Pollution Control board Chairman Shetgaonkar Speaks In Cuncolim

Pollution Control board Chairman Shetgaonkar Speaks In Cuncolim Cuncolim Chieftain’s Memorial Committee #pollution #environment #climatechange #nature #zerowaste #earth #plastic #savetheplanet #recycle #sustainability #waste #ocean #plasticpollution #recycling #ecofriendly #plasticfree #globalwarming #airpollution #reuse #green #water #trash #eco #climate #environnement #inquinamento #bhfyp #gogreen #air #bhfyp The Goa State Pollution Control Board was reconstituted on 15/12/2017 under the Water (Prevention & 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 advices, State Government on matters concerning prevention, control and abatement of Water Act. Also implements the Hazardous and other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016, Biomedical Waste Management Rule 2016, Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000, Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, Plastic Waste Management Rule 2016, Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules 2001 and E-Waste Management Rules 2016. The Board aims to promote clean and green Environment to the people of Goa along with quality of good Air and Water. The Board also aims to promote cleanliness of wells, streams; rivers in different areas of the State, to have better quality of water by prevention & control. Board also wishes to make Goa plastic free in the near future. This can be achieved by bringing and arranging awareness programmes through school, social forums etc. The Board is also actively involved in carrying out the following studies in the State of Goa: 1) Source apportionment study by IIT Mumbai on coal issue at Vasco 2) Commissioning of mobile van for continuous air monitoring station 3) Board have initiated at the request of Government of Goa, Salinity Mapping of major estuaries and rivers in the State of Goa. The Board will undertake many such studies throughout the State of Goa and seeks inputs from stake holders on such issues. We also look forward to an active participation from the public at large in helping us to achieve our objectives under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 by bringing non compliances to our attention. Ganesh B. Shetgaonkar Chairman fromthe Cuncolim news archives In an interesting development over the handling of 25,000 tons of hazardous waste at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate, the Goa State Pollution Control Board on Monday directed South Goa District Collector to seal the premises at Plot no L-2 and L-3 at the Industrial estate. In an order issued on Monday evening, GSPCB Chairman Jose Manuel Noronha revoked with immediate effect the Consent to Establish (NOC) ordered dated March 1, 2012 issued by the Board to Ms The Axis for the establishment of a unit to manufacture cement products at Plot No-3 at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate. The Board has further directed Ms Axis to immediately stop the handling or removal of hazardous waste dumped at plot Nos L-2 and L-3 at the industrial estate until further orders. The GSPCB has warned to initiate additional stringent legal action against the Management of Ms Axis in accordance with the provisions of the Water Act and Air Act for failing to comply with the directions. The Board has directed the IDC Field Manager to ensure that the hazardous waste dumped within plot Nos L-2 and L-3 at the industrial estate is not allowed to be handled or removed until further orders, while the GSPCB Assistant Environmental engineer has been directed to submit a detailed proposal to be implemented by Ms The Axis for the temporary storage of the hazardous waste at the two plots till such time the same is disposed off in a captive landfill site. The directions came following the surprise inspection conducted by the GSCPB led by Chairman Jose Manuel Noronha and member secretary Levinson Martins on Friday, which allegedly revealed that Ms The Axis management handled the hazardous waste stored at Plot No L-2 And L-3 at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate in a manner that amounts to an utter disregard of the Board’s directions dated August 1, 2012 and in a manner that can potentially give rise to grave environmental pollution in the vicinity. The surprise inspection had revealed that the old shed of M/s Sunrise Zinc Ltd located in L-3 was being dismantled by Ms Axis, while the hazardous waste stored in the L-3 plot was being removed and dumped in the L-2 plot on the dumps and on the ground in the open. The waste was also levelled in Plot No L-3 and red mud was spread over it. It was further observed that the solvent tanks were dismantled and the sludge from these tanks was dumped on the ground. This waste was dumped at Plot No L-2 and was very fresh; while the waste earlier stored approximately 26880 MT was opened/partly closed in unscientific manner

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