Preface Under Section 4 of the Water Act, 1974 Government of Gujarat Constituted ‘Gujarat Pollution Control Board’ on 15Th October, 1974
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Preface Under section 4 of the Water Act, 1974 Government of Gujarat constituted ‘Gujarat Pollution Control Board’ on 15th October, 1974. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board has been entrusted with the added responsibilities under various Environmental Acts. GPCB continued its efforts towards environment protection and better pollution control management. This Annual Report of GPCB is the statutory documentation of the activities carried out during the year 2016-2017. I am glad to share the following specific achievements of the GPCB: 1. Twenty seven regional offices & Four (04) Vigilance offices of the Board are functioning within the state at different locations to monitor and control the pollution sources from a shorter distance. 2. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board divided RO Kutch in to RO Kutch-West & RO Kutch-East to monitor and control the pollution sources from a shorter distance and also started the Laboratory at RO Kutch-West. 3. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board aims to develop all-round capabilities of the Board’s employees in the field of pollution prevention & control, Board induced more officers for the knowledge based training organized by CPCB, GPCB and other national and international organizations. 4. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board plays its role not merely as a regulator but off late, also developed a face as a facilitator. 5. In order to provide XGN system with ease to small & medium scale units (MSME), the Board has introduced avail free facility through Help Desk created at all Regional Offices including Head office. 6. Gujarat is leading in the country for the development of CETPs having total 31 operational CETPs with hydraulic capacity of approximately 556 MLD of serving approximately 5834 individual units. Among 31 operational CETPs, there are specific 9 CETPs for Textile Sector, 1 CETP for Electroplating Sector, 2 CETPs for Rice Mills and 1 CETP for Fish Processing units. In terms of augmentation of existing as well as new CETPs. 13 operational CETPs are under augmentation whereas 25 new CETPs are under planning. 7. Gujarat is leading in the country for the development of TSDF site. Out of total 27 common TSDF sites in the country, perhaps Gujarat is first with 17 sites (7 are in operation, 3 are closed and capped and 7 are proposed facility) amongst all other states. In addition to that there are 14 captive TSDF sites (At present 11 are in operation and 3 of them are sending their waste to common TSDF site) operated by individual industries. Total 10 common hazardous incineration facility (06 are in operation/03 are proposed/ 01is closed), 19 CBMWTF, 16 e- 1 | Page waste registered dismantler/ Recyclers (14 are in operational & 02 are in proposed), 04 Common Facility for Decontamination of Discarded Hazardous Container, 07 E-waste Authorized Producer – Importer, 03 Producer under EPR of E-waste, 02 Manufacturer Registered Dismantler/Recyclers and 01 E-waste Authorized Common Collection centre of E-waste in Gujarat. 8. GPCB took various initiatives and provided platform to the hazardous waste generators/ facility operators and cement / steel industries for adopting co- processing concept under ‘Utilization of Waste’ so far till March – 2017, total 1,17,58,436 MT of hazardous waste & non-hazardous waste have been co- processed in the cement industries. To boost up this concept of co-processing of waste in cement plants, a regulatory forum (RF) is constituted under the Chairmanship of the Member Secretary, GPCB as well as Member Secretaries of SPCBs of Andrapradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka including representative of MoEF&CC, CPCB, CMA and IIP. 9. The Gujarat Pollution Control Board initiated to grant ‘Consent’ for seven years(5+2) to the applicant accredited with ‘Responsible Care Management System’ and has paid fees through fast track. However it is mandatory for the applicant to procure ISO 9000 & ISO 14000. 10. Cleanliness cum awareness drive was taken up under Mahatma Gandhi Swachchata Mission on four major pilgrimage routes of Ambaji Padyatra covering 440 K.M. area and 700 Seva Kendras, collected @ 96 MT of Municipal Solid waste and disposed of scientifically during post Ambaji Padyatra in month of September, 2016. 11. While playing the ‘Regulator’s Role ‘and keeping it intact, an additional element of ‘Facilitator ‘has been adopted. The Board adopted novel approach of ‘Environmental Clinic’ & “Open House” for efficient and better environment management in the State. During the Year 2016 – 17, 115 Environmental Clinics & 102 Open Houses were conducted on Pollution Control & Management related issues in different parts of state. 12. To facilitate the Businesses, the Board has adopted third party certification for compliance of Orange category of Industries & self certification of compliance by the Green category of industries. 13. During the year under report, Gujarat Pollution Control Board has collected 20818 water samples, 4492 air samples and 377 hazardous waste samples. In addition to this total 566 industrial units have installed effluent treatment plants and 720 industrial units have installed air pollution control equipments. 2 | Page 14. During the year under report, Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran mitra Ahmedabad and Eco Sarjan a division of Society for Environment Protection jointly organized ETP operators training in which 1062 ETP operators were trained. 15. During the year under report, Gujarat Pollution Control Board has organized pre event vibrant Gujarat Wastech 2016 and international summit and expo on the theme “4R – The way to sustainability”. 16. During the year under report, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, through its Head Office & Regional Offices organized various environmental awareness programmes including Earth Day, World Environment Day Ozone Day, Eco- friendly Ganesh Utsav celebration, etc. Moreover the board organized various workshops and seminars to create awareness among the people on pollution control and environment management with a view to protect the environment. Place: Gandhinagar Arvind Agarwal, IAS Date: Chairman, GPCB. 3 | Page INDEX Sr. Particulars Page No. 1 Introduction 1 2 Constitution of the Board 4 3 Meetings of the Board 4 4 Committees of the Board and their Working 4 5 Activities of the Board , Objectives and Priorities 6 5.1 Objectives 6 5.2 Functions 6 5.3 Priorities 7 5.4 Activities of the Board CCA under Water Act, Air Act & Hazardous Waste Rules, Consent to Establish (CTE), Authorisation under Bio Medical Waste Rules, Registration as per Plastic Rules, etc. 8 Sampling and analysis under Water Act, Air Act and Hazardous waste Rules etc. 5.5 Environmental Management System in the State 20 5.6 CETPs (Common Effluent Treatment Plants) 20 5.7 Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary 25 Movement) Facilities 5.8 E-Waste Management Facilities 32 5.9 Multiple Effects Evaporators 34 5.10 Sewage Treatment Plants 47 5.11 Bio Medical Waste Treatment Facilities 55 5.12 Solid Wastes Management Rules 57 5.13 Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules 65 5.14 Water Cess 65 5.15 Comprehensive Environment Pollution Index (CEPI) 66 5.16 Public Consultation as per EIA Notification 66 5.17 Water Quality Monitoring Programmes – GEMS, MINARS Projects, Water Quality under Annual Status Project, Water Quality 70 of well water in Gujarat, Environment Monitoring in Major Cities of Gujarat, Bio-Monitoring of water bodies etc. 5.18 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme (AAQMP) - National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP), State Air Quality 100 Monitoring Programme (SAMP), Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Monitoring etc 4 | Page Sr. Particulars Page No. 5.19 Coastal Monitoring 105 5.20 Monitoring Programmes during festivals 107 5.21 Analytical Quality Control 145 5.22 Environmental Awareness Programmes 145 5.23 Important Events & Visits to the Board by experts 177 5.24 Capacity Building 182 6 Prosecution launched and offences 191 7 Administrative set up of the Board, Board Meeting - Important decisions 192 thereof. 8 Finance and Accounts of the Board 196 9 Direction given by the Government and steps taken to 197 Comply with them 10 Any other important matter dealt with by the State Board 197 Annexure I Board Members of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board 209 II Members of the Selection Committee 211 III Members of the Promotion Committee 212 IV Members of the Technical Committee 213 V Members of GPCB Purchase Committee 214 VI Members of Scientific Committee 215 VII Members of the Committee for Registration as recyclers with Environmentally sound management facilities under the 216 Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 VIII Members of the Committee for Permission for Co-processing Of Hazardous Waste and other waste in Cement kiln/Thermal Power Plants/Steel plants IX Members of Category Committee 217 X Members of Norms Committee 218 XI Administrative set up of the Board 219 XII Staff Strength for each Cadre in the Board 221 XIII Offices of the Board 223 XIII Research Advisory Committee 228 XIV EAC Committee 229 5 | Page 1.0 Introduction The Gujarat Pollution Control Board - now popularly known as GPCB, was constituted by the Government of Gujarat on 15.10.1974 in accordance with provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, to prevent and control the pollution of water in the State of Gujarat that occupies a prominent niche in progressive and sustainable industrial development of the State. The Government of India has enacted and entrusted the Central Acts and relevant Rules with a view to protect the environment by prevention and control of pollution as notified thereof from time to time. Starting with a staff of 25 in 1974, the Board today has staff strength of 416, which is far less than that required by the Board to implement aforesaid laws, effectively. As of today, there are 155 engineers and 124 scientist and analysts. There are 27 Regional Offices located in different parts of Gujarat.