Duties of Ward Committees with regards to waste management.-

1. (1) The Ward Committees established under this Act shall work with the City Corporation for proper solid waste management and sanitation work in the ward.
2. (2) The Ward Committees shall prepare Ward action plan which shall take into account consideration the Ward requirement, budgetary allocations, infrastructure requirement while aligning it with the Ward Micro Plan and other policies of the City Corporation.
3. (3) The Ward Committee shall asses the type and quantity of Solid Waste generated in the Ward, existing processing capacity, plans for additional processing and facilities.
4. (4) The requirements and targets identified in the Ward action plan shall be monitored regularly by the Ward Committee.
5. (5) In accordance with the Ward Action Plan, the Ward Committees shall assess the type and quantity of waste generated, manner of waste collection and waste processing and such other facilities that may help in proper waste management in their respective wards.
6. (6) The Ward Plan shall take into consideration the various categories of waste, collection points and vehicles for waste collection and such other information as is required for the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
7. (7) Such a plan shall be regularly monitored and reviewed under the aegis of the Commissioner and he may appoint such other officers on his behalf to carry out the said review.
8. (8) The Commissioner or the officer appointed on his behalf shall have

the authority to inspect and shall prepare a report in this regard which is to be reviewed by the City Corporation. For the purpose of inspection, the officer shall have the right to enter any place, at all reasonable times, for the purposes of complying with the Ward action plan.

1. (9) The Ward Committee shall deliberate on the action taken by the City Corporation and take necessary steps that are required to comply with the recommendations set out in such report.
2. (10) The Ward Committee shall formulate a committee that shall comprise of concerned citizens in each ward to survey and provide regular reports for monitoring cleanliness, collection of solid waste and to participate in the organisation of cleanliness drives or awareness campaigns in their Ward.
3. (11) There shall be periodic meetings of the said committee with the Ward committee to ensure the implementation of redressal of issues highlighted in the reports prepared by the Waste Management Committee.