India - List of Authorities and Corresponding Duties in terms of Waste Import

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Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate   Change under the Environment (Protection)Act, 1986

 (i)      Identification   of hazardous and other wastes

(ii)      Permission   to exporters of hazardous and other wastes

(iii)      Permission   to importer of hazardous and other wastes

(iv)      Permission   for transit of hazardous and other wastes through India.

(v)      Promote   environmentally sound management of hazardous and other waste.

(vi)      Sponsoring   of training and awareness programme on Hazardous and Other Waste Management   related activities.

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Central Pollution Control Board   constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

 (i)      Co-ordination   of activities of State Pollution Control Boards

(ii)      Conduct   training courses for authorities dealing with management  of hazardous and other wastes

(iii)      Recommend   standards and specifications for treatment and disposal of wastes and   leachates, recommend procedures for characterisation of hazardous wastes.

(iv)      Inspection   of facilities handling hazardous waste as and when necessary.

(v)      Sector   specific documentation to identify waste for inclusion in these rules.

(vi)      Prepare   and update guidelines to prevent or minimise the generation and handling of   hazardous and other wastes.

(vii)      Prepare   and update guidelines/ Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) for recycling,   utilization, pre-processing, co-processing of hazardous and other wastes.

(viii)    To   prepare annual review report on management of hazardous waste.

(ix)      Any   other function assigned by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate   Change, from time to time.

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State Government/Union Territory   Government/Administration

 (i)      Identification   of site (s) for common Hazardous and Other Waste Treatment Storage and   Disposal Facility (TSDF)

(ii)      Asses   Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) reports and convey the decision of   approval of site or otherwise Acquire the site or inform operator of  facility or occupier or association of   occupiers to acquire the site

(iii)      Notification   of sites.

(iv)      Publish   periodically an inventory of all potential or existing disposal sites in the   State or Union Territory

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State Pollution Control Boards or   Pollution Control Committees constituted under the Water (Prevention and   Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

 (i)      Inventorisation   of hazardous and other wastes

(ii)      Grant   and renewal of authorisation

(iii)      Monitoring   of compliance of various provisions and conditions of permission including   conditions of permission for issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and   Climate Change for exports and imports

(iv)      Examining   the applications for imports submitted by the importers and forwarding the   same to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

(v)      Implementation   of programmes to prevent or reduce or minimise the generation of hazardous   and other wastes.

(vi)      Action   against violations of these rules.

(vii)      Any   other function under these Rules assigned by Ministry of Environment, Forest   and Climate Change from time to time. 

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Directorate General of Foreign Trade   constituted under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992

 (i)      Grant   of licence for import of hazardous and other wastes

(ii)      Refusal   of licence for hazardous and other wastes prohibited for imports and export

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Port authority under Indian Ports Act,   1908 (15 of 1908) and Customs Authority under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of   1962)

 (i)      Verify   the documents

(ii)      Inform   the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change of any illegal   traffic

(iii)      Analyse   wastes permitted for imports and exports, wherever required.

(iv)      Train   officials on the provisions of these rules and in the analysis of hazardous and   other wastes

(v)      Take   action against exporter or importer for violations under the Indian Ports   Act, 1908 or Customs Act, 1962