According to the new rules, buffer zones should be strictly maintained around landfill sites.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/experts-hail-new-waste-management-rules
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bosky-khanna
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landfill
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/centre-science-and-environment-cse
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste