CHAPTER
III
MEETINGS OF THE CENTRAL BOARD
3.0
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
During the reporting period (i.e. April 1,
2000 to March 31, 2001), two meetings of the Central Board were held as under
:
| S.No. |
Meeting
No. | Date |
Place |
| 1. |
117 |
July 3, 2000 |
Delhi |
| 2. |
118 |
December
11, 2000 | Delhi |
3.1 MAJOR DECISIONS
TAKEN BY THE BOARD
The Board in its 117th meeting approved the Annual Action Plan of CPCB for the
year 2000-2001.
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The Board approved the proposal of enhancement of number of Ambient Air Quality
Monitoring Stations (AAQMS) and Water Quality Monitoring Stations (WQMS) and the
fund allocation for the purpose. The name of the National AAQMS was changed to
National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) and its budget allocation is Rs. 4,83,369/year.
The Board also approved the new proposal for Water Quality Monitoring Programme
and sharing of cost with State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees.
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The Board approved the approach set out for reviewing the water quality criteria
for Indian Aquatic Resources.
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The Board approved the standards recommended by the Peer and Core Committee on
industrial effluent and emission standards.
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The Board approved the recognisation of 7 Environmental Laboratories and 13 Government
Analysts, under section 12 and 13 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986. The
list of approved laboratories and analysts is presented in Annexure IV.
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The Board approved to adopt extension of the Assured Progression Scheme (APS)
for the Central Government civilian employees to CPCB employees and constituted
the Screening Committee.
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The Board approved the implementation of action points for control of air pollution
in urban areas.
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Board approved the report of the consultant on creation of various post in CPCB
amending/revising the pay scale of some post in CPCB.
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The Board approved the release of funds sanctioned by the Ministry of Environment
and Forests regarding the project on Green Belt for abatement of pollution and
environmental improvement in five cities/town of Tamil Nadu.
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The Board approved the creation of one post of Assistant Engineer (Building) in
the pay scale of Rs. 6500-200-10500.
