Bare ActsThe Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act, 1998

Section 175

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(1) It shall be the duty of the Council to keep any public place clean and ~astes and remove the solid wastes by providing solid waste receptacle in proper and convenient rainage w'ater. ,places and dispose of s u ~ n solid waste by dumping at places notified by the Council within or outside the municipal limit. (2) Where ilo props drainage system is provided for in the municipal limit or in any part thereof, the Council may make nzcessary arrangements to collect sucli drainage water and dispose of the same in such manner as may be determined by the Council. 4 . . (3) ,I1 solid waste, rubbish and other materials collzcted by the municipalitj shall be tila property of tlie municipality. (4) Every municipality shall identify and notify suitable land witXn or outside the mu~licipal area for the purpose of final disposal of the solid wastes: Provided that the rn~nici?alit}~ shall no1 identify and notify any land for the purpose of final disposal of the solid waste within a radious of ten kilometres trvm in:: atr ficld. (5) WhiIe notifying the places under sub-section (3!, rhe Councn mall have duc ~enard lo the following factors, namely:- [ u ) sourccs gcllerati;~q garbage, healt!l an3 environmental aspects; (0) the facility fcr ~reoaratioo of compost manure and disposal ot the sawe, by ,!e; 1 Z MAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY 103' C _ _ - -_- . _- _-- --- - -- - - - - - - -- (c) where preparation of compt)st isdillire is not feasible or practicable, sanltary land fill methods shall be adopted by tht: municipality, for the disposal of scijd waste at the land fill sitcs in the manner ds rnay be specifled by the Council. (dl incineration of solid waste may be resorted to by the municipality for the disposal of infcqtious waste generated from the hospitals, nursing homes or health care centres and non-industrial hazarduous waste that may be specifled by the Council from time to time ; (e) the feasibility of levying special charges from any person cr authority in charge of buildings from which the garbage, solid wastc, industrial or hazar- duovs or infectious waste is collected ; (f) appoirrting private agencies for cleaning and removing all garbage and wastage referred to in this section ; (g) feasibility of providing collection spots and transfer areas in the municipality. 176, (1) The Council may introduce modern methods for clearance of Introduction solid wastes within the mi nicipal limit and implement sucll method in accordance of modern with the rules prescribed. metbods for clearance, of solid waste in municipality. (2) The council rnay collect, at such rates 6s t lay be presciibecl , special conservancy charges from ally owner or occupier oi' znl1 building used for public purposes or for commercjal or for industrial purj-oses or used as a nursin~ home, hospital or the like taking into account the services rendered by the mun~dpality to such places. . t

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