Gujarat Pollution Control Board

Gujarat Contamination Control Board, regularly known as GPCB, was comprised by the Public authority of Gujarat on fifteenth October 1974 under the arrangement of the Water Act, 1974. The essential elements of the GPCB are contamination control and assurance of the natural quality with manageable development.GPCB has been entrusted with giving agree NOCs to ventures and authorisation declarations to explicit administrations in the State.GPCB additionally coordinates mindfulness programs occasionally on nearby issues of civil strong squanders, bio-clinical squanders and plastic waste issues, other than water, air and land contamination produced from different enterprises. Stress is likewise given on building natural foundations to address difficulties of ecological contamination under the ‘Swarnim Gujarat’ projects of the Public authority of Gujarat. The Board is handling a few basic issues connected with the climate through 28 provincial Workplaces complete extraordinary checking of modern effluents, vaporous outflows and risky garbage removal frameworks. The Board fundamentally inspects the area leeway cases. It decides different circumstances and prerequisites relating to natural contamination control, which is probably going to dirty water or air because of different cycles/tasks. The Gujarat Contamination Control Load up implements arrangements of the accompanying Demonstrations, Rules and Mandates gave by the focal and State specialists now and again.

• The Water (P&CP) Act, 1974
• The Water (P&CP) Cess Act, 1977
• The Air (P&CP) Act, 1981
• The Environment (Protection) Act,1986
• The Hazardous and Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules,2016.
• The Plastic Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
• The Bio-Medical Waste Rules of 2016
• The Construction and Demolition Waste Rules of 2016
• The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
• 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 Environmental Public Hearing Rules, 1997.
• The Rules for the Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous micro-organism.
• Genetically Engineered Organism Cess, 1989.
• The utilisation of Fly Ash- Notification of Direction, 1989.
• The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
• The Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
• The Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules
• The Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001
• The Environmental Audit Scheme, 1996.
• The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.
• The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010.
• The Environmental Audit Scheme-1996 with 2014 modification

The Public Liability insurance Act 1991

Aside from giving contamination NOC and authorisation testaments, the Board carries out basic warning roles for the State Government and sets down wastewater removal and vaporous discharge guidelines. GPCB prompts concerned specialists and the Gujarat Government on siting or area of enterprises as per the arrangements of Segment 17 of the Water Act, 1974 and the Natural Rules given by the MoEF&CC. The fundamental elements of the Board are

• To improve the quality of the air and water streams and wells in the State.
• Promoting reuse and recycling of sewage and trade effluent for irrigation and for industrial purposes after giving appropriate treatment.
• Minimisation of the effect of pollution by selecting suitable locations for the establishment of new industrial projects/estates.
• Development of procedures and methods for reuse, recycling and disposal of hazardous wastes and Identification of sites for such facilities.
• Encourage the creation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) and Treatment Stabilization Disposal Facilities (TSDFs), Biomedical waste disposal facilities(CBMWTF) and e-waste recycling facilities.
• To make natural attention to deal with the ecological issues through close coordination with instructive establishments, Modern affiliations, non-government associations, government associations, and so forth.

Agree to Lay out, Previously Known as NOC/No Complaint Authentications/Area Freedom, is expected for the Green, Orange and Red Class sorts of Modern Unitsand is given before the foundation of the business. CTE and CTO are required according to the Air Act and The Water Act. Authorisation under unambiguous Standards is additionally expected in the event of such waste being produced by an establishment.When the business is prepared to work, the application for Agree to work or Solidified Assent and Authorisation/CCA (on the off chance that authorisation is required) is made. The following is a typical rundown of reports required.

• Application processing fees (consent fee) for five years with the break-up.
• Lay Out plan (showing the total open Land, location of vents, stacks, drainage system for effluent and Solid waste collection/ storage/ disposal facility)
• Names and addresses of partners and directors, along with contact information
• Details of ETP along with flow diagram
• Break-up of water uses and water balance
• Letter of membership of CETP (if applicable)
• Test report of treated and untreated effluent (Air, water and Hazardous solid waste for Schedule II category from Laboratory specified under Hazardous Waste Rules)
• Details of the manufacturing process, with process flow diagram and all chemical equations.
• Details of air pollution control measures: stack/ chimney for flue gas and process emission.
• List of raw materials, products and by-products.
• A. Certificate for the project (if SSI unit)
• Form I of Environmental Clearance (if applicable)
• Any other document requireddepending upon specific waste generated (i.e. Hazardous waste, bio-medical waste etc.)

Gujrat Contamination Control Board has the power to issueseveral licenses and authorisation authentications. The method for Assent related application is made sense of beneath.

Aside from Agree to Lay out/Operateunder Air and Water Act, the GPCB likewise manages the accompanying licenses and exercises.

• No Objection Certificate for Location
• Consolidated Consent and authorisation (CCA)
• Authorisation for Collection, reception, treatment, transport, storage and disposal under Hazardous Waste (Management) Rules, 2016.
• Water Cess Returns
• Environment Statement
• Authorisation and the renewalfor Biomedical Waste Management (For HCFs and CBMWTF) under the Biomedical Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
• Environment Clearance
• Annual report on Management of Solid Waste (for the local body)
• Authorisation for C&D waste Management under Construction &Demolition Waste Rules, 2016