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No. PR-RS-POLICY - 0023 - 2018 Date: t s-/o o/11From

Deoranjan Kumar Singh, IASPrincipal Secretary to Government

To,All Collectors

Sub: Implementing Solid Waste Management initiatives in Rural Odisha

Ref Letters:1) RD-RWSS-POL-0002-2014-18577 dated 26.09.17, Construction of IHHL,

Garbage pit and soak pits/magic pit by converging MGNREGS and SBMG

2) PR-RS-POLICY-0009-2019-5153 dated 18.03.2019, Advisory on Waste

Management3). PR-RS-POLICY-0016-2019- 8473 dated 16.05.2019, Declaration of Nodal

officers at the district level to monitor implementation of various waste

management rules and directions of Hon'ble National Green Tribunal

Madam/Sir,

Solid Waste Management is an important activity that is to be taken up under

SBM(G) and plays a pivotal role in achieving the vision of a Swachha Odisha Sustha

Odisha. In addition, the State is required to comply with the National Green Tribunal

(NGT) orders on Solid Waste Management (SWM) and Plastic Waste Management

(PWM). Accordingly, intensive activities have been planned for introducing

sustainable Waste Management systems and practices across rural Odisha. These

activities have to be taken up in convergence and dove-tailed with schemes and

grants like MGNREGS, CFC and SFC, etc. Moreover, necessary steps have to be

taken up for convergence of SWM and PWM activities with the initiatives of other

departments of Government of Odisha like H&UD department.

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As defined in the SWM Rules 2016, "Solid waste" means and includes solid

or semi-solid domestic waste, sanitary waste, commercial waste, institutional waste,

catering and market waste and other non-residential wastes, street sweepings, silt

removed or collected from the surface drains, horticulture waste, agriculture and

dairy waste, treated bio-medical waste excluding industrial waste, bio-medical waste

and e-waste, battery waste, radio-active waste generated in the area under the local

authorities. Solid waste may be categorized into three broad categories -

i. Organic waste (ex. food and agricultural wastes) which may be composted,

ii. Inert wastes (which are not bio-degradable, recyclable or combustible like

dust or silt) which may require to be landfilled, and

iii. Recyclable wastes (ex. plastics, metal, etc.) which may be recycled for

recovery, through registered vendors

The institutional arrangement and an enforcement mechanism for the soon to

be implemented "Bye-Laws for Solid Waste Management in Gram Panchayats of

Odisha 2019", along with tentative list of activities for management of solid waste,

with focus on convergence through various schemes and grants is given in Annexure

2. The overall focus and goals of these activities include-

i. Ensuring clean and healthy villagesii. SWM in places of public importance like tourist spots, bus stands, haats,

places of religious importance etc.iii. Source segregation of wastes, facilitating their efficient disposal through use

of suitable waste management technologies, ultimately targeting zero waste in

landfillsiv. Capacity building of gram panchayats on sustainable SWM practices through

convergence

V.

For systematically implementing these activities and making rural Odisha

compliant to Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, the Gram Panchayats of Odisha

have been divided into 2 categories-1) Group I Gram Panchayats - 153 GPs (annexed in Annexure 1) have been

selected for focused implementation of targeted activities, making them compliant to

the SWM Rules 2016 by September 30, 2019.

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2) Group II Gram Panchayats -All other GPs of Odisha shall be made compliant to

the SWM Rules 2016 by March 31, 2020.

All GPs of Odisha shall be simultaneously made compliant to Plastic Waste

Management Rules 2016, by October 2nd, 2020. A separate letter shall be issued

with the details on the same.

The calendar of key dates for Implementing Solid Waste Management

initiatives in Rural Odisha are as follows-Date for Date forGroup 1 Group 2 Proposed Activities Action PointGPs GPs

Orientation through VC for all Collectors, PDs, Collectors, PDs, EEs andEEs and BDOs BDOs to attend the VC.Orientation of JE I, JE II and SDOs on JE I, JE II and SDOs to

15th July - 31st July technical components of SLWM and how to attend 01 day orientation2019 prepare Action Plan of GP at state level

Orientation of DLC and ZSBP on components DLC and ZSBP to attendof SLWM and how to monitor implementation 01 day orientation at stateof SLWM plan in district level

BDOs to mobilize thestakeholders(Sarpanchs,PEOs,GPMonitor) Block level

1st stakeholders (Young29th July- September Training/Orientation of targeted stakeholders professional Rurban,7th August 2019 in the GPs

Cluster coordinator OLM,2019 Onwards MGNREGA staff, BRC

and JE I,JE II & SDOsetc.) District level officials(DLC, MGNREGA PO,PO OLM and for thetraining.DM&Cs to oversee the

15th August 2019 Adoption of Bye-Laws of SWM by all GPs adoption of Bye-Lawsacross all GPs of theirrespective districts.Under the guidance of JEI, JE II and SDOs GPlevel action plans to be

1st - 31st 31stformulated in consultation

GP level Action plans on SLWM including with GP levelAugust December SLWM Baseline Assessment stakeholders and get2019 2019 approval from Gram

Panchayat Committeeand incorporate in GPDPplan.Discussion of action plans

By 15th Byat District Water &

Financial planning and fund allocation to GP Sanitation Committee.andSeptember January as per approved action plan allocation of funds to GP2019 2020 by PD DRDA through the

BOO

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1st August 2019 IEC activities through Media and Social MediaOnwards1st FromSeptember January Implementation of activities based on2019 approved action plan and allocated funds

Onwards 2020

31st 31st Completion of all Hardware work and initiationSeptember March of SLWM activities in GP (From Collection to2019 2020 Treatment level)

Weekly review meeting on SLWM Weekly GP level meetingon SLWMWeekly review meeting

Bi-Weekly review meeting on SLWM on status of SLWMOn Regular Basis activities by the BOO

Bi-Weekly review meeting

Bi-Weekly Review by collector on status of SLWMactivities by the DistrictMagistrate & Collector

To ensure effective implementation of the activities in the prescribed

timeframe, review meetings shall be taken by District Magistrates & Collectors (Bi­

weekly), BDOs (Bi-weekly) and a weekly review meeting at the GPs. Districts shall

report the progress of activities in a bi-weekly progress report as given in the

Annexure 3.

In order to kick-start the SWM and PWM interventions at the GP Level, a

baseline assessment of the existing situation at the GPs needs to done. It is

requested that GP SWM Assessment teams may be constituted at the block level

under the leadership of BOO which shall conduct a baseline study of the existing

situation as well as requirements at the GP level. The JE-1&2 RWSS, and AEE,

RWSS shall be the nodal officers of the assessment teams as well as for preparation

of GP Action Plan. An orientation workshop for JEs and AEEs on the same is to be

conducted from 18th July 2019. The assessment teams may comprise of GP

Sarpanch, PEO, GPM, Young Professional Rurban Cluster, Cluster Coordinator

OLM etc. The orientation of the GP team members will be carried out from 29th July

2019. The teams will have to visit the GP and carry-out assessment and submit their

report to the BOO in the format attached (Annexure - 4). Based on the above

assessment the GP Action Plan shall be formulated (Format Enclosed:Annexure -

5). The expenditure incurred in carrying out the Baseline Assessment may be met

out of the SBM-G funds. A detailed guideline on the same shall be conveyed to the

district at the earliest.

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PDs are designated as the Nodal Officers for their respective districts toensure successful implementation of the SWM activities, as per reference letterNo.3.

Yours faithfully

~~11Principal Secretary to Government

Enclosed:Annexure 1 List of Group I Gram Panchayats - 153 GPs Solid Waste

Management for focused implementation of targeted activities,making them compliant to the SWM Rules 2016 by September 30,2019.

Annexure 2 Brief guidelines on introducing SWM activities in Rural OdishaAnnexure Reporting formats for districts, blocks and GPs3A, B, C

Annexure 4 Assessment FormatAnnexure 5 DPR Format

CC:

1. All PD DRDAs, EE RWSS Divisions, and BDOs for information and necessaryaction.

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