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    TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Proceedings No: T4/TNPCB/F.016396/SUP/CPCB/2022 dated. 17.08.2022 Sub: TNPCB — Plastic Waste Management — Ban on Single Use Plastics — Non- usage of SUP Grievance portal, SUP Compliance portal and Field inspection App by the urban local bodies - Directions under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 -Issued ~ Reg. Ref: 1. Board Proc. No. T1/TNPCB/F.016396/SUP/CPCB/2022 dt. 06.07.2022 2. CPCB letter No. B.17011/7/UPC-II-PWM (SUP)/2022 dated 30,06.2022 addressed to all Chairman of all SPCBs/PCCs 3. CPCB letter No. B.17011/7/UPC-II-PWM (SUP)/2022 dated 30.06,2022 addressed to the Principal Secretary of all State UDDs. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board issued Directions under section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as amended to ensure compliance of the following and submit action taken report at the earliest, vide reference first cited (Copy enclosed) 1) The GCC/DMA/CTP shall direct all the urban local bodies to enlist all the major Commercial Establishments (Malls! Market place/ Shopping Centers/ Cinema Houses/ Tourist Locations/ Schools/ Colleges/ Office complexes / Hospitals & other Institutions) and Stockiest/ Retailers/Sellers/Importers of banned SUP items/Street Vendors/Vegetable & Fruit Markets/Malls and other similar entities which are dealing with aforementioned banned single use plastic items operating in their jurisdiction on the portal. 2) The GCC/DMA/CTP shall direct all urban local bodies to carry out intensive field inspections of the Commercial Establishments through the Field Inspection Module and file the inspection report as per procedures specified on the Portal 3) The GCC/DMA/CTP shall ensure that all the urban local bodies take appropriate action including seizure of goods, cancellation of commercial licenses, levying of Environmental Compensation etc. against the identified violators of SUP Ban and report the same on the Portal. 4) The GCC/DMA/CTP shall ensure that complaints submitted by the Control Room on the portal related to sale & usage of SUP are resolved within seven days of lodging of Complaint and action as deemed fit is taken by the concerned Authorities No. 76, MOUNT SALAI, GUINDY, CHENNAI - 600 032. Telephone : 22353134 to 141, Fax : 044-22353068 Email : tnpcb-chn@gov.in Web : www.tnpeb.gov.in 5) The GCC/DMAICTP shall ensure that complaints raised by the citizens related to sale & usage of SUP are resolved within seven days of lodging of Complaint and action as deemed fit is taken by the concerned Authorities Whereas, TNPCB has conducted workshop through Video Conference on ‘Use of SUP Grievance Portal and SUP Compliance portal’ on 20.7.2022 with all the Urban local bodies (Corporations - 21 nos., Municipalities — 138 nos., & Town Panchayats ~ 490 nos.) along with the District officials of TNPCB and the details of SUP Grievance APP, SUP Grievance portal, SUP Compliance portal and Field inspection App has been explained and all the urban local bodies were requested to use and upload the details in the respective portals without fail Whereas though directions were issued, the details of action taken have not been received by TNPCB till date. Further only few local bodies have used field inspection app and registered entities in the compliance portal, Also, the complaints in the grievance portal have not been resolved by the urban local bodies. Whereas, during the review meeting conducted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on 12.8.22 and the earlier review meetings, SPCB was instructed to issue directions to Local bodies to file SUP inspection reports through SUP compliance monitoring portal and to instruct local bodies to resolve the complaints lodged in SUP Grievance APP and CPCB compliance portal. ‘Also the CPCB has decided to issue letter to Chief Secretaries of State/UTs to take necessary action to ensure usage of SUP Grievance App and SUP Compliance Monitoring Portal in their jurisdiction. In view of the above, the following directions are once again issued and you are ditected to take necessary action to ensure compliance of the following and submit action taken report within 7 days. 4) The GCC/DMA/CTP shalll direct all the urban local bodies to enlist all the major Commercial Establishments (Malls! Market place! Shopping Centers/ Cinema Houses/ Tourist Locations/ Schools/ Colleges! Office complexes | Hospitals & other Institutions) and Stockiest! Retailers/Sellers/importers of | banned SUP _items/Street Vendors/Vegetable & Fruit Markets/Malls and other similar entities which are dealing with aforementioned banned single use plastic items operating in their jurisdiction on the portal. 2) The GCC/DMAICTP shall direct all urban local bodies to carry out intensive field inspections of the Commercial Establishments through the Field ion Module and file the inspection report as per procedures Inspe specified on the Portal bh | Ze TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD 3) The GCC/DMA/CTP shall ensure that all the urban local bodies take appropriate action including seizure of goods, cancellation of commercial licenses, levying of Environmental Compensation etc against the identified violators of SUP Ban and report the same on the Portal. 4) The GCC/DMAICTP shall ensure that complaints submitted by the Control Room on the compliance portal related to sale & usage of SUP are resolved within seven days of lodging of Complaint and action as deemed fit is taken by the concerned Authorities 5) The GCC/DMAICTP shall ensure that complaints raised by the citizens related to sale & usage of SUP in SUP Grievance APP are resolved within seven days of lodging of Complaint and action as deemed fit is taken by the concerned Authorities. 6) The GCC/DMAICTP shall review the usage of SUP Grievance portal, SUP compliance portal and field inspection app every week and furnish report to the Board 7) Annodal officer shall be nominated so as to obtain status and furnish report to the CPCB. The receipt of the proceeding shall be acknowledged. Encl: TNPCB Directions dt. 6.7.22 Sdl- Chairperson To 1 The Commissioner/ Principal Secretary, Greater Chennai Corporation, Ripon Building, Chennai The Director, Directorate of Municipal Administration, Urban Administrative Building Society, Raja Annamalaipuram, MRC Nagar Chennai - 600 028 The Commissioner, Commissionerate of Town Panchayats, Urban Administrative Building Society, Raja Annamelaipuram, MRC Nagar Chennai - 600 028 No. 76, MOUNT SALAI, GUINDY, CHENNAI - 600 032. Telephone : 22353134 to 141, Fax : 044-22353068 Email : tnpcb-chn@gov.in Web : www.inpcb.gov.in Copy Submitted to 1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Environment, Climate Change & Forest (EC.2) Department Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009 2. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration & Water Supply Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009 Copy to: 4. All Joint Chief Environmental Engineer(M)s - for information Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board 2. All District Environmental Engineers — for information. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board 3. File f u~ “ For nate én By Speed Post Sama" Te 4 Soprsr e108 = TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Proceedings No: T4/TNPCB/F.016396/SUP/CPCB/2022 dated: 06.07.2022 Sub: TNPCB — Plastic Waste Management - Ban on Single Use Plastics - Directions under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 — Issued - Reg Ref: 1, CPCB letter No. B.17011/7/UPC-II-PWM(SUP)/2022 dated 30.06.2022 addressed to Chairman of all SPCBs/PCCs (copy enclosed) 2. CPCB letter No. B.17011/7/UPC-II-PWM(SUP)/2022 dated 30.06.2022 addressed to the Principal Secretary of all State UDDs (copy enclosed) The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) notified the PWM Rules, 2016, in exercise of the powers conferred under section 3,6, & 25 of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 Vide Notification No G.S.R. 320 (E) dated March 27, 2016; and The Hon'ble Prime Minister of India announced India's pledge to phase out SUP by 2022 on World Environment Day June 05, 2022 and also pitched for freedom for Single Use Plastic while delivering the Independence Day speech on August 15, 2019; and The MoEF&CC issued Notification, dated August 12, 2021 which mandated banning of identified SUP items and prescribed minimum thickness of carry bag with effect from July 01, 2022; and As per Rule 4(2) of PWM Rules, 2016 (as amended), “The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following single use plastic (SUP), including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities shall be prohibited with effect from the 1st July, 2022: (2) Ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic sticks for balloons, plastic flags, candy sticks, ice- cream sticks, polystyrene (Thermocol] for decoration, (b) Plates, cups, glasses, cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, straw, trays, wrepping or packing films around sweet boxes, invitation cards, and cigarette packets, plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron, stirrers; The details of banned items by Government of Tamil Nadu and MoEF & CC, Gol are as follows S.No Banned SUPs by GoTN & MoEF&CC i | 7 Plastic sheet / cling film used for food wrapping | 2 Plastic sheet used for spreading on dining table | 3__ Plastic Thermocol plates 4 Plastic coated paper plates 5 Plastic coated paper cups 6 Plastic tea cups 7___ Plastic tumbler No. 78, MOUNT SALAI, GUINDY, CHENNAI - 600 032 Tel : 044-2: +139 Fax : 044-22353088 Email :npeb-chn@gov.in Web : tnpcb gown &___| Thermocol cups 9 _| Plastic carry bags of all size & thickness 10] Plastic coated carry bags “77 Non-woven Carry Bags “42__| Water pouches / packets 13_| Plastic straw 14 _ Plastic flags 15 ear buds with plastic sticks 16 __ plastic sticks for balloons 17_| candy with plastic sticks “78 | ice-cream with plastic sticks “79__| polystyrene [Thermocol] for decoration "20 | cutlery such as plastic forks 21 Plastic spoons 22___ Plastic knives 23 wrapping or packing films around sweet boxes | 24 ___ wrapping or packing films around invitation cards 25 __ wrapping or packing films around cigarette packets "26 plastic or PVC banners less than 100 micron 27 | Plastestivnares | ye det ous Soe __ Plastic tre CPCB has developed SUP Public Grievance App which has provision for lodging of SUP related complaints (Description with geo-tagged pictures) by the citizens It has provision for online transfer of complaint to the concerned official for its resolution. The complaint redressal can be tracked on the App by the complainant. Countrywide GeoJSon maps have been prepared to make the App fully operational across the Country. The App is available on the Play Store / App Store where it can be searched using " SUP CPCB" The QR code for downloading this, App from the Play Store/ App Store is available on CPCB website httos:/epeb.nic.in/uploads/SUPApp.odf . The Instruction sheet for operation of SUP Grievance App is available on the "Menu" Page under the “Support” section. CPCB has developed SUP Compliance Monitoring Portal (cpcoplastic in/SUP) which provides for Registration of Local bodies by the State Boards. The local bodies can enlist Manufacturers, Sellers (Stockiest, Retailers eto.) & Users (Hotels, Restaurants etc.) of SUP operating in their region. Inspection of the listed entities can be done through the Field Inspection App to ensure that the listed entities discontinue sale, production or usage of SUP post July 01, 2022. The Aap is, available on the Play Store / App Store where it can be searched using production or usage of SUP post July 01, 2022. "SUP Field Application” The portal also provides for filing of Inspection report and Action taken in case of violation reported The Instruction sheet / FAQ for operation of SUP Monitoring Portal is available on the Homepage of the Portal; Bae = Wr, Sa — — ,, Sosa

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