India, May 14 -- Even though the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2026, came into force on April 1, no major changes have taken place on the ground, with Delhi likely to take another year to frame and implement its own by-laws, senior municipal officials said on Wednesday.

A meeting with urban local bodies was convened by the Union government on Wednesday to review implementation of the new solid waste rules and compliance with waste-management-related orders issued by the Supreme Court.

Officials said a 54-point implementation plan has been prepared, including five-year waste projections, a study on waste generation, notification of by-laws, enforcement of four-way waste segregation and garbage user charges, among other measures.

A senior...