Bhubaneswar, Jan. 31: The municipal corporation has started serving notices to more than 100 bulk waste generators in the city, including hotels, hospitals and shopping malls, asking them to segregate the waste on their own or get their trade licences cancelled. They could also face harsher action.
The move is aimed at ensuring the compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, which enable the civic body to identify bulk waste generators and ask them to have proper dustbins and segregate the waste at the source. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will serve notices to 179 such establishments across the city.
"We have identified the establishments, which generate more than 100kg waste every day. According to new solid waste management rules, we have served the notices and asked them to ensure proper management of the waste. If they failed to do so, their trade licences will be cancelled. We can also take tougher action if required," said deputy commissioner of the municipal corporation Srimanta Mishra.
The civic body has identified 83 apartments, 13 educational institutes, 16 hospitals, 34 hotels, 22 markets, eight restaurants, one hostel and two temples as bulk waste generators of the city. Besides, the city airport, bus stand and the railway station also received the notices by the civic body for segregation of waste.
Civic officials will make frequent visits to the establishments to check if the rules are being followed.
"The waste generators will segregate the waste as dry, wet, inert, sanitary and kitchen waste in separate bins on their own premises. In case of organic waste, they may use it for making compost or hand it over to private compost makers. They have also been asked to submit a compliance to the notice," said city health officer Chandrika Prasad Das.
The corporation will now collect Rs 100 to Rs 250 as fine from households polluting the surroundings, Rs 150 to Rs 1,250 for commercial establishments, Rs 500 to Rs 2,500 for small industries and Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 for big industries and establishments.