Brochure on items of work handled in various Divisions and Sections of Ministry of Environment and Forests

 

June 2003

 

XXV    44        POLLUTION CONTROL  DIVISION (CP)

 

a)                 Matters connected with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

b)                 Administrative issues Appointment of Chairman, Member Secretary and Members & Training Programme on Overseas Development Agency(O.D.A)./World Health Organisation( W.H.O.) & Grants-in-aid,

c)                  Exemption from customs     duty, excise duty.

d)                 Litigation, court cases on matters relating to Air Acts, Water Act, Environment Protection Act and their rules etc.

e)                 Bilateral Programmes/ Projects on pollution control with Federal Republic of Germany (F.R.G.), European Economic Commission (E.E.C)., Norway, Sweden, Netherland , Denmark and other countries.

f)                    Reimbursement of Cess precedes to State Pollution Control   Boards, and Union Territories Pollution Control Committees.

g)                 Financial Assistance to State Board/State Govts./Uts P.C.Boards -Matters relating to complaints of air and environmental pollution.

h)                 Administration of Air (prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Water  (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

i)                    Financial  assistance to States for procurement of scientific

j)                    equipment related with pollution control activities.

k)                  Complaints from public relating to pollution.

l)                    Monitoring & Survey of 17 highly polluting Sector and 22 critically polluted areas.

m)               Administrative and Financial matters relating to Shri Bhure Lal Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for the National Capital Region.

n)                 Administrative and Financial matters relating to National Environment  Appellate 

o)                 Authority (N.E.A.A).

p)                 Tamil Nadu Authority.

q)                 Analysis of environmental statement received from the State Pollution Control boards.      

r)                   Preparation and issue of a booklet, titled 'Environmental Statement'.

s)                  Noise pollution control including formulation of standards.

t)                    Matters relating to Vehicular Pollution.

u)                 Parliament Questions & Standing Committee of Parliament.

v)                  Water Pollution including Marine Pollution.

w)                Matters relating to Green Belt.

x)                  Environmental Epidemiological Studies.

y)                  Waste Minimisation Programmes.

z)                  Environmental Management System.

aa)             National Award for prevention of pollution.

bb)             Pollution Control in Agra-Mathura Trapezium.

cc)              Taj observatory project.

dd)             Formulation and review of emission standards for industries, automobiles etc.  including standards for and water quality.

ee)             World Bank project on Capacity Building which includes the schemes like (i) Zoning Atlas (ii) Air Quality Monitoring & (iii) Standards for Industries.

ff)                  Recognition of Private Laboratories under Environment Protection Act.

gg)             Coastal Pollution Monitoring.

hh)             Adoption of Clean Technology in Small Scale  industries (SSI).

ii)                  Preparation of Environment Action Plans for specific areas.

jj)                  Air and water Quality Monitoring and surveillance programme.

kk)              All matters relating to pollution of river which are not  covered under the National

ll)                  River Conservation Programme (NRCP).

mm)         Matters relating to Env. Health Cell (including WHO Progoramme Common

nn)             Effluent Treatment(  CETP)

oo)             Matters relating to Custom Duty Exemption.

pp)             Matters relating to Industrial Abatement through preventive strategies/ Court cases/ litigation related to this subject.

qq)             Matters relating to Urban Environment and handling of court cases on this subject.

rr)                 Procurement of equipment from State Pollution Control

ss)              Board s( SPCBs) under Industrial Pollution Prevention Project (IPP) Project.

tt)                  Coal Beneficiation.