COMPENDIUM OF GOVERNMENT ORDERS, BOARD PROCEEDINGS & CIRCULARS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL VOLUME - I (G.Os & B.Ps.) TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD December 2016 Private Circulation Only 2016 © Copyright to Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Tami Nadu Polluton Control Board 76, Mount Salai, Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. Index Volumne - I : G.Os & B.Ps Government Orders SI. G.O. Page Date Dept. Description No. Number No. I. Water Pollution Control 1 97 17.08.2009 E&F The Water (Prevention and Control of 1 Pollution) Act, 1974 (Central Act 6 of 1974) - Rates of Consent fees -Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983 - Issued 2 71 26.05.2010 E&F The Water (Prevention and Control of 6 Pollution) Act, 1974, (Central Act 6 of 1974) - Rates of Consent Fees -Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983 - Issued 3 125 08.08.2013 E&F Environment and Forest Department - Tamil 9 Nadu Pollution Control Board - Tamil Nadu Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rule, 1983 - Amendment to rule 15(3), 15(4), 16(6), 16(8), 16(10) - Orders - Issued II. Air Pollution Control 4 98 17.08.2009 E&F The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) 12 Act, 1981 (Central Act 14 of 1981) - Rates of Consent fees -Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983 - Issued 5 72 26.05.2010 E&F The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) 17 Act, 1981, (Central Act 14 of 1981) - Rates of Consent Fees -Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983 - Issued III. Bio-Medical Waste Mangement 6 41 15.02.1999 E&F Bio-medical waste – Bio-medical waste 20 (management and Handling Rules 1998 – Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Chairman appointed as prescribed authority – Orders – Issued. i SI. G.O. Page Date Dept. Description No. Number No. 7 72 06.04.2000 E&F Environment – Bio-medical Waste 22 Management – Bio-medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998 – Implementation of Constitution of a State Level Advisory Committee – Orders – Issued. 8 277 29.11.2016 H&FW Bio-Medical Waste Mangement – 25 Constitution of State Level Advisory Committee – Orders issued. IV. Solid Waste Mangement 9 5 25.01.2017 MA&WS Solid Waste Mangement – Constitution of 28 State Level Advisory Body as specified under Rule 23 of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 – Orders – Issed. V. Plastic Waste Management 10 148 25.10.2016 MA&WS Plastic Waste Mangement – Constitution of 32 State Level Advisory Committee as per Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 – Orders – Issed. VI. Ground Water Regulation 11 26 24.03.2009 E&F Environment Control - Constitution of 35 Committee of Experts to improve the ground water bed level and to maintain the ecology and environment balance - Orders -Issued 12 52 02.03.2012 PWD Ground Water - Estimation of Ground Water 38 Resources of Tamil Nadu as on March, 2009 - Categorization of Blocks as Over Exploited, Critical, Semi Critical and Safe for Ground Water Development in Tamil Nadu - Approved - Orders - Issued 13 142 23.07.2014 PWD Public Works Department - Effective 55 Management of Ground Water - Regulations for Management of Ground Water and issue of No Objection Certificate / Licence for Extraction of Ground Water in Tamil Nadu State - Issued. VII. Coastal Aquaculture Authority 14 169 12.09.2006 AHD&F Fisheris - Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 64 2005 -Constitution of State Level and District Level Committee - Orders - Issued. VIII. Mining of Minerals & HACA ii SI. G.O. Page Date Dept. Description No. Number No. 15 19 19.04.2004 Industries Mines and Quarries - Minor Minerals - Tamil 67 Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959 - Use of machinery for quarrying of sand in river beds - Further amendments to Rules 36 - A of Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1959 - Issued 16 179 27.07.2015 Industries Industries - Mines and Minerals - 70 Complaints relating to illegal mining of Beach Sand Minerals - Disposal of complaints - Constitution of Taluk Level District Level Committees and Appellate Forum for prevention of Illegal Beach Sand mining / Transportation of Beach Sand minerals - Constituted - Orders - Issued. IX. Appellate Authority 17 24 08.02.2007 E&F Environment Control - Adjudication of 75 disputes relating to Environment and Pollution - Appellate Authority - Reconstituted - Orders - Issued. 18 28 19.02.2010 E&F Environment Control - Adjudication of 78 disputes relating to Environment Pollution Extension of the Tenure of Appellate Authority - Reconstituted - Orders - Issued 19 23 24.01.2012 E&F Environment Control - Adjudication of 81 disputes relating to Environment Pollution - Appointment of Chairman to the Appellate Authority - Orders - Issued 20 66 07.05.2013 E&F Environment Control - Adjudication of 84 disputes relating to Environment Pollution - Appointment of two Experts/ Scientists to the Appellate Authority of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for adjudication of disputes relating to Environment and Pollution Control - Orders - Issued 21 54 15.05.2014 E&F Environmental Control - Appellate Authority 88 - Adjudication of appeal preferred under Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 - Constitution of Appellate Authority - Orders - issued X. State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority iii SI. G.O. Page Date Dept. Description No. Number No. 22 27 31.03.2008 E&F The State Level Impact Assessment 92 Authority (SEIAA) and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee - Constituted by Government of India - Notification published by Government of India - The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board - Notified as Agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority and the Committee 23 112 11.04.2012 E&F The State Level Environment Impact 94 Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee - Constituted by Government of India - Notification published by Government of India - The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board - Notified as Agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority and the Committee 24 281 31.12.2012 E&F Environment - Project proposals requesting 99 Environmental Clearance - Processing Fees collected by the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee - Revision of Processing Fee - Orders - Issued 25 108 09.09.2015 E&F The State Level Environment Impact 102 Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee - Constituted by Government of India - Notification published by Government of India - The Directorate of Environment - Notified as Agency to act as Secretariat for the Authority and the Committee - Orders - Issued. XI. Miscellaneous 26 565 13.03.1962 LA Rules - Madras Public Health Act - Cottage 104 Industries -Restriction, Limitations And Conditions - Rules -Confirmed 27 566 13.03.1962 LA Act - Madras Public Health (Amendment) 113 Act, 1939 -Cottage Industries Permissible in notified residential areas - Notification - Published iv SI. G.O. Page Date Dept. Description No. Number No. 28 232 30.12.2002 E&F Environment Control Phasing out of Ozone 117 Deploring substances - Montreal Protocol Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation & Control) Rule 2000 under Environment Production Act 1986 - Implementation of Constitution of Standing Committee – Orders – Issued. 29 45 12.07.2006 E&F Forests – Conservation and Management of 120 Mangroves, Wetlands and Coral Reefs – Constitution of a Steering Committee for drawing up action plan – Reconstitution of Steering Committee and constitution of Research Sub-committee – Orders – Issued. 30 135 07.12.2007 E&F Environment Control – Chemical Accidents 123 (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996 – Reconstitution of State Crisis Group for Management of Chemical Accident – Orders – Issued. 31 132 01.10.2009 E&F Environment Control – Constitution of State 126 Level Expert Committee to identify the various types of Chemical hazards – orders – issued. 32 704 03.08.2010 Public Writ Petition - Writ Petition No. 7811 of 2010 130 and M.P No. 1/2010 praying planting of 10 saplings for each tree fallen / cut down - Direction of the High Court - Complied with 33 10 01.03.2011 E&F Environment Control - Establishment - Tamil 132 Nadu Pollution Control Board - Formation of Two Flying Squads at Erode and Tiruppur Districts with supporting staffs -Sanctioned - Orders - Issued 34 111 21.9.2011 ”ØÖa‹ÇÀ ”ØÖa‹ÇÀ Pmk¨£õk & }º (©õ” uk¨¦ 135 ©ØÖ® ÁÚz ©ØÓ® Pmk¨£õk) Œmh® 1974 ©ØÖ® PõØÖ (”.‹.1) (©õ” uk¨¦ ©ØÖ® Pmk¨£õk) Œmh® xøÓ 1981&ߣI öuõÈØŒõø»PÒ Aø©¨£uØS •ß uªÌ|õk ©õ” Pmk¨£õk Áõ›¯zvß J¨¦uÀ ö£ÖuÀ & BønPÒ ÁÇ[P¨£mkÒÍx & v¸zu[PÒ öÁΰkuÀ & BønPÒ öÁΰh¨£kQÓx v SI. G.O. Page Date Dept. Description No. Number No. 35 348 16.12.2011 Finance State Public Sector Undertakings / Boards - 143 Enhancement of Sitting Fees to Non-official Directors / Non-official Members - Orders - Issued. 36 61 27.07.2012 E&F Environment - Co-generation plants - 145 Permission to establish the Co-generation power plants as part of the expansion of Co- operative Sugar mills - Orders - Issued 37 192 30.07.2012 E&F Establishment- Tamil Nadu Pollution Control 149 Board -Formation of Office of the Joint Chief Environmental Engineer (Monitoring Squad) at Coimbatore and Chennai regions with supporting staff - Orders - Issued 38 193 30.07.2012 E&F Environment Control - Tamil Nadu Pollution 154 Control Board - Establishment of Technology Demonstration Centre at l.l.T - Madras at a cost of Rs 5 crores from the Board's Fund - Orders - Issued 39 1 15.01.2013 MA&WS Committee - Constitution of State Level 157 Committee for Slaughter Houses based on the directions of the Supreme Court of India in W.P (Civil) No.309/2003 filed by Laxmi Narain Modi against Government of India and others -Orders – Issued 40 79 31.05.2013 E&F Environment Control - Comprehensive 169 proposal for strengthening and restructuring of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board - Formation of 3 Zonal Offices at Madurai, Tirchy and Vellore - Formation of new District Office at Ariyalur with Jurisdiction covering Ariyalur with Jurisdiction covering Ariyalur and Perambalur Districts - Bifurcation of Tiruppur into Tiruppur (North) and Tiruppur (South) - Up gradation of the O/o.