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Annual Report 2012 – 2013, Goa State Pollution Control Board Chairman’s Message The Goa State Pollution Control Board was reconstituted on 3/09/2012 under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974, with a mandate to plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention, control and abatement of Water and Air pollution in the state of Goa. The Board also advices the state government on matters concerning the prevention, control and abatement of Water and Air pollution and has well equipped laboratories which are capable of analyzing a wide variety of contaminants in Air and Water. The Board also implements the Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 1998, Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000, Municipal Solid Waste Manufacturer, Sale and Usage Rules 1999, Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules 2001, Electronic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2000. During the year under the review the Board, received complaints from citizens of Vasco da- Gama, town regarding dust pollution as a result of coal/ coke handling activities in MPT Port at berth 10 and 11 and taking cognizance of the Ambient Air Quality reports at six locations within the vicinity of the MPT withdrew its Consent to Operate earlier issued to MPT after particulate matter levels (PM 10 ) at all these location were found to be beyond permissible limits. The Board also issued directions to seventeen category Industries for installing of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Systems and most of the industries have complied with these directions. The matter of indiscriminate 1 Annual Report 2012 – 2013, Goa State Pollution Control Board disposal of waste generated by Hotels was noted by the Board and directions were issued to all hotels to install organic waste convertors (OWC) to convert Bio-degradable waste into compost and a vast majority of hotels in the state have already installed these convertors. The Board also regularly conducts air and water monitoring at various locations in the state of Goa and suggests ways and means of remediation if the need arises. The staff of various departments of the Board including the Technical section, Scientific section, Legal section, Account section and Administrative section have continued to work with dedication and sincerity, allowing the Board to achieve significant improvements in implementing its Environmental policies. 2 Annual Report 2012 – 2013, Goa State Pollution Control Board CONTENTS Chairman’s Message Chapter No. Description Page No. 1. Introduction 1-5 1.1 General Introduction 1 1.2 The Board Office 1-3 1.3 Setup od the Goa State Pollution Control Board 3-5 2. Constitution of the Board 6 3. Meetings of the Board 7-34 3.2 Extracts of the Minutes of the Board Meetings held during the year 7-34 4. Committees constituted by the Board 35-36 4.1 Technical Advisory Committee 35 4.2 Purchase Committee 35-36 4.3 Complaints Committee 36 4.4 Committee on Pre vention of Sexual Harassment of Women in Workplace 36 5. Monitoring Network for Air and Water Quality 37 -40 5.1 National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) 37 -38 5.2 National Water Monitoring Programme 38 -40 6. Present State of Environment, Enviro nmental Problems and Counter 41 -55 Measures 6.1 Studies on the Trend of Air Quality in Goa 41 -47 6.2 Studies on the Trend of Water Quality in Goa 47 -50 6.3 Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations 50 -51 6.4 Installation of Organic Waste Conve rter (OWC) by Hotels 52 -54 6.5 Proposed Common Hazardous Waste Management site at Dharbandora 54 6.6 Sludge Dewatering Unit installed by M/s United Spirits Ltd. 54 -55 7. Environmental Training 56 -59 7.1 Trainings / Workshops / Seminars attended by Board officials 56 -59 7.2 Deputations in the Board 59 7.3 Resignation from Service 59 8. Environmental Awareness and Public Participation 60 8.1 Mass Awareness 60 9. Legal Matters of the Board 61 10. Finance and Accounts of the Board 62 -63 10.1 Status of Auditing of Accounts of the Board 62 10.2 Income, Expenditure and Funding 62 -63 11. Any Other Important Matters dealt with by the Board 64 -71 11.1 Implementation of Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and 64 3 Annual Report 2012 – 2013, Goa State Pollution Control Board Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008. 11.2 Implementation of Bio -Medical Waste Management & Handling) Rules, 64 -65 1998. 11.3 Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000. 65 11.4 Implementation of Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) 65 Rules, 2000. 11.5 Implementation of Plastics Manufacture, Sale & Usage Rules, 1999. 65 -66 11.6 Implementation of Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules,2001. 66 11.7 Implementation of Electronic Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 66 2000. 11.8 Objectives & Achievement s 66 -67 11.9 Celebration of World Environment Day 67 -71 11.10 Implementation of the Supreme Court Guidelines on Prevention of 71 Harassment of Women a Workplace. CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES Plate No. Description Page No. Map of Goa showing the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations 38 Fig 1 under the National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) Map of Goa showing the Water Quality Monitoring locations 40 Fig 2 under the National Water Monitoring Programme; MINARS 55 Fig 3 Picture showing t he schematic diagram of the Sludge De - Watering Unit 4 Annual Report 2012 – 2013, Goa State Pollution Control Board CONTENTS LIST OF ANNEXURES Annexure No. Description Page No. Annexure I Organogram off the Boar d 72 Annexure I I List of applications for Consents to Establish/ Operate under 73 -85 Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008processed and cleared during the year 2012-13. Annexure II I MINARS Data 86 -107 Annexure IV Water Monitoring Data pre and post Ganesh Visarjan 108 -112 Annexure V Ambient Air Quality Data 113 -118 Annexure VI Synopsis of the major cases pending in the High Court of 119 -120 Bombay at Goa Annexure VII Table details of number of requests received, disposed off, 121 -142 rejected, fees collected, appeals preferred to the first Appellate Authority, outcome of appeals under RTI Act, 2005 for the Financial year April 2008 to March 2009 Annexure VIII Status of Hazardous Waste generated during the year 143 -177 Annexure IX Status of Bio -Medical Waste generated during the year 178 Annexure X Annual Returns of Lead Acid Batteries fr om April 2012 -March 179 2013 5 Annual Report 2012 – 2013, Goa State Pollution Control Board CONTENTS LIST OF PLATES Plate No. Description Page No. Plate 1a View of Analyst working in the Laboratory 1 Plate 6a Inauguration of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 51 Syatem at M/s Zuari Industries Ltd. Plate 6b : OWC at M/s KHR Hospitality India Ltd. 53 (Unit: Kenilworth Beach Resort), Utorda Plate 6c OWC at M/s Fomento Resorts & Hotels Ltd. (Cidade de G oa 53 Beach Resort), Dona-Paula Plate 6d : OWC & Shredder at M/s Grand Hyatt, Bambolim 53 Plate 6e : Shredder & OWC at M/s Taj Vivanta,Panaji 53 Plate 6f : OWC at M/s The Leela Goa 54 Plate 6g : OWC at M/s Averina International Resorts Ltd., Holiday Inn 54 Resort Goa, Mobor, Cavelossim-Goa Plate 6h : Sludge De -Watering unit (SLUDGLESS) installed 55 at M/s Unites Spirits Ltd. Plate 14a: Launching of new webpage of GSPCB website 67 Plate 14b: Dignitaries present during the launching of new webpage 67 Plate 14c: Children’s poster competition 68 Plate 14d: First Prize Jr.Category : Kezia DaCosta 68 Plate 14e First Prize Sub. Jr.Category: Keane Fernandes 68 Plate 14f First Prize Sr.Category: George Dias 68 Plate 14g Environment Quiz competition 69 Plate 14h Best Environmental Practices competition 69 Plate 14i Street play at Panaji 69 Plate 14j Street play at Vasco 69 Plate 14k Street play at Madgaon 69 Plate 14l Shri Martin Ghosh -Plant Head Syngenta 70 Plate 14m Environmental Awareness program 70 Plate 14n Lighting of the lamp 70 Plate 14o BEP: WED audience 70 Plate 14p BEP: 1 st Prize M/s Sesa Goa 70 Plate 14q BEP: 2 nd Prize M/s Siemens 70 Plate 14r BEP: 3rd Prize M/s Goa Glass Fibre 71 Plate 14s Board Staff recognition of participation 71 Plate 14t Childrens Poster Competition prize 71 Plate 14u Board Staff prize distribution 71 Plate 14v Address by the chief guest 71 6 Annual Report 2012 – 2013, Goa State Pollution Control Board CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION The Goa State Pollution Control Board is an autonomous statutor y organization constituted on 1 st July, 1988 under the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Prior to that, when Goa formed part of the erstwhile Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, the Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Wate r Pollution was performing the functions of the State Board in Goa. The Central Pollution Control Board at Ponda-Goa had established a Section Office for the purpose. The same arrangement continued till the constitution of the State Board. In the meanwhile , the Section Office was re-constituted as West Zonal Office and shifted to Baroda on 4 th April, 1988. All the relevant records pertaining to Goa were transferred to the Goa State Pollution Control Board on 12 th September, 1988. The Goa State Pollution Control Board, after its constitution, established its office in the Goa Medical College Complex at Bambolim. In June 1991, the Government of Goa allotted independent premises for the Board at Patto- Panaji, where the Board shifted its’ office in September 1991. On 15 th August, 2002 the Board acquired new premises on the 1 st floor in Dempo Tower at Patto Plaza, Panaji and shifted its full set -up to this new premise.