall be bound to implement
the same.
The Committee is requested to give its report as early as
possible preferably not later than 30th June, 1998. The
Committee is also requested to give such interim reports as
it may find convenient to do so.
The Secretarial assistance at Delhi will be provided for the
Ministry of Urban Development, which will also make all
other arrangements required by the Committee for its proper
functioning while arrangements within the States/Union
Territories would be made by the concerned State/UT. The
expenses incurred for the purpose to the same extent would
be borne at this stage by the Ministry of Urban Development
and the concerned State Governments/UST. The final
responsibility for meeting these expenses would be decided
later on.
The Local authorities and concerned State Government/
Union Territories shall extend all cooperation and assistance
to the Committee for its proper functioning.
....contd.
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