• Srinet Kothwale

Industrial development is playing a pivotal role in India for its economic growth and employment potential. So also Industrialization and generation of Hazardous waste are inevitable scenarios. More thrust is on maximisation of production and recovery and minimal disposal. Certain specific sectors of industries which are predominant in India such as petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilisers, textiles and general engineering produce majority of hazardous wastes. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India defines hazardous waste as any waste which due to its physical, chemical or biological composition is likely to harm health or environment whether alone or in contact with other wastes or substances. Due to its peculiar chemical composition, non scientific treatment and disposal of hazardous waste is posing serious threats to human life, the ecology and environment. For instance, hazardous waste that is openly dumped or stored may leach into the groundwater, thereby causing contamination of an aquifers and region’s water supply which in turn have particularly serious consequences in agricultural produce and public water supply. Untreated HW contains serious contaminants like heavy metals and carcinogens which may even affect genes thereby posing coupling threat to future generations like reproductive abnormalities, physical deformities, permanent disorders and even deaths. HW is generated at every second in India coupled with import of HW as a raw material and for metal recoveries. Whereas series of limiting factors like lack of government will , lack of scientific and technical knowhow in respect of treatment and disposal, limitations in compliance and regulation, and limited trained and skilled stakeholders, the management of hazardous solid waste in the country is largely ineffective and India is struggling with the growing challenge of managing and implementing the Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and the desired objectives of waste minimisation and disposal maximisation appears to be far away. This paper outlines the overview about the hazardous waste management in India, the legislative and regulatory framework and suggest the majors towards effective and efficient Hazardous waste management strategy.

HW, Management, Regulations, etc

"The Hazard of Hazardous Waste Management in India: A Legal Overview", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.800-809, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906N21.pdf

"The Hazard of Hazardous Waste Management in India: A Legal Overview", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp800-809, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906N21.pdf