A.P. Pollution Control Board
Presentation on the Activities
Of
A.P. Pollution Control Board
December, 2020
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ORGANOGRAM OF ANDHRA PRADESH POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARD
ZO, VSP
CHAIRMAN
MEMBER SECRETARYCHIEF ENV. ENGINEER
ZO, VJA
RO, VZN
RO, KKD
RO, VSP
RO,ELR
RO, NLR
RO, GNT
RO, VJA
ZO, KNL Technical Wing AdmnAcctsLAB
RO, KNL
RO, TPT ZL, VSP
ZL, KNL
ZL, VJA
Addl. Secretary
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RO, ATP
RO, KDP
RO, OGL
RO, SKM
A.P. Pollution Control Board
Andhra Pradesh Government constituted the existing A.P.Pollution Control Board under section 4 of Water(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,1974 and undersection 5 Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981vide G.O.Ms.No. 1, Dt. 02.01.2018 through EFS&TDepartment.
The Board consists of a Chairman, 5 officials, a MemberSecretary, 5 members from local authorities, 3 non-officialmembers, 2 members from Corporations.
CONSTITUTION OF A.P.POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
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ACTS & RULES IMPLEMENTED BY APPCB
1. Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 amended
in 1978 again amended in 1988.
2. Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, amended in
1987
3. Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 amended in 1992.
4. Environment (Protection) Act, 19861. Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement)
Rules, 2016
2. Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
3. Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
4. Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
5. E-Waste Management Rules, 2016
6. Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016
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General Activities of the Board
Inventorisation of polluting industries in the state and ensuring their compliance to
the pollution control norms
Monitoring of highly polluting industries
Monitoring of water quality and ambient air quality within the state
Management of Hazardous, Biomedical, Plastic and Municipal Waste
Monitoring and Management of Environmental quality in critically polluted areas
Issuance of various environmental permits like:
Consent for Establishment.
Consent for Operation
Authorization for hazardous waste management.
Authorization for Biomedical waste management.
Authorization for Municipal solid waste management.
Authrorization for e-waste management.
Registration of units under plastic waste management.
Permission for import of Non ferrous metal scrap.
The Registration for the industries recycling hazardous wastes
implementing Environmentally Sound Technology.
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General Activities of the Board
Generation and dissemination of data related to
environmental quality through regular monitoring and
surveillance;
Encouraging and promoting environmental research by
academicians and institutions;
Building environmental awareness for the community; and
Addressing public grievances through re-ddressal of
environmental issues.
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CATEGORY OF INDUSTRIESIndustries categorised based on pollution potential (based on the
new classification dated 07.03.2016 issued by MoEF, GoI)
Red : High pollution potential (i.e., Bulk drugs, Cement
industries, Thermal Power etc.,) (score 60 and above)
Orange : Medium Pollution potential (i.e., Cotton spinning &
weaving, Formulations etc.,) (Score from 41 to 59)
Green : Less pollution potential (i.e., Bakery, DG Sets, Medical
Oxygen, Rubber goods, Ready mix cement concrete
etc.,) (Score from 21 to 40)
White : Very less pollution industries (i.e., Biofertilizer and bio
pesticides without using inorganic chemicals, solar
power generation, Wind power etc.,) (Score Upto 20)
66 Categories: Some industries are categorised as 66 category of
polluting industries in SSI sector and other than 66 category, are
considered as non polluting industries.8
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CATEGORY OF INDUSTRIES Industries identified under various categories (as per new
categorisation):
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Total No. of SSI registered with Ind. Dept.
(other than 66 categories of industries) : 1 lakh (approx.)
Name of the
District As per 2016 classificationTotal
RED ORANGE GREEN WHITE
Srikakulam 199 385 54 0 638
Vizianagaram 140 182 31 0 353
Visakhapatnam 421 454 140 1 1016
East Godavari 173 595 132 0 900
West Godavari 92 452 86 7 637
Krishna 177 498 122 12 809
Guntur 255 648 124 2 1029
Prakasam 396 300 56 6 758
SPSR Nellore 276 333 87 6 702
Chittoor 513 350 115 7 985
Kadapa 178 215 30 6 429
Anantapur 356 272 44 4 676
Kurnool 201 355 41 12 609
Total 3377 5039 1062 63 9541
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CONSENT MANAGEMENT
Pollution Control Board issues two types of consents:
a) Consent for Establishment: All the industries need consentto establish before actual commencement of work forestablishing the industry U/S 21 of Air Act and U/S 25 ofWater Act.
b) Consent for Operation: The industry shall obtain CFObefore commencement of actual production U/S 22 of AirAct and U/S 26 of Water Act.
Time frame for issue of consents :
Category Old time frame New time frame
Red 30 Days 21 Days
Orange 21 Days 15 Days
Green 07 Days 07 Days
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Validity periods for Consents
Maximum Validity period (in
Years)
Consent for Establishment
All categories 7
Consent for Operation
(First time & Renewal)
Red Category 5
Orange Category 10
Green Category 15
White category Only intimation to APPCB
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DELEGATION OF POWERS IN PROCESSING OF CFE / CFO
APPLICATIONS
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S.
No.Category Investment
Delegation
of powers to
I a. Environmental Clearance (EC) cases >= 5 Crores
Head Officea. All Bulk drugs, intermediates & fine chemical industries,
Sponge Iron industries. Industrial estates / parks / complexes /
areas, Export Processing Zones (EPZs), Special Economic
Zones (SEZs), Biotech Parks, Leather Complexes, Food Parks
etc.,
Irrespective of
investment
a. Red-category of industrial sectors > =100 Crores
II a. Environmental Clearance (EC) cases < 5 Crores
Zonal Officea. Red category of Industrial sectors. < 100 Crores
a. 27 Orange category of Industrial sectors listed below. Irrespective of
investment
a. Other than 27 Orange category of Industrial sectors. >= Rs. 20 Crores.
III a. Other than 27 Orange Category of industrial sectors. < Rs. 20 Crores
Regional
Officea. Green Category of Industrial sectors. Irrespective of
investment
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CONSENT MANAGEMENT UNDER WATER & AIR
ACTS)
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Issued
(April,17 to
March, 2018)
Issued
(April,18 to
Mar, 19)
Issued
(April to
Mar, 20)
Issued
(April to
Nov, 20)
Consent for
Establishment
(CFE)
2316 3412 1942 821
Consent for
Operation
(CFO)
3474 2891 2099 950
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INSPECTION OF UNITS / INDUSTRIES
Monitoring high risk industries by randomized inspection
using a software tool. 2 / 3 industries / month / inspectors
are randomly allotted to 19 inspection teams and reports
uploaded in system within 48 hours for downloading by
industry.
Other industries monitored by ZOs & ROs.
Orange Category units are monitored by third party i.e.,
Universities / Institutions.
The Board is imposing Bank Guarantees to ensure
compliance in certain cases, issuing time targeted
directions to upgrade or rectify the pollution control
systems and in extreme cases closure order is issued.
The Board imposed Rs. 312 lakhs BG from April, 17 to
Mar, 18; from April, 2018 to March, 2019 – Rs. 135.0
lakhs; from April, 2019 to Mar, 2020 – Rs. 417 lakhs.
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ACTION AGAINST DEFAULTING INDUSTRIES
Item of Works 2018-19
(April, 18
to Mar,
19)
2019-20
(April to
Mar’2020)
2020-21
(April to
Nov’20)
Remarks
No. of Industries
issued with closure
orders
220 129 2 Not having functional ETP /
Air Pollution Control
Equipment and industry
repeatedly not complying with
Board directions.
No. of industries
issued with stop
production orders
877 22 40 Not having functional ETP /
Air Pollution Control
Equipment and industry
proposing to install the
pollution control systems.
No. of Industries
issued with
directions
730 284 38 Not provided online
monitoring systems, flow
meters, separate energy
meters for APCE, improper
operation of pollution control
systems, inadequate green
belt development. 15
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STAFF POSITION• Total no. of sanctioned posts to combined APPCB – 497
(Excluding Chairman, Member Secretary and Additional Secretary).
• After bifurcation, No. of posts allotted to APPCB based on
presidential order – 289.
• No. of employees working in APPCB at present – 114
• No. of vacancies existing – 175
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Engineers : 37 out of Total : 107
Scientific : 46 out of Total : 68
Others : 92 out of Total : 114
Total 175 : 289
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STAFFING PATTERN IN OTHER BOARDS(Source: CPCB)
S.
No.
State Board No. of
Polluting
Units
Total
Sanct.
Staff
Scientific
(Sanct.
Technical
(Sanctd.)
1. Tamilnadu 10336 988 244 228
2. Maharashtra 11036 703 82 232
3. Madhya
Pradesh
6931 697 254 73
4. Karnataka 8265 673 161 239
5. Andhra Pradesh 9541 289 68 107
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RESTRUCTURING AND STRENGTHENING
• The APPCB earlier had 5 Zonal Offices and 19 Regional Offices.
• After bifurcation, the APPCB has 3 Zonal Offices and 9 RegionalOffices. Subsequently, Government accorded permission videG.O.Ms.No.6, dated 21.01.2019, to establish four Regional Officesat Srikakulam, Prakasam, Kadapa and Anantapur. Accordingly, fournew Regional Offices are established.
• For effective usage of the existing meager staff, a restructure of theexisting system is necessary.
• To catch up with the present Government’s industrial policies, theAPPCB has to be strengthened.
• ASCI was entrusted with the study on the restructuring of APPCB.ASCI submitted final report.
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BEST PRACTICES ADOPTED
• Online approvals through OCMMS software.
• Auto renewal of consents.
• Enhanced the consent validity periods
3/4/5 years to 5/10/15 years.
• Reduced time frame for processing of consents
45/21/15 days to 21/15/7 days
• Self certification / third party certification is allowed.
• Randomised computer allocation of inspections.
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EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
• In 2015, APPCB Scored 85.19% on Environmental
parameters helping the AP State to get second place.
• In 2016, out of 350 parameters, 49 belonging to APPCB,
implemented all the environmental parameters, secured -
100%. Andhra Pradesh got 1st place.
• In 2017, out of 372 parameters, 44 reforms belong to
APPCB, implemented all the reforms. Andhra Pradesh got
1st place.
• In 2019, the overall portal score of Andhra Pradesh is 100%
and overall implementation score is 52.40%. With these
scores, the Andhra Pradesh State secured First rank.
• In 2020, State Business Reform Ranking is solely based on
the feedback. APPCB got 100% on feedback evaluation.
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ISSUES
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Issue: Re-constitution of Board of APPCB
Status: The tenure of the present Board will expire by 01.01.2021. The APPCB addressed a letter dt.25.11.2020
to the Government regarding re-constitution of the Board.
Issue: Re-constitution of SEIAA / SEAC
Status: The MoEF & CC, Govt. of India, New Delhi constituted State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority
(SEIAA) and State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Andhra Pradesh vide notification S.O. No. 4001(E),
dt.20.12.2017 for a period of 3 years. The term of SEIAA and SEAC will expire on 19.12.2020. The APPCB addressed
a letter dt.19.09.2020 to all the Universities and Organisations to send the mails of experts for re-constitution of SEIAA
and SEAC. Further, the government vide G.O. Rt. No. 86, dt.04.11.2020 constituted a committee to short list and
recommend the names of the experts to the Government.
Recruitment of staff to fill existing vacancies in APPCB
Status: The APPCB is pursuing the Government through protracted correspondence since 2015 to accord the
permission to fill up vacancies in APPCB. The Board had submitted replies to the queries raised by the Government
from time to time. The Hon'ble NGT in its order dt.28.08.2019 in O.A.No.95 of 2018 directed that the State PCBs to fill
up all the vacant positions within 4 months. Accordingly, a letter dt.17.10.2019 was again addressed to the
Government in this regard.
The orders from the Government are awaited. It is learnt that the file is under process in the Finance Department.
There is no financial burden to the Government to fill the existing vacancies in APPCB. The Board will meet all the
expenses for the proposed new staff from its own funds.
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Issue: Processing of proposals received to issue clearance under CRZ Rules
Status: The AP Coastal Zone Management Authority (APCZMA) was constituted by the MoEF & CC, GoI, New Delhi vie
SO: 1423 (E), dt. 01-05-2020 under the Chairmanship of Special Chief Secretary / Prl. Secretary to the Government,
EFS&T Department. The Authority examines the proposals received for obtaining clearances under CRZ Rules issued by
the MoEF & CC, GoI, New Delhi.
There are 6 proposals received with complete information and same and to be placed before the APCZMA. Hence, a
convenient date and time is to be fixed to convene the meeting. File will be circulated in this regard.
Issue: Preparation of CZMP for the State of Andhra Pradesh by National Centre for Sustainable Coastal
Management (NCSCM), Chennai.
Status: The MoEF&CC, Govt. of India, New Delhi had approved the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) of Andhra
Pradesh on 28.02.2019 as per CRZ Notification 2011. The approved CZM Plans are uploaded in APCZMA website i.e
http://apczma.ap.gov.in.
The CRZ Notification, 2011 was amended by MoEF&CC, GoI, New Delhi vide G.S.R.37 (E), dated 18th January 2019 with
a condition to consider the amendments be applied only after updating the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP). Until
the revision of CZMP, the appraisal of the projects shall be taken up as per the provisions of the CRZ Notification, 2011
only.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh entrusted the work to National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management
(NCSCM) Chennai for preparation of APCZMP. The APPCB has released an amount of Rs.1,98,66,480/- to NCSCM,
Chennai vide Procds. No.12 (a)/APCMZA/CRZ/APCZMP/2019, dt.03.09.2020 for the same. The APCZMP is under
preparation.
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Issue: Air & Water Amendment Rules
Status: The proposed amendment to Water (P&C of pollution) Rules & Air (P&C of pollution) Rules along with Board
Resolution was submitted to the Government vide letter dt.02-11-2020.
Issue: Extension of tenure of State Level Expert Committee on Environment (SLECE)
Status: The SLECE constituted under the Chairmanship of Dr. T. Chatterjee, I.A.S., ( Retd) by the Govt of AP., vide
G.O.Rt. No: 96, dt. 08.11.2019. The SLECE has been given specific Terms of Reference (TORs) covering the
essentials of interventions required that would enable the State of Andhra Pradesh to proceed on an environmentally
sustainable development.
A letter dt.05.11.2020 was submitted to the Government to extend the validity of tenure of the SLECE, upto
06.05.2021. Orders are awaited from the Government.
Issue: Appointment of Project Director (PD) and Additional Project Director (APD), ICZMP Project
Status: The Board addressed letters dt.10.12.2019; 06.03.2020 and 12.06.2020 for appointment of the Project
Director (PD) and Additional Project Director (APD) along with supporting staff as per the qualifications given by the
Society of Integrated Costal Management (SICOM) for further implementation of the Integrated Coastal Zone
Management Project (ICZMP).
Issue: Revision of CFE / CFO Fees
Status: The proposal was already submitted to the Government. The Government sought legal opinion on the draft
G.O.Ms.... of A.P. on par with G.O.Ms.No.22, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology (III) Department, dt.09-
07-2018 by the Telangana Government. The legal opinion dt. 05.11.2020 received from Standing Counsel of APPCB.
File will be circulated
Issue: Board meeting of APEMC
Status: The APEMC conducted its 3rd Board meeting on 19.11.2020 and has to conduct its 4th Board meeting
before 31.12.2020, as APEMC has to conduct minimum 4 Board meetings in a year. File under circulation.
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Way Forward
• Establishing of Continuous Ambient Air
Quality Monitoring Stations in all the major
towns.
• Assisting Municipalities / Corporations in
establishing new STPs in all major towns.
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Ambient Air Quality Management Programmes
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Project Total no. of
stations
National ambient air quality monitoring programme47
Continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations at
Visakhapatnam – 02, Amaravathi – 01, Vijayawada –
01, Rajahmundry – 01 , Tirumala - 01 & Tirupathi – 01
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Continuous realtime noise monitoring stations4
Industry data
Online CEMS emission monitoring stations (Industrial
stacks)
329
Ambient air quality stations in industries 126
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RIVER REJUVENATION
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Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi has identified 351 river stretches as
polluted river stretches in the Country for not meeting the prescribed water quality
standards. Five river stretches among them in Andhra Pradesh have been identified as
polluted river stretches for exceeding the prescribed standard limit of Bio-chemical
Oxygen Demand (BOD), 3.0 mg/lit during the period of two years, 2016 & 2017. Details of
the identified polluted river stretches in Andhra Pradesh are as follows: Rayanpeta to
Rajahmundry
S.
No.
River Stretch Identified BOD Range /
Max Value
Priority
1 Godavari Rayanpeta to Rajahmundry 3.1 - 3.4 V
2 Nagavali Along Thotapally 3.2 V
3 Krishna Amaravati to Hamsala Deevi 3.2 V
4 Tungabhadra Manthralayam to Bavapuram 3.2 - 6.7 IV
5 Kundu Nandyal to Madduru 7.7 IV
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RIVER REJUVENATION
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The Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, New Delhi by taking Suo-Motu cognizance of a
report in “The Hindu” news paper, dated 17.09.2018 under the title “more river stretches
are now critically polluted: CPCB” has issued certain directions in its Order dated
20.09.2018 in O.A. No. 673 of 2018.
The Environment, Forest, Science & Technology Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
has issued the Government Order Rt. No.177, dated 05.12.2018 constituting the "River
Rejuvenation Committee (RRC) with the following Members for performing the functions
as ordered by the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal and to formulate & for finalization of
Action Plans for restoration of the water quality of the five identified polluted river
stretches in Andhra Pradesh.
Sl. No. Member of the Committee Designation
1 Commissioner, Industries Member
2 Commission & Director, MA&UD Member
3 Member Secretary, APPCB Member Convener
4 Special Secretary to Government Environment, Forest,
Science & Technology Department
Member
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Project Total no. of
stations
National water monitoring programme (sponsored
by CPCB (70% of financial assistance))52
Bio monitoring of lakes and rivers under NWMP 26
Coastal Water Quality Monitoring along the coast
of Andhra Pradesh under COMAPS project39
Monitoring of Kolleru lake 20
Monitoring of lakes, rivers and canals during
Ganesh idol immersion every year as per Hon’ble
High Court directions
10 Towns and cities
Water Quality Management Programmes
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MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
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No. of Municipal Corporations 16
No. of Municipalities 94
Total Urban Population 1,46,29,179
Total Municipal Solid Waste generation 6766 TPD
Total Dry waste (44.43%) 3006 TPD
Total Wet waste (55.57%) 3760 TPD
Total waste treated in waste to compost plants 1059 TPD
Total Sanitary Landfill Facilities existing in State 203TPD
Total waste disposed unscientifically 4860TPD
Waste sent for recycling at present (Plastic & Glass etc.) 644 TPD
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STATUS OF SEWAGE MANAGEMENT
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Sewage Generation 1463 MLD
No. of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) existing 39
No. of STPs under construction 37
Total existing treatment capacity of STPs (under operation) 531.45 MLD
Total capacity of STPs under construction 392.80 MLD
Total capacity of STPs sanctioned 99.20 MLD
Total capacity of STPs under proposal 439.74 MLD
Untreated sewage as on date 931.55 MLD
Amount required for construction of STPs to treat
931.55 MLD at Rs. 1.00 crore / MLD (without UGD) = Rs. 931.55 Crores
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PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT
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Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and amendments thereof
Less than 50 microns plastic carry bags prohibited.
Encouraging usage of cloth / jute bags instead of plastic carry bags.
About 676 TPD (10% of Solid Waste) of plastic waste is generated and 223 TPD (1/3rd) is
collected by Municipalities and remaining 2/3rd (i.e.446 TPD)is directly sent to recyclers and left
as uncollected in MSW.
No. of Plastic producers (107) / recyclers (16) / brand owners (2) - 125
Using plastic waste in laying of roads, conversion of plastic waste into fuel, Using in Cement
Kilns
– 27.9 MT of plastic waste has been used for construction of 19.10 KMs length Roads in 6
ULBs.
– 29 ULBs tied up with cement factories and 5123 MTs of plastic waste sent to cement plants
so far.
Plastic Waste – Way forward
Prohibition of littering & open burning of plastic waste
Levy penalty on individuals, producers, vendors, retailers for violating PWM Rules, 2016
Banning of single use plastic under process.
The CPCB has finalized Guidelines for Assessment of Environmental Compensation (EC)
Regime and Penalty to be levied for violations of PWM Rules, 2016 and its amendments thereof.
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BIO-MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
• Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 were issued to
deal with Bio Medical Waste generated in HCFs during the
diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings or in
research activities.
• There are 10,225 Health Care Facilities (HCFs) with bed
strength of 1,41,916.
• The Bio Medical waste is transported to Common Bio Medical
Waste Treatment Facility (CBMWTF) for incineration. There
are 12 common facilities operation in 13 districts of the state.
• CBMWTFs are in operation in all the districts individually
except in Vizianagaram & Kadapa districts due to less
number of HCFs / Beds.
• About 15 TPD of Bio Medical Waste is being treated in
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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
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The generation of hazardous waste from 2648 industries is as follows (Perannum)
• Land fillable:1,58,364.459 TPA
• Incinerable: 4287.0879 TPA
• Recyclable: 1,16,246.344 TPA
• Utilizable: 3,42,054.1586 TPA
During April,20 & Nov, 2020 – 92,292 Tons of Landfill waste and 947.283Tons of Incinerable waste is disposed.
SCIENTIFIC DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
• Reuse / recycling
• Recovery of by products
• Co-Processing in cement plants
• Land filling
• Incineration
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CO-PROCESSING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
• Earlier, organic residues generated from Bulk Drugs &Pharmaceuticals units were incinerated wasting the heat value ofthe Hazardous waste.
• By opting Cleaner Production technologies the high calorific value ofHW is co-processed in cement kilns and the fossil fuels being burntare saved.
• APPCB is encouraging co- processing in cement plants where thewaste is used as alternate fuel / energy source in cement plant.
• Quantity Of Hazardous Waste co-processed in 8 No. of. CementPlants.
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2017-18 April to Mar,
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April, 19 to Mar,
2020
April 20 to
Nov, 20
38,952 Tons 36,478 Tons 67,693 Tons 56,086 Tons
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e-WASTE MANAGEMENT
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• The MoEF, GoI issued notification dated 23rd March 2016 on e-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 and these Rules came intoeffect from 1st October, 2016.
• These rules were issued under the provisions of E(P) Act, 1986.
• CPCB issued Guidelines for implementation of the e-WasteRules, 2016.
• These Rules shall apply to every Producer, Consumer or BulkConsumer, collection center, dismantler & recycler involved inthe manufacture, sale, purchase and processing of Electrical andElectronic Equipments (EEEs).
• The generation of e-waste is about 550 TPA and is beingcollected by e-waste collection centre operated by privateagency (i.e Green Waves) in Visakhapatnam which is sent torecycling facility at Bangalore.
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Andhra Pradesh Environment Management
Corporation Limited (APEMC)
The State of Andhra Pradesh has 8836 industries, out of which Red Category
- 3399 (including 298 no. of 17 category industries), Orange Category - 3993
and Green Category – 1444. Out of total no. of industries, 2683 Red &
Orange category industries are hazardous waste generating industries and
remaining are Stone crushers, Mining, Re-rolling mills, Spinning mills, Para
Boiled Rice Mills, etc.
According to the hazardous waste inventory during 2019-20, about 6.21 lakh
tonnes of hazardous waste is generated in the State of Andhra Pradesh, out
of which around 3.42 lakh tones is utilizable waste (55.07%) i.e., suitable to
use as raw material or as alternative fuel viz. Co-processing in Cement Plants
so as to conserve the resources, 1.16 Lakh tones is recyclable (18.68%) i.e.,
suitable for recycling /recovery of material viz. oil reclamation units, lead and
zinc recovery units, 0.046 lakh tonnes is incinerable (0.74%) i.e., not suitable
for any recycling / reuse and having high calorific value i.e. > 2500 K cal/kg
and 1.58 lakh tones is landfillable (25.44%) i.e. not suitable for any recycling /
reuse and having low calorific value i.e. < 2500 K cal/kg.
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Formation of APEMC
In order to manage the waste in a more organised way, with a
proper mechanism for scrutiny and Audit, the EFS&T Dept,
Govt. of AP formed Andhra Pradesh Environment
Management Corporation (APEMC) vide G.O. Ms. No. 39
dated 05.12.2019, for providing effective mechanism of
collection, transportation, storage, treatment, processing,
delivery and disposal of the industrial waste and other
wastes.
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The Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh
has launched the APEMC i) Website (apemcl.ap.gov.in), ii)
Online Waste Exchange Platform and iii) Poster of Online
Waste Exchange Platform, on 05.06.2020 on the eve of “World
Environment Day 2020”.
The salient features of the corporation are:
i. India’s 1st online waste exchange platform
ii. A proactive initiative of Govt. of AP towards environment
improvement
iii. 100% safe disposal of toxic wastes
iv. Proper tracking, scrutiny and audit of the waste
v. Encouragement towards utilization of wastes such as co-
processing.
vi. Promoting 6Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refurbish,
Redesign & Remanufacture.
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The EFS&T Dept, Govt. of AP vide G.O.RT.No. 27 dated 24.04.2020 issued
orders for Constitution of Pricing Committee with 13 members, for fixing the
charges for the waste management plus a service charge for the Corporation
and nominated the representatives from BDMA, Cement Industries
Association, CETPS, TSDFs, APFICCI, Pre-Processing units and Oil
Reclamation (Recycling) units for the pricing committee, on 24.08.2020.
Accordingly, the Pricing Committee fixed-up the service charges for the
corporation for the waste management, for a period of 6 months, on
09.10.2020.
The APEMC commenced its online waste exchange operations from
05.11.2020.
APEMC is offering services like i) proper tracking and scrutiny of hazardous
waste being transported till it reaches the designated disposal facility, ii)
verifying the marine discharge into the sea, through SOP developed which
includes automation of sample collection, analysis, approval for discharge.
Till 13.12.2020, the APEMC collected an amount of ₹ 66,49,949 [₹12,63,622
under (pay now option) and ₹ 53,86,327 under (pay later option)], towards
service charges, from the industries who generated 2737 manifests (liquid -
1170 and solid – 1567). About 37 manifests were randomly verified.
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Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project
(ICZMP) As per the GO. MS No. 105 dt 23.10.2018 issued by EFS&T Dept.
Government of A.P , where in integrated Coastal Zone Management Society
of AP (ICZMS) was constituted with Steering Committee, Governing Body,
State Project Management Unit and their objectives and functions.
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project (ICZMP) registered under
Registration of Societies Act 2001 (No. 68 of 2019) with Memorandum of
Association, Rules and Regulations
The total project cost of Rs 335.82 Crores, 20% share is by Govt., of
Andhra Pradesh, 30% share is by MoEF&CC, GoI and external finance
share is 50% i.e World Bank which is passed to the State as grant by MoEF
&CC, GoI, New Delhi.
Total external
assistance Rs
in Cr
Counterpart funds being made available by Total
Rs
in CrImplementin
g agency
State
Government
Rs in Cr
Central
Govt. Rs
in Cr
Others
167.92 SPMU 67.17 100.74 Nil 335.82
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The break up details of amount allotted for each department including
setting up State Project Management Unit (SPMU) in the Department of
EFS&T, Govt.of A.P is given below:
S.No Implementing Agency Title of Priority ProjectBudget Rs
(Crores)
1
National Centre for
Sustainable Coastal
Management
Preparation of ICZM plan with coastal processes studies for coastal
areas from Nizampatnam to Kakinada
22.99
2National Inst of Ocean
Technology Coastal Protection using soft engineering methods at Uppada50.00
3Principal Conservator of
Forests Conservation of Coastal Forests in five Districts of Andhra Pradesh78.00
4AP Biodiversity Board Database and capacity building for Biodiversity conservation along
coastal of Andhra Pradesh7.00
5Dept of Panchayati Raj
and Rural Dev
Solid waste management in selected coastal villages of Andhra
Pradesh10.00
6Public Health & Municipal
Engineering Department
Management of sewage in selected urban coastal local bodies of
E.Godavari dist Andhra Pradesh49.00
.7AP State Pollution Control
Board
Monitoring of air and water quality along the coastal areas of Andhra
Pradesh53.20
8Dept of Fisheries
Augmentation of Fishery Infrastructure in Nizampatnam Fishing
harbour to promote blue economy30.00
9 Dept of Tourism Development of Environment Friendly Blue Flag Beach Front at
Suryalanka, Bapatla
10.00
10Dept of Forests,Env.S & T Setting up of a State Project Management Unit (SPMU) in DEFST
under ICZMP25.63
Total (Rs) in Crores335.82
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Activity
No.
(as per DPR)
Activities Estimated Cost
(Cr)
Implementing
Agency
84 Monitoring of air and water quality
and strengthening of zonal and
regional labs
53.02 State Pollution Control Board,
Andhra Pradesh
85 Setting of SPMU for
implementation of ICZMP, Andhra
Pradesh
23.00 State Project Management
Unit, Andhra Pradesh
86 Conservation of coastal forests in 5
coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh
66.00 Principal Chief Conservator of
Forests, Andhra Pradesh
87 Database and capacity building for
biodiversity conservation
7.00 Biodiversity Board, Andhra
Pradesh
Total Rs 149.02
The DPR of 30% i.e Rs 149.02 crores is prepared by National Centre for
Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) for the state of Andhra
Pradesh for the activities of ENCORE project as first phase for the F.Y
2020-21 to 2024-2025 is submitted to SICOM.
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Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM) has released an
advance amount of Rs 30 Lakhs and was deposited in the separate
bank account opened under this project to SPMU-Andhra Pradesh for
procurement of the IT equipments & infrastructure under stipulated
World Bank guidelines.
Letters were addressed to the Spl. Chief Secretary EFS&T
Department, on 10.12.2019, 06.03.2020 & 12.06.2020 for appointment
of fulltime Project Director and Additional Project Director along with
Supporting Staff as per prescribed qualification given by SICOM for
further implementation of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Project.
Letters were addressed to Society of Integrated Coastal Management
(SICOM) on 20.09.2020 to kindly extend the time for another 3
months i.e upto December 2020 for procurement of the IT equipments
& infrastructure
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• To ensure livelihood security to the communities in the coastalarea, to conserve and protect the coastal structures and topromote development through sustainable manner, the MoEF,GoI, New Delhi issued Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)Notification 2011 and its subsequent amendments, under theprovisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and itsamendments thereof.
• The CRZ areas are categorized as CRZ–I, CRZ-II, CRZ-III &CRZ-IV from the high tide line up to 500m in the land ward sideand towards water side 12 Nautical Miles. The area between LTL& HTL is also covered under CRZ.
• Also declared No Development Zones (NDZ) in the EcologicallySensitive Areas.
• The APPCB has provided secretariat service to APCZMA for dayto day activities.
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• The MoEF&CC, GoI, New Delhi has constituted the AndhraPradesh Coastal Zone Management Authority (APCZMA) toappraise the projects/activities/building proposals requiring CRZClearance vide Notification No.S.O.1423 (E), dated 01.05.2020.
• The Special Chief Secretary (or) Principal Secretary toGovernment, EFS&T Dept., Govt. of A.P. is the Chairman for theAPCZMA & the Member Secretary, APPCB is the MemberSecretary for the APCZMA.
• The complete applications pertaining to the permissible activitiesare to be appraised by CZMA within a period of 60 days and therecommendations of the CZMA shall be considered for clearancewithin 60 days by MoEF or SEIAA.
• The MoEF&CC, GoI approved the Coastal Zone ManagementPlan (CZMP) of A.P as per CRZ Notification 2011. The approvedCZM Plans are uploaded in APCZMA website i.ehttp://apczma.ap.gov.in.
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NOTE ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT NOTIFICATION
• The MoE&F, GOI, New Delhi vide S.O. 1533 dt. 14.09.2006
issued Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006
(EIA-2006) and its subsequent amendments, under the
provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and its
amendments thereof.
• The objectives of EIA-Notification 2006 is to formulate a
transparent, decentralized and efficient regulatory mechanism
to:
– Incorporate necessary environmental safeguards at
planning stage
– Involve stakeholders in the public consultation process
– Identify developmental projects based on impact potential
instead of the investment criteria
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• As per the provisions laid under EIA-2006 notification, priorEnvironmental Clearance (EC) is required for the following projects.
– Projects listed in the schedule to notification (as Category A andB projects)
– All new projects or activities listed in the Schedule to thisnotification
– Expansion and modernization of existing projects or activitieslisted in the Schedule to this notification
– Any change in product - mix in an existing manufacturing unitincluded in Schedule
• As per the Notification 2006 & their amendments, the issuingAuthority for EC are as follows:
• Category-A: MoE&F, GOI, New Delhi
• Category-B: State Level Environment Impact AssessmentAuthority (SEIAA)
• As per the EIA Notification 2006, the following 8 sectors require priorEC
• Mining, extraction of natural resources and power generation(Mines, Oil & Natural Gas exploration, Thermal Power Plants).
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– Primary Processing. (Coal washery, Mineral Beneficiation)
– Materials Production. (Metallurgical, Sponge Iron, CementPlants)
– Materials Processing. (Petroleum refining, Asbestos, LeatherIndustry)
– Manufacturing/ Fabrication. (Fertilizers, Bulk Drugs, Dyes,Pesticides, Sugar, Distillery, Pulp & paper)
– Service Sector. (Oil & Gas Pipelines, Chemical Storage tanks)
– Physical Infrastructure including Environmental Services. (Airports, Industrial Estates, Ports, Highways, CETPs, MSWlandfills)
– Building / Construction projects / Area Development projects andTownships.
– The above 8 sectors have a total No. of 38 sub-sectors.
• An application seeking prior environmental clearance in all cases
shall be made
– In the prescribed Form 1 and Supplementary Form 1A (for
construction projects)
– Submit pre-feasibility report for all and conceptual plan for
construction activities
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• The process of prior Environmental Clearance is
in 4 stages. They are as follows:
• Stage I: Screening
• Stage II: Scoping
• Stage III: Public Consultation
• Stage IV: Appraisal
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Appraisal
• Appraisal means the detailed scrutiny by the Expert Appraisal
Committee or State Level Expert Appraisal Committee of the
application and other documents submitted by the applicant
for grant of environmental clearance
• The proponent shall apply in the prescribed application format
i.e. Form- 1/Form -2 along with relevant documents to the
concerned authority through online in MoEFCC - EC website:
http://environmentclearance.nic.in. The proponents will be
invited to the meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal
Committee (SEAC), an advisory committee to the State Level
Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). The
applications are subjected to screening and scoping. In case
of Category 'B2' projects, the SEAC recommends for the
issue of Environmental Clearance (EC).
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• In case of Category 'B1' projects, the SEAC issues Terms of
References (TORs) to the project proponents based on the
climatic conditions of the region, surroundings of the site,
manufacturing process, pollution generated from the
proposed project etc.
• The proponent has to prepare a draft Environment Impact
Assessment (EIA) report based on the TORs issued by the
SEAC. The proponent approaches concerned State Pollution
Control Board to undergo the process of public consultation.
• The proponent prepares the final EIA report incorporating the
issues arouses in the public hearing and submits to the
concerned authority i.e. MoE&F, GOI for Category-A projects
and SEIAA for Category-B projects
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• The concerned authority appraises the final EIA report,minutes of the public hearing and representations receivedfrom the public and the reply /commitments of the proponenton the issues arouse in the public hearing. A final decision istaken regarding issue of environmental clearance, conditionsto be stipulated in the EC. Accordingly, environmentalclearance is issued. If the authority decides to reject theapplication of EC, the decision will be communicated to theproponent along with reasons for rejection.
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• Cluster Notification: MoEF&CC, GOI, New Delhi vide S.O.2269(E) dt. 01.07.2016 issued notification on the applicabilityof Cluster stated for project or activity of mining of minorminerals of Category ‘B1’ in case of cluster of mining leasearea;”;
• A cluster shall be formed
– when the distance between the peripheries of one lease is lessthan 500 meters from the periphery of other lease in ahomogeneous mineral area which shall be applicable to the mineleases or
– Quarry licenses granted on and after 9th September, 2013.”
– The leases not operative for three years or more and leaseswhich have got environmental clearance as on 15th January,2016 shall not be counted for calculating the area of cluster, butshall be included in the Environment Management Plan and theRegional Environmental Management Plan.”
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