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(1) G.O. (MS) No.24/04/LSGD dated 16-01-04
(2) Minutes of the 5th meeting of Empowered Committee for
Clean Kerala Mission held on 14-09-04
(3) Note No.8/CKM/04/LSGD dated 22-09-04 received from Mission
Director, Clean Kerala Mission
ORDER
As per G.O. read as 1st paper
above Government have constituted a Mission for the effective
implementation of Clean Kerala Project. The Empowered Committee
for Clean Kerala Mission in its meeting held on 14-09-04 decided
to extent financial support to Urban Local bodies (ULBs) and
Grama Panchayats for implementation of Clean Kerala Project
and further delegation of powers to Project Director for the
smooth and effective functioning of Clean Kerala Mission.
The Mission Director in his
note read as 5th paper above has requested Government Orders
in this regard.
Government have examined
the matter in detail and are pleased to order as follows:
1. The Government considered
the proposal for extending financial support to the ULBs for
implementing Model Integrated Solid Waste Management System
from the provision of Rs 10 crore made in the supplementary
grant to Clean Kerala Mission. The proposal to earmark Rs.550
lakh to extend financial assistance to ULBs is approved subject
to the conditions that the ULBs seeking such support should
have;
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a comprehensive project
proposal in tune with Municipal Solid Waste (Management
and Handling) Rules, 2000 and Guidelines of the State
Planning Board.
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constituted an implementation
committee for the Municipal Solid Waste Management project
with Municipal Chairman, Standing Committee Chairman (Health),
Council member representing the ward where the processing
plant and sanitary landfill are proposed, Municipal Engineer
and Health Supervisor as members.
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a Detailed Project
Report comprising engineering details, procurement specifications,
specific work plan, implementation schedule, monitorable
targets and monitoring set up. The monitoring set up should
have at least one practicing medical doctor, one engineer,
one senior citizen of the ULB, two persons (preferably
one woman) from the locality where the processing plant
is proposed and the members of the Project Implementation
Committee as its members.
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a specific plan for
awareness and IEC campaign to bring about an attitudinal
change among the population.
The Government hereby direct
the Mission to extend financial support based on the following
criteria for an average ULB:
a) 100% for remediation
of existing dump yard to a clean SWM yard with a ceiling
of Rs. 5 lakh
b) 100% for Awareness and IEC campaign for effective popularization
of 'Segregated Waste Collection', principles of 'No Waste
on Ground', 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Replace
waste', 'Decentralized Waste Management' etc. with a ceiling
of Rs.5 lakh
c) 100% assistance for introducing segregated storage and
collection system from source with a ceiling of Rs.10 lakh
d) 25% assistance for improving transportation system and
setting up or modernizing processing plant with a ceiling
of Rs.30 lakh
e) 100% assistance for setting up a model engineered landfill
for one year with a ceiling of Rs.10 lakh.
2. The Government considered
the need for immediate intervention with respect to Solid
Waste Management in case of Grama Panchayats in which Block/Taluk/District
Head Quarters are located or have major markets, tourism relative
activities, drinking water resources etc. Accordingly, the
Government hereby approve the proposal for earmarking Rs 115
lakh from the fund made available to the Mission and extend
financial support to such Panchayats subject to the conditions
that the Grama Panchayats should
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possess or procure
sufficient land for installing processing plant and developing
sanitary landfill site.
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have a project for
implementing solid waste management system comprising
of collection, transportation, processing and sanitary
land filling components.
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prefer decentralized
waste management options and vermi-composting process.
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express commitment
to make use of the solid waste management project for
gradually shifting to organic farming practices.
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have a specific plan
for awareness and IEC campaign to bring about an attitudinal
change among the population in line with the waste management
principles of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
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have constituted an
implementation committee for the project with its President,
Standing Committee Chairman, Member representing the ward
where the processing plant and sanitary landfill are proposed,
Agricultural Officer, Veterinary Officer and an Engineer.
The Government directs
the Mission to limit the quantum of funding to the tune of
5 to 10 lakh for one GP so as to reach at least 15 to 20 GPs
during the year 2004-05.
3. The Government considered
the implementation of support programme and approve the following:
a) To earmark an amount of
Rs.116 lakhs and extend financial support to LSGIs for developing
green belt and implementing environmental management measures
in the solid waste management site maintained by them based
on a detailed work plan and technical assessment by the mission
with a ceiling of Rs.5 lakh for one LSGI. Those LSGIs who
takes up the scheme of modern way side comfort stations will
be given a financial assistance of Rs. 2 lakh.
b) To earmark an amount of
Rs. 35 lakh and extend project support to school eco-clubs
through the nodal agency of school eco-club programme; the
Kerala unit of World Wide Fund for Nature - India. The Government
also agree to the idea of providing environmental education
opportunities and enabling children to address the environmental
problem facing the society, they live in, by taking up awareness
campaign, training, seminar, workshops, model action research
projects etc.
c) To earmark an amount of
Rs. 50 lakh from the fund allotted to Clean Kerala Mission
and support the Community Development Societies (CDS) of Grama
Panchayats and smaller Municipalities. This is to enable the
LSGIs to outsource the municipal solid waste management activity
to micro enterprises of women from poor families and enable
the CDS to promote micro enterprises based vermi/windrow composting
and/or biogas technology using waste collected form markets,
hotels, chicken stalls and such other sources. The fund will
be used by the CDS to support the micro enterprise units for
setting up processing plants and developing sanitary land
fill site by providing subsidy for capital investment on the
project. The mission is also authorized to consider promotion
of micro enterprise units for operation and maintenance of
modern way side comfort stations promoted by the LSGIs.
d) To earmark an amount of
Rs 25 lakh from the fund allotted to the Mission and to support
LSGIs to provide incentives to promote adoption of chicken
waste treatment by the chicken stall owners and waste management
system for slaughter based on appropriate proposals and their
evaluation.
e) To earmark an amount of
Rs 22 lakh from the fund allotted to the Mission and extend
it for organizing intensive awareness campaign through various
Government, Non-Government and Social Organizations in the
form of National Environmental Awareness Campaign by supporting
them based on project proposals submitted them and evaluated
and approved by a Committee constituted by the Mission. The
organization will conduct programmes such as seminars, workshops,
kalajathas, street plays and such other mode of popularization
activities. 50% of the fund will be given to the sanctioned
proposal as advance and the rest 50% on satisfactory completion
of the project.
f) To earmark an amount of
Rs.87 lakh from the fund allotted to the Mission and expend
it for preparing publicity materials such as posters, stickers,
short-films etc., publicity through print and electronic media
and awareness, IEC and training campaign.
g) The allotment of funds
under this scheme will be staggered in 3 installments after
assessing the progress in implementation of the project by
the Director, Clean Kerala Mission.
4. In partial modification
of the Government Order read as 3rd above the government hereby
delegate powers to the Mission Director to sign the cheques
for effecting payment or withdrawal of money from the bank
account of the Clean Kerala Project for official purpose up
to and including an amount of Rs.50, 000/- (Rupees fifty thousand
only) per cheque. The Mission Chief and the Director will
jointly sign all the cheques above this limit.
By order of the Governor
Copy to
Mission Director, Clean Kerala Mission,
Thiruvananthapuram
AG (A&E/Audit) Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
SF/OC
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