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Environmental
Laws
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Chhattisgarh
Environment Conservation Board (CECB) is Constituted under section
4 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
CECB is required to carry out the functions as specified in
section 17 of Water and Air Acts and
to implement certain provisions of Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 & the rules made there under. The major
Environmental Acts and Rules are as follows:-
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Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act, 1974,
(As amended to date) |
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Water
(prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act,
1977, (As amended to date) |
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Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Rules,
1978 |
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Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Chhattisgarh
Rules, 1975 |
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Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) (Consent)
Chhattisgarh Rules, 1975 |
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Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981,
(As amended to date) |
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Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Chhattisgarh
Rules, 1983 |
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Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986 (certain provisions), (As
amended to date) |
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Environment
(Protection) Rules, 1986, (As amended to date) |
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Hazardous
Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989, (As
amended to date) |
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Manufacture,
Storage and import of Hazardous Chemical Rules,
1989, (As amended to date) |
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Bio
Medical Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules,
1998, (As amended to date) |
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Municipal
Solid Wastes (Management and handling) Rules, 2000 |
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Recycled
Plastic Manufacture and Usage Rules, 1999, (As amended
to date) |
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Batteries
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 |
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Chemical
Accidents (Emergency Planning, preparedness and
response) Rules, 1996 |
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The
Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules,
2000 |
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The
Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation) Rules, 2000
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The
Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991, (as amended
to date) |
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The
National Environment Appellate Authority Act, 1997 |
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Scheme
of Labeling of Environmental Friendly Products (ECO-MARK) |
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NOTIFICATIONS
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Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 1994,
(As amended to date)
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Notification regarding restricting the excavation
of top soil for manufacture of
bricks and promoting the utilization of fly ash in
the manufacture of building
materials and in construction activity |
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(A)
Section 17 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
1974 defines the functions
of a State Board as follows:-
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To plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention,
control or battement of pollution of streams and
wells in the State and to secure the execution thereof;
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To
advise the State Government on any matter concerning
the prevention, control or abatement of water pollution;
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To
collect and disseminate information relating to
water pollution and the prevention, control or abatement
thereof;
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To
encourage, conduct and participate in investigations
and research relating to problems of water pollution
and prevention, control or abatement of water pollution;
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To
collaborate with the Central Board in organising
the training of persons engaged or to be engaged
in programmes relating to prevention, control or
abatement of water pollution and to organise mass
education programmes relating thereto;
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To
inspect sewage or trade effluents, works and plants
for the treatment of sewage and trade effluent and
to review plans, specifications or other data relating
to plants set up for the treatment of water, works
for the purification thereof and the system for
the disposal or sewage or trade effluents or in
connection with the grant of any consent as required
by this Act;
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Lay
down, modify or annul effluent standards for the
sewage and trade effluents, and for the quality
of receiving waters (not being water in an inter-State
stream) resulting from the discharge of effluents
and to classify waters of the State;
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To
evolve economical and reliable methods of treatment
of sewage and trade effluents, having regard to
the peculiar conditions of soils, climate and water
resources of different regions and more especially
the prevailing flow characteristics of water in
streams and wells which render it impossible to
attain even the minimum degree of dilution;
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To
evolve methods of utilization of sewage and suitable
trade effluents in agriculture;
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To
evolve efficient methods of disposal of sewage and
trade effluents on land, as are necessary on account
of the predominant conditions of scant stream flows
that do not provide for major part of the year the
minimum degree of dilution;
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To
lay down standards of treatment of sewage and trade
effluents to be discharged into any particular stream
taking into account the minimum fair weather dilution
available in that stream and the tolerance limits
of pollution permissible in the water of the stream,
after the discharge of such effluents;
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To
make, vary or revoke any order-
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For the prevention, control or abatement of discharges
of waste into
streams or wells;
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any person concerned to construct new systems
for the
disposal of sewage and
trade effluents or to modify, alter or extend
any such existing system or to adopt
such remedial measures as are
necessary to prevent
control or abate water pollution;
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To
lay down effluent standards to be complied with
by persons while causing discharge of sewage or
sullage or both and to lay down, modify or annual
effluent standards for the sewage and trade effluents;
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To
advise the State Government with respect to the
location of any industry the carrying on of which
is likely to pollute a stream or well;
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To
perform such other functions as may be prescribed
or as many, from time to time be entrusted to it
by the Central Board or the State Government.
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The
Board may establish or recognize a laboratory or laboratories
to enable the Board to perform its functions under this
section efficiently, including the analysis of samples
of water from any stream or well or of samples of any
sewage or trade effluents. |
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(B)
Section 17 of The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 defines the functions of a
State Board as follows:-
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To plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention,
control or abatement of air pollution and to secure the
execution thereof;
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To advise the State Government on any matter concerning
the prevention, control or abatement of air pollution;
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To collect and disseminate information relating to air
pollution;
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To collaborate with the Central Board in organizing the
training of persons engaged or to be engaged in programmes
relating to prevention, control or abatement of air pollution
and to organize mass-education programme relating thereto;
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To inspect, at all reasonable times, any control equipment,
industrial plant or manufacturing process and to give,
by order, such directions to such persons as it may consider
necessary to take steps for the prevention, control or
abatement of air pollution;
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To
inspect air pollution control areas at such intervals
as it may think necessary, assess the quality of air therein
and take steps for the prevention, control or abatement
of air pollution in such areas;
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To
lay down, in consultation with the Central Board and having
regard to the standards for the quality of air laid down
by the Central Board, standards for emission of air pollutants
into the atmosphere from industrial plants and automobiles
or for the discharge of any air pollutant into the atmosphere
from any other source whatsoever not being a ship or an
aircraft. Provided that different standards for emission
may be laid down under this clause for different industrial
plants having regard to the quantity and composition of
emission of air pollutants into the atmosphere from such
industrial plants.
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To
advise the State Government with respect to the suitability
of any premises or location for carrying on any industry
which is likely to cause air pollution;
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To
perform such other functions as may be prescribed or as
may, from time to time, be entrusted to it by the Central
Board or the State Government.
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To
do such other things and to perform such other acts as
it may think necessary for the proper discharge of its
functions and generally for the purpose of carrying into
effect the purposes of this Act.
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A
State Board may establish or recognize a laboratory or laboratories
to enable the State Board to perform its functions under this
section efficiently. |
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Activities
of the Board
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Implementation
of Water, Air, Cess and Environment Protection Acts/Rules
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Prevention and control of water pollution and maintaining
or restoring the wholesomeness of water by treating
sewage, industrial effluents etc., protecting /
conserving natural waters to statutory norms and
reducing, recycling, reusing and safe-disposing
solid wastes conforming to statutory norms.
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Prevention,
control and abatement of air pollution.
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Protection
and improvement of environment and matters connected
there with.
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Conservation
and enrichment of natural resources.
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Issuance
of NOC for 30 types of activities/projects requiring
Environmental Clearance and Consent for establishment.
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Conduction
of Public Hearing for 30 types of activities/projects
requiring Environmental Clearance.
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Issuance
of Consent to operate and periodic renewals.
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Assessment
of Water Cess and collection of Water Cess.
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Inventorization
and management of Hazardous Wastes and issuance
of authorization.
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Inventorization
and management of Bio-Medical Wastes and issuance
of authorization.
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Inventorization
and management of Batteries.
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Inventorization
and management of Recycled Plastics.
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Management
of Municipal Solid Wastes and issuance of authorization.
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Environmental
Statement.
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Attending
Public complaints.
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Initiating
legal actions against defaulting industries.
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Activity
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Industrial/Institutional
Pollution Prevention Programme
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Inventorization of industries and institutions including
industrial estates having pollution potential.
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Preparation of Action Plan for prevention/control of pollution
in streams due to discharge of sewage and municipal solid
wastes etc.
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Preparation of Action Plan for prevention/control of air
pollution from industries.
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Identification of critically polluted areas and preparation
of Action Plan.
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Evolving economically feasible and reliable methods of
treatment of sewage, trade effluent, and air pollutant
etc.
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Evolving
methods of utilization of sewage and trade effluent and
its disposal.
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Interaction
with the Transport Authorities and Police Department for
vehicular pollution control and assessment of vehicular
pollution.
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Interaction
with the local authorities for noise pollution control
and assessment of noise pollution from different sources.
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Preparation
of Environmental Status Report of State and preparation
of Action Plan.
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Promotion
of pollution prevention in small scale industries by promoting,
adoption of clean technology, better work practices and
energy conservation techniques.
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Preparation
of Zoning Atlas for sitting of industries based on environmental
consideration in various Districts of the State.
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Other
sector specific programme relating to prevention and control
of pollution.
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Monitoring
of Environmental Parameters |
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Collection of samples and analysis of natural
water bodies & lakes, industrial effluent
and sewage.
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Monitoring of industrial emission, ambient
air quality, monitoring of urban and industrial
premises.
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Analysis of Soil Samples, Solid Wastes, Hazardous
Wastes and Bio-Medical Wastes.
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Monitoring of noise level and vehicle emission.
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Monitoring of under ground water quality.
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Monitoring
of chemical accidents.
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Bio-Monitoring
and Task specific monitoring.
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Other
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Training to NGOs and others.
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Mass awareness programme.
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State level co-ordination activities.
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Organizing administrative and community support
to achieve the goals.
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Computerizing
administrative works, improving decision making
in the Board, effectively and quickly addressing
public grievances and making the Board transparent
and accessible by releasing environmental
quality information to the public.
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