Govt. of India Launches New Web Application for Waste Management

The government on Monday dispatched a web-based application which will empower the commercial organizations managing risky and hazardous waste to look for online permission for import and export of specific category of waste usually utilized for reuse.

With the aim of making the procedure "straightforward" and transparent, the application on Integrated Waste Management System (IWMS) aside from being a singular window access will also facilitate the way permit is allowed and the route using which investigation and analysis of such waste are done.

"This will provide an opportunity to all the industries dealing with hazardous waste to apply online. The user-friendly application can also track the movement of hazardous waste and will also help in ensuring its proper management," Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters.

Terming it as another "historic point" initiative Javadekar stated that the Ministry too can track down the development of such waste and whether it's managed properly or not. He said his Ministry has as of now launched strong, biomedical, e-waste, plastic, development and demolish and dangerous waste management rules and the new application will certainly increase the value of the integrated waste management framework.

Javadekar further added that there are nearly 43,000 commercial ventures managing hazardous waste out of which around 30,000 organizations have already been mapped through this application. "The goal of this new web-based application is to upgrade and improve transparency in the working of both the Ministry and other Center and state-level administrative bodies further reducing the time taken for handling applications, looking for different sorts of permissions under the newly released waste management rules and regulations.

The official statement stated that "In addition to being a single window access, this application is expected to expedite the way permission is granted and analysis could be done not only for authorization and consents but also for import and export permission under the rules."

The application will further help in producing and managing the database divided on the basis of waste created that would majorly include hazardous, biomedical, municipal, electronic and plastic waste. Explaining on the advantages of such a gateway, the Ministry said that it will make accessible state-wise and a national database on the era of different sorts of waste and number of waste creating or preparing mechanical units in the nation at one spot.

"This will help the powers to recognize the issue zones and plan as needs are," it said. The application will individuals to apply and get online authorizations for import and fare of specific classifications of waste, which is for reuse, reusing or recuperation while it will likewise help compelling voices in electronic handling, era and award of different sorts of consents to the business people and commercial ventures.

It is likewise gone for executing the idea of paperless and green office and give data in regards to number approvals or assent orders allowed by the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs). It will likewise empower offices to check the destiny of their application whenever through this online entrance. "The business dashboard will demonstrate the application documented and sent to SPCB, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) or Ministry for endorsement with respect to approval, Consent to Establish, Consent to Operate or for Import or Export authorization," the announcement said.

The single window access will likewise help in crossing over any barrier amongst businesses and other waste generators, recyclers, administrators of transfer offices, SPCBs, CPCB, regions and the concerned services for earth sound waste administration of such squanders, it said.

The Phase-II or the updated rendition of the IWMS is relied upon to incorporate era of a yearly report from the yearly return documented by the commercial enterprises and different partners for different sort of waste created in the nation.

This adaptation will give modified GIS construct data with respect to waste administration in the nation. The GIS maps will be created and incorporated with hidden data to give a brilliant visual viewpoint to the accessible information, the announcement said.

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