MEETINGS OF THE CENTRAL BOARD

 

3.0 MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

During the reporting period (i.e. April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004), four meetings of the Executive Board were held as under :

S.No.

Meeting No.

Date

Venue

1.

126

June 6, 2003

Delhi

2.

127

November 6, 2003

Delhi

3.

128

December 24, 2003

Delhi

4.

129

March 31, 2004

Delhi

3.1 MAJOR DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

 

    • Implementation of project on Ecocities (under X Plan)
    • Draft Emission Standards for hazardous waste incinerator
    • Criteria for disposal of hazardous waste into secured landfill facilities and proposed leachate standards as finalized by sub-committee
    • Implementation of CREP recommendations and fixing of Bank Guarantee
    • Various areas proposed for undertaking projects by the utilization of cess funds
    • Setting up of continuous/real time air quality monitoring stations at 16 cities to monitor air pollution
    • Feasibility study for private participation in continuous air quality monitoring
    • National Air Quality Monitoring Programme and National Water Quality Monitoring Programme
    • Policy on sulphur dioxide emission control from coal-based thermal power plants
    • Stack height requirement for coal based thermal power plants in ecologically sensitive areas
    • Setting up of an environmental data center at CPCB under Hydrology Project – II
    • Recommendation to MoEF for banning of the mining and milling operation of tremolite variety of asbestos in Rajasthan
    • Relocation of Zonal Office of CPCB from Kanpur to Lucknow
    • Constitution of an Administrative Advisory Committee (AAC) for looking into the matters related to revision of pay scales
    • Recommendation to MoEF for strengthening of manpower in CPCB in the field of Hazardous Waste Management, as per Hon’ble Supreme Court order dated 14.10.2003 in the matter of WP 657/1995
    • Environmental Laboratories recognition/renewal of recognition under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Annexure V).

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