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Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) aims at
developing all round capabilities to protect the environment by
preventing and controlling pollution by effective law enforcement
and by adopting best environmental management practices to keep
the State on course of sustainable development.
Over the years the Board's mandate has grown several folds, necessitating
ever increasing demand for skill to handle complex laws and to cope
with the challenging tasks of stringent standards of performance
expected of it.
It aims at being more and more innovative and bring about vibrant
and dynamic approach a paradigm change of a long-term nature.
As effectiveness of the organization itself lends credibility, it
is intended to enhance skills and competencies of staff, processes
and systems, attitude of officers, relationships and leadership
that influence the outcome.
Optimum utilization of the collective experience and knowledge of
GPCB becomes feasible through teams. Team spirit will also ensure
and maintain that left hand not only knows what right hand is doing,
but that both hands and all other limbs work in the same direction,
giving full credit to the team - "team GPCB".
Effective communication is a matter of knowledge of the issue, language
skill, patience and understanding. As public servants and not masters
staff of GPCB shall always act with humility while, of course, being
firm on the regulatory role and demonstrate the ability to receive
feedback patiently and with empathy and act on such feedback.
GPCB shall initiate measures for competence building, fostering
commitment, cultivate trust and common purpose between the higher
levels and lower level and enhance motivation and employee growth.
Administrative controls are necessary to ensure quality and promptness
with which the service is to be delivered to the clients. A voluntary
code of conduct will go a long way to secure the required commitment.
The transformation for good governance calls for change of leadership
role aimed at involving and empowering all those who are working
in GPCB. GPCB leadership, therefore, is committed to pioneer all
efforts to secure the vision.
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Objectives
The major objectives of the Board are centred around
the Pollution Control and the protection of the environmental quality.
These are outlined as under:
· Bring about all round improvement in the quality of the
environment in the State by effective implementation of the laws.
· Control of pollution at source to the maximum extent possible
with due regard to technological achievement and economic viability
as well as sensitivity of the receiving environment. This objective
is being fulfilled through laying down the disposal standards as
well as gaseous emission standards.
· Identifications of sites and development of procedures
and methods for the disposal of hazardous wastes.
· Maximisation of re-use and re-cycle of sewage and trade
effluent on land for irrigation and for industrial purpose after
giving appropriate treatment and thereby economising and saving
on the use of water. The practice also helps in stopping pollution
of water due to reduction in discharges of waste into water bodies.
· Minimisation of adverse effect of pollution by selecting
suitable locations for the establishment of new industrial projects.
· Co-ordination with other agencies of the State Government
and local authorities to encourage the Common Effluent Treatment
Plants and Treatment Stabilisation Disposal Facilities.
· Close co-ordination and rapport with educational institutions,
non government organisations, Industries Associations, Government
organisations, etc. to create environmental awareness.
2. Functions
The function
of the Board is to enforce the provisions of the following Acts,
Rules and Directives issued by the Authorities from time to time.
· The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1974
· The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act,
1977
· The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
· The Environment Protection Act, 1986, various relevant
Rules notified thereof:
- The Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989;
- The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules,
1989;
- The Coastal Zone Regulation -Declaration Notification, 1991;
- The Environmental Clearance [including EIA - Environment, Impact
Assessment] for expansion/modernisation of activity or new projects
Procedure Notification, 1994;
- The Environment Public Hearing Rules, 1997;
- The Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998;
- The Rules for the Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage
of Hazardous micro-organism Genetically Engineered Organism Cell,
1989;
- Plastics Manufacture, Sale & Usage Rules-1999 as amended 2003;
- Utilisation of Fly Ash - Notification of Directions, 1999;
- The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000;
- The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules,
2000;
- The Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000;
and
- The Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001
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The Environmental Audit Scheme, 1996.
· The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.
In accordance with the provisions of the above Acts
and Rules the Board is carrying out following activities.
· Promotion of cleanliness of wells and streams
in different areas of the State.
· Issuing directives for pollution control measures to the
polluting units.
· Prevention, control and abatement of air pollution in the
State and improvement in the ambient air quality.
· Advising the State Government on any matter concerning
prevention and control of water and air pollution.
· Approving judicious location of new industries from pollution
control point of view.
· Promotion of re-use and re-cycle of sewage and trade effluent
on land for irrigation.
· Carrying out monitoring of rivers of the State.
· Carrying out monitoring of the major cities of the State.
· Collection and compilation of technical and statistical
data relating to water and air pollution.
· Laying down standards for the discharge of liquid effluent
and gaseous emission.
· Developing methods of treatment of effluent and air pollution
control equipment.
· Identification of site for the disposal of hazardous wastes.
· Organising training programmes, seminars and workshops
regarding pollution control.
· Creating awareness in the public regarding environmental
pollution control.
3. Priorities
The area and activities deserving priority are as
under:
· Identification of locations in the State having severe
pollution problems and minimising pollution in these areas with
the help of suitable treatment of effluent and /or disposal of the
effluent at a safe location through concerned agencies / authorities.
· Identification and development of sites for the disposal
of hazardous wastes.
· Identification of major air polluting agencies and enforcement
of provisions of the Air Act for the control of air emissions.
· Proper selection of the sites for new industrial projects.
· Common facilities for the collection, treatment and disposal
of the effluent in the industrial estates.
· Identification, development and adoption of clean production
technologies.
· Minimising discharge of effluent into streams and water
bodies and promotion of re-cycling and re-use of treated effluent
on land for irrigation and development of green belts.
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