The stable waste division of Pune Municipal Company (PMC) has printed its motion plan with respect to open waste burning in Pune on its web site on December 17, as ordered by Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal’s (NGT) Western Zone bench.
The doc laid out PMC’s actions on power waste burning spots, improve in fines for open waste burning, variety of complaints obtained and fines imposed, and particulars concerning the flying squad fleet monitoring stable waste burning.
The NGT order (ORIGINAL APPLICATION NO.34 OF 2024 (WZ)) from Might 29 acknowledged that the “Stable Waste Administration Division of Pune Municipal Company-respondent no.3 shall conduct assessment of rubbish burning measures on month-to-month foundation, and no matter motion that’s taken, will likely be posted on the web site of PMC for public functions.”
Nevertheless, this motion plan by the stable waste administration division is the one doc uploaded by PMC in compliance with this order since Might.
Beforehand, activist group Pune Air Motion Hub had criticised PMC for not publishing month-to-month stories on its web site. Hub member Pushkar Kulkarni had mentioned final month, “A latest NGT judgment mandated that PMC put out month-to-month stories of open waste burning circumstances and measures taken on its web site. Even after six months, this has not been carried out.
Details about cellular squads that present well timed response to open waste burning complaints, can also be not available. It’s usually discovered that burning is completed within the evenings and at night time at some specific spots so there’s a want for efficient night time time vigilance and response techniques.”
What the motion plan states
The doc states that between June and December 2024, a complete of 44 complaints concerning open burning have been lodged together with app-based on-line platforms and phone calls. In response, PMC imposed fines amounting to Rs 2,20,000 on people partaking in open burning.
The PMC has additionally elevated the spot effective for open waste burning tenfold from Rs 500 to Rs 5,000. Eight flying squad autos operated by the company hold watch over the town to manage open burning, to uphold the plastic ban, and to deal with different stable waste administration (SWM) rule breaches.
Knowledge concerning power waste burning spots within the metropolis was additionally shared within the doc. PMC claims that of the 928 power spots within the metropolis originally of the 12 months, 719 of 928 spots have been cleared. Out of the cleared spots, 230 have additionally been beautified. The Hadapsar-Mundhwa area has the very best variety of power spots (44 but to be cleared) and Kothrud-Bavdhan area has only one power spot left, as per the doc.
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