13.1 ANNUAL PLAN

The Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the year 2001-2002 is a mix plan of on-going activities which are to be continued and several new activities. New activity have been identified after reviewing their importance of national level. An outlay of Rs. 900 lakhs has been sanctioned by the Ministry for 2001-2002.

13.2 MAIN THRUST AND ACTIVITIES

The year 2001-2002 has been identified as one of the important year, as during this period various on-going programmes are to be consolidated before approach for the Tenth Five Year Plan is finalised. The Annual Action Plan (AAP) of 2001-2002 is an effort to achieve the targets set in the Coimbatore Charter on Environment and Forests and to observe effects of implemented programmes dfor improvement of environment. The important programme areas identified for implementation includes :

• State of Environment for States/major cities;
• management of municipal wastes (sewage and solid waste)
• management of bio-medical wastes
• hazardous waste management
• vehicular and noise pollution control
• Fuel Quality improvement
• epidemiological study
• performance evaluation of CETP/STP
• plastic waste management
• Clean technologies in small scale industries
• Strengthening measures to improve exchange of information on various activities among CPCB, SPCBs/PCCs.
• monitoring & updating of state of environment in problem areas
• monitoring of specific pollutants in ambient air

13.3 CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH FOREIGN FUNDING

CPCB, in addition to the activities planned in the Annual Action Plan is also executing schemes under World Bank, Indo-GTZ programme and projects sponsored by National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD). The project under operation are:

• Zoning Atlas - Environmental planning (World Bank)
• Environmental standards (World Bank)
• Ambient air quality monitoring (World Bank)
• Water quality monitoring of river Yamuna (NRCD).

13.4 UTILISATION OF CESS AMOUNT

From 1999-2000, as per the Order dated 28.12.98 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, cess amount up to 20% is to be utilised for executing schemes of national importance. These schemes are to be executed through CPCB. During the year 2001-2002, schemes taken up by CPCB and schemes sanctioned by MoEF and co-ordinated through CPCB under cess fund are as follows:

• Environmental monitoring in problem areas of Kala-Amb, Parwanoo, Gobindgarh, Jodhpur, North Arcot and Najafgarh Drain Basin, Delhi;
• Oxidative stress bio-marker of aqautic pollution in Indian fishes;
• An epidemiological study on prevalance of pulmonary & extra pulmonary silicosis in quarry workers;
• Impact of environmental pollution on eye - an experimental clinical study;
• Greenbelt for abatement of pollution and environmental improvement in five cities/towns of Tamil Nadu; and
• Drinking water pollution due to fluoride and health hazards in Palam area.

13.5 BUDGET ALLOCATION

The MoEF has sanctioned an outlay of Rs. 900.00 Lacs for 2001-2002 and project-wise allocations are summarized in a statement given below: