CHAPTER
13 ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN FOR THE YEAR 2004 – 2005 13.1 ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN The
Ministry of Environment and Forests has sanctioned an outlay of Rs. 220 million
for Plan Expenditure during Financial year 2004-2005. The Annual Action Plan includes
several initiatives covering mandates given to Central Pollution Control Board
under the Water, Air, Cess Acts and various Rules under Environmental Protection
Act. During year 2003-2004, the Central Board could strengthen monitoring and
environmental surveillance programme. The programmes taken up at national level
were executed in co-ordination with State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution
Control Committees. 13.2 FEATURES
OF THE ANNUAL PLAN In
the Annual Plan of year 2004-2005, the programmes/schemes are taken up to address
the issues relating to Acts/Rules, which in-force relating to prevention and control
of pollution. The schemes include:
- Strengthening of Water and Air
Quality monitoring network
- Assessment
of groundwater quality in metro cities
- Health
assessment studies in respect of air pollution
- Strengthening
of analytical capabilities relating to analysis of critical pollutants, such as
benzene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PM2.5 etc.
- Setting
up of continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations in 16 selected cities
- Source
apportionment studies on particulate matter
- Bio-monitoring/bio-mapping
of rivers
- Efficiency
tests of autoclaves for treating bio-medical waste by spore testing
- Enzymatic
removal of trace aromatic compounds for drinking water
- Standardization
of methodology for measurement of hazardous organic compounds such as PCBs
- Development
and revision of standards for different categories of industries
- Guidelines
for control of odour from industries
- Guidelines
on utilization of spentwash for composting in distilleries
- Organizing
training programmes for officials of SPCBs/PCCs and other concerned departments
- Development
of integrated software for different modules
- Development
of web-site for North-Eastern States
- Implementation
of recommendations of Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Protection (CREP)
in respect of 17 categories of industries
- Monitoring
of groundwater and soil quality near petrol pumps – Guidelines for underground
storage tanks
- Environment
Surveillance activities relating to industries, court matters, EIA compliance,
public complaints etc.
- Performance
evaluation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants
- Implementation
of Municipal Solid Waste Rules, assessment of status in metro cities and state
capitals and formulation of action plans
- Implementation
of Plastic Waste Rules, monitoring of registration granted by SPCBs/PCCs for plastic
recycling units
- Guidelines
for operating parameters for common bio-medical waste treatment facilities and
co-ordination with SPCBs on implementation of Rules
- Continuing
process of Registration of recycling/reprocessing/re-refining industries
- Evaluation
of technologies on reprocessing/re-refining of different types of used oils
- Implementation
of directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court on management of Hazardous Waste
- Guidelines
for management of e-waste
- Management
of waste batteries – Guidelines and Action Plan formulation
- Sector-specific
documentation on various sectors as per amended rules on hazardous waste management
- Development
of testing facility in fire cracker units for the measurement of noise/emissions
- Developing
models on decentralized cost-effective sewage treatment facilities for smaller
communities
- Continuing
preparation of zoning atlases for siting of industries and industrial estates
based on environmental considerations
- Developing
models on Eco-cities
13.3 BUDGET
ALLOCATION The
allocations made against major Plan heads are as follows:
| PROJECT
HEADS | ALLOCATION
(Rs. in Lakhs) | | Head
Office | Zonal
Offices | Total |
- Pollution
Assessment - Survey & Monitoring
|
361.00 |
47.59 |
408.59 | |
II. Laboratory Management-
(Operation & Maintenance
and R&D) | 524.30 |
99.80 |
624.10 | |
III. Development of Standards
and Guidelines | 132.75 |
0.56 |
133.31 | |
IV. Training |
30.00 |
4.05 |
34.05 | |
VA. Information (Database)
Management | 35.00 |
5.25 |
40.25 | |
VB. Library |
12.5 |
3.25 |
15.75 | |
VI. Pollution Control Enforcement |
586.45 |
122.25 |
708.70 | |
VII. Pollution Prevention and Control
Technology | 90.5 |
0.00 |
90.50 | |
VIII. Mass awareness, Publication and NGO Activities |
58.50 |
1.75 |
60.25 |
- Hazardous
Waste Management
| 82.00 |
2.50 |
84.50 | |
TOTAL |
1913.00 |
287.00 |
2200.00 | |
