District Environmental Plan Krishnagiri District
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District Environmental Plan Krishnagiri District (As per Hon’ble NGT in O.A.No.710-713/2017 dated 15.07.2019) KRP Dam, Krishnagiri INDEX Page S. No. CONTENTS No. 1 Introduction 1 2 District Environmental Plan of Krishnagiri District 5 I. Solid Waste Management 5 II. Bio-medical Waste Management 8 III. Plastic Waste Management 11 IV. Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D) 16 V. Non Attainment cities 16 VI. Polluted River Stretches 16 VII. Polluted Industrial Cluster 22 VIII. Industrial Pollution Control 22 IX. Utilization of treated sewage 23 X. Conservation of Water Bodies 25 XI. E- Waste Management 28 XII. Sand Mining 30 3 Conclusion 31 INTRODUCTION Krishnagiri District The holy land of wise scholars, men of valour and courage, blessed with the green valleys, hills and hillocks and inhabited by people known for innovative farming was divided, for the formation of Krishnagiri district, carved out of Dharmapuri district as 30th district by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The historical importance and potential growth in education, economy and tourism of present Krishnagiri made it necessary to create a separate district. Krishnagiri district was carved out of Dharmapuri district on 09th February 2004. Thiru. Mangat Ram Sharma, I.A.S. has administered the office as first Collector of Krishnagiri District. „Krishna‟ refers to „black‟ and „giri‟ refers to „hill‟. This district is gifted with black granite hillocks and named as “krishnagiri”. The region came under the rule of Krishna Deva Raya and hence it might have been named after this king. Krishnagiri district is bounded by Vellore and Thiruvannamalai districts in the East, Karnataka state in the west, State of Andhra Pradesh in the North Dharmapuri District in the south. Its area is 5143 Sq. Kms. This district is elevated from 300m to 1400m above the mean sea level. It is located between 11º 12‟N to 12º 49‟N Latitude,77º 27‟E to 78º 38‟E Longitude. Eastern part of the district experiences hot climate and Western part has a contrasting cold climate. The average rainfall is 830 mm per annum. March – June is summer season. July – November is Rainy Season and between December – February winter prevails. Three languages namely Tamil, Telugu and Kannada are predominantly spoken in this district. Major religions are Hindu, Islam and Christianity. This district stands as an ideal exhibit of National integration and religious harmony. The society exhibit the confluence of different languages and religions. In Krishnagiri District, there are Eight Taluks under revenue Adminstration namely Krishnagiri, Bargur, Pochampalli, Uthangarai, Hosur, Shoolagiri, Denkanikottai and Anchetti. Under local bodies, there is one Corporation namely Hosur, one Municipality namely Krishnagiri, 6 Town Panchayats and 10 PanchayatUnions located in Krishnagiri District. 1 Preamble – District Planning Committee for Environmental Protection Hon‟ble NGT in O.A. No. 710-713/2017 dated 15.07.2019 ordered regarding constitution of District Committee (as a part of District Planning Committee under Article 243 ZD) under Articles 243 G, 243 W, 243 ZD read with Schedules 11 and 12 and Rule 15 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. In the above said order, it is stated that among others ‘Chief Secretaries may personally monitor compliance of environmental norms (including BMW Rules) with the District Magistrate once every month. The District Magistrates may conduct such monitoring twice every month. We find it necessary to add that in view of Constitutional provisions under Articles 243 G, 243 W, 243 ZD read with Schedules 11 and 12 and Rule 15 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 it is necessary to have a District Environment Plan to be operated by a District committee (as a part of District Planning Committee under Article 243 ZD)’ In this regard, Principal Secretary to Government/Chairman(FAC) vide D.O. letter dated 26.07.2019 requested Krishnagiri District Collectors to prepare District Environmental plans by constituting District Committee (as a part of District Planning Committee under Article 243 ZD) with representatives from Panchayats, Local Bodies, Regional Officers, State PCB and a suitable officer representing the administration, which may in turn be chaired and monitored by the District Collector/District Magistrate twice every month and shall host the same in the website for a period of one year on or before 01.08.2019 & furnish monthly progress report to Chief Secretary to Government every month and copy of the same earmarked to TNPC Board accordingly. The District Environmental plan of Krishnagiri District covers the following environmental issues. I. Solid Waste Management II. Bio-Medical Waste Management III. Plastic Waste Management IV. Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D) 2 V. Non Attainment Cities VI. Polluted River Stretches VII. Polluted Industrial Cluster VIII. Industrial Pollution Control IX. Utilization of Treated Sewage X. Conservation of Water Bodies XI. E-Waste Management XII. Sand Mining Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board requested the District Collector to prepare District Environmental Plans on the above said environmental issues and adhere to the responsibilities assigned to each of the District Committee members for compliance. Constitution of the District Committee with PA (PD) as Convenor and the committee shall periodically review the above said environmental issues on fortnightly basis and the progress on compliance shall be closely monitored. The prepared District Environmental plan and monthly progress report shall be sent to the Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu and a copy shall be hosted in the District Administration website with a copy to the Principle Secretary to Government, Environment & Forests Department. As per the direction, the District Collector, Krishnagiri District has formed the District Planning Committee for Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred as District Committee) in Krishnagiri District on 29.08.2019 comprising of the following 17 members to evolve and execute District Environmental Plan. 1. District Collector, Krishnagiri Chairman 2. PA (PD), Krishnagiri Convener 3. District Revenue Officer, Krishnagiri Member 4. Regional Director of Municipal Administration Member 5. Joint Director of Health Services, Krishnagiri Member 6. Deputy Director of Health Services, Krishnagiri Member 3 7. The Joint Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Member sciences, Krishnagiri 8. District Environmental Engineer, Member Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Hosur 9. Revenue Divisional Officer, Krishnagiri Member 10. Revenue Divisional Officer, Hosur Member 11. The Commissioner, Krishnagiri Municipality, Krishnagiri Member 12. The Commissioner, Hosur Municipality, Hosur Member 13. Executive Engineer, PWD, WRO Division, Krishnagiri Member 14. Assistant Director, Panchayats, Krishnagiri Member 15. Assistant Director, Town Panchayats, Krishnagiri Member 16. Deputy Director of Geology and Mining, Krishnagiri Member 17. The General Manager, DIC, Krishnagiri Member Accordingly, the following District Environmental Plan has been prepared on the said 12 subjects as per the guidelines in respect of Krishnagiri District for compliance. 4 DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN OF KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT I. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT 1.1 Preamble The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India has notified the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. As per the Rules, the role of local body has been specified as per Rule 15 of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and as per Rule 16 of the said Rules, Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board shall enforce these Rules through local bodies. With respect to effective implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Hon‟ble NGT had laid down several orders, of which, Hon‟ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench on 22nd December 2016 has passed judgment in Original Application No. 199 of 2014 filed by Mrs. Almitra Patel with regard to solid waste management. Further, for effective implementation of the said Rules, the Hon‟ble NGT in its orders dated 31.08.2018 had constituted Apex Committee, Regional Committee and State Committee. Also, as per Hon‟ble NGT order dated 16.01.2019 in O.A. No. 606/2018, State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) in Tamil Nadu is constituted under the Chairmanship of Dr. P. Jyothimani, Former Judge, Madras High Court, Former Judicial Member, National Green Tribunal. The State Monitoring Committee meetings were held on 12.02.2019, 22.02.2019, 29.03.2019, 30.04.2019, 30.05.2019, 10.06.2019 (hotels), 27.06.2019(Hospitals). 1.2 Solid Wastes generation in Krishnagiri District In Krishnagiri District, there are 2 Municipalities, 6 Town Panchayats and 10 Panchayat unions as local bodies. The total quantity of solid waste generation is around 108.68 Tons/Day and the solid waste is being collected and the wet solid waste is Composted and Vermi Composted. The plastic waste is collected and partly used for recycling and partly in Road laying and the inert wastes are being disposed in the landfill sites. 5 Hosur Municipality, MSW Bio mining site at Dasapalli, Hosur MSW Micro Compost Centre (MCC), Krishnagiri 6 1.3. As per Hon’ble NGT order dated 15.07.2019 in O.A. No. 710-713/2017, the detailed guidelines to be followed by the District Committee in respect of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 are illustrated below. S Responsibility of the Plan of Action Stake holders No District Committee responsible 1. Collection, Segregation i.. To carry out 100% door to door collection