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)
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
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.