| ZONING
ATLAS FOR SITING OF INDUSTRIES |
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PROCEDURE FOR PREPARING ZONING ATLAS :
The work is initiated in
selected Districts in the first instance. Priority of the Districts is fixed based
on the following:
- Districts
which have been declared for rapid industrial development by the Government;
- Districts
that are facing pollution problems have potential for future growth; and
- Districts
which are environmentally sensitive and need to be protected from pollution.
The
approach involves carrying out of rapid study in 1:250,000 scale (1 cm=
2.5 km) and subsequently carrying out of detailed micro-level studies in
1:50,000 scale. The zoning for siting of industries is made through overlaying
of thematic maps and by the method of elimination of areas unsuitable
for industrial activity due to different environmental conditions of sensitivity.
The approach involves identification of the characteristics of the District, mapping
of the sensitive zones that are unsuitable for siting of industries owing to legal
restrictions, physical constraints, social consideration etc. thereby assessing
the pollution receiving potential of the District in terms of air/water (surface/ground)
pollution and identification of possible alternate sites suiting to different
types of pollution potentials of the industries. The master copies of all maps
needed for working purposes will be stored on transparency films in 1:250,000
scale. However, for final presentation and dissemination of information for implementation
or decision-making purposes, the maps will be published in A3 size. The procedure
for preparing Zoning Atlas for a District is broadly categorised into six steps,
as given below:
| Step
I : | Preparation
of the base map of the district; |
| Step
II : | Preparation
of themes which show the physical features of the district (land use map, draniage,
physiography, land capability etc.) |
| Step
III : | Identification
of areas showing 'Sensitive Zones' which are unsuitable for industrial siting
from environmental considerations/guidelines, legal restrictions and physical
constraints |
| Step
IV : | Preparation
of theme maps pertaining to air pollution sensitivity, surface water pollution
sensitivity and ground water pollution sensitivity. |
| Step
V : | Preparation
of 'Pollution sensitivity' maps based on overlay of theme maps and identification
of: |
| (a)
possible alternate sites for location of industries based on the sensitivity of
the sites to air and water pollution and the risks associated with industrial
siting; and |
- preparation
of base maps and various theme maps;
- survey
of the district and monitoring of air surface water and ground wate;
- digitisation
of the maps;
- preparation
of the draft report
- review
of the report, maps and recommendations by the State departments, interaction
meetwith industrial associations, NGOs, and local public; and6
- preparation
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