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[(1) A Village Panchayat that does not have a solid, liquid, sewage or feacal sludge treatment plant but possess vacant land within or outside the Village Panchayat area shall undertake projects for the setting up of such plants or facilities on the said land on top priority.] [(1a) Each Village Panchayat shall identify suitable private land within or outside the Panchayat area for the purpose of waste management, if necessary, acquire the land under the Right to Fair Compensation And Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act 30 of 2013) or by land relinquishment or on lease or through private purchase. (1b) The land acquired by the Village Panchayat under sub- section (1a) shall not be used for any other purpose without the prior sanction of the Government. (1c) Each Village Panchayat shall give priority to utilise its own vacant land or land vested in it for waste management activities where the land is available for the same. (1d) The Village Panchayat shall take all possible steps to resume waste management activities on the land, which was previously utilized for such activities but remains unused due to various reasons: Provided that such land shall not be diverted or utilized for any other purposes or activities without prior sanction of the Government.] (2) While [identifying the land under sub-section (1a)] health and environmental aspects shall be taken into consideration by the Village Panchayat. (3) Every Village Panchayat may make adequate arrangements for the utilisation of solid wastes for the preparation of compost and the disposal of it by sale. (4) Where composting of waste is not found possible or practicable sanitary landfill methods shall be adopted for the disposal of waste at the landfill sites in the manner specified by the Village Panchayat. (5) Incineration of waste may be resorted to by the Village Panchayat for the disposal of infectious waste rejected from the hospitals, nursing homes or health care centres and non industrial hazardous waste as specified by the Village Panchayat from time to time. Substituted by ACT 5 OF 2024 published in K.G.Ext. No. 819 dt. 04/03/2024 (09/12/2023). Prior to the Substitution it read as "(1) Every Village Panchayat shall identify and notify suitable places within or outside the Village Panchayat area for the purpose of final disposal of waste." Inserted by ACT 5 OF 2024 published in K.G.Ext. No. 819 dt. 04/03/2024 (09/12/2023). Substituted by ACT 5 OF 2024 published in K.G.Ext. No. 819 dt. 04/03/2024 (09/12/2023). Prior to the Substitution it read as "notifying the land under sub-section (1)"