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Environmental
Audit - NOCIL - Agrochemicals
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Foreword
The Policy Statement for Abatement of
Pollution (1992) announced by the Government of India seeks integration
of environmental considerations into decision making at all levels.
Environmental Audit has been recognised as one of the instruments
for ,achieving this objective According to the Policy Statement,
"industrial concerns and local bodies should feel that they have
a responsibility for abatement of pollution. The procedure of an
environmental statement will be introduced in local bodies, statutory
authorities and public limited companies to evaluate the effect
of their policies, operations and activities on the environment,
particularly compliance with standards and the generation and recycling
of waste. An annual statement will help in identifying and focussing
attention on areas of concern, practices that need to be changed
and plans to deal with adverse effects. This will be extended to
an environmental audit. The measures will provide better information
to the public."
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notification under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 has been
issued on March 13, 1992 and subsequently-amended on April 22, 1993
requiring all industries to submit ah environmental statement for
the financial year ending on the 31st March in a specified format
to the concerned State Pollution Control Boards on or before September
30 every year beginning 1993. The submission of environmental statement
is applicable to all those who require consent for discharge under
the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and those requiring
authqrisation under Hazardous Wastes (Management and Hapdling) Rules,
1989: .
A team of scientists and engineers of the Central Board and the industry
conducted environmental audit at M/s National Organic Chemical Industries
Limited (NOCIL) - Agrochemicals Plant during September 1992. Although
the observations are specific to the industry, these will be of use
to all concerned with the methodologies of environmental audit,
The cooperation extended by M/s NOCIL in carrying out the study and
in bringing out this document is gratefully acknowledged. |
Dilip Biswas
Chairman,
CPCB
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