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Clean up your act: Kerala's waste management ordinance 2023

Content Editor: Dr Urmimala Maiti

October 24, 2023 at 12:30:00 PM

Waste Management, Sanitation, Public health laws and regulations

Content Editor: Dr Urmimala Maiti

  • The Ordinance on Waste Management, passed in Kerala, places major responsibility for waste management on the Gram Panchayat.

  • Some key measures are as follows:

  1. Fine up to ₹10,000 on commercial establishments that do not segregate the generated waste

  2. Segregation of wastes before disposal at hotels, hospitals, and other establishments.

  3. Executive power to the panchayat to decide on the user fee for waste generators at various stages, from segregation and collection to its disposal.

  4. Door-to-door collection of segregated wastes.

  5. Reporting events of littering and unscientific disposal methods by people in the community

  6. Punishment for diversion of wastewater and sewage into public drains.

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