Annual Report 2005-06 - Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

15 Annual Report 2005-06
Karnataka State
Pollution Control Board
Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (CAAQM) stations for Bangalore City
Two CAAQM stations at Bangalore, one with KSPCB’s own funding and the other with Rs. 50 lakh (50%
capital cost) assistance from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), New Delhi is being established
for strengthening the air quality monitoring in the Bangalore City. The procurement work has been entrusted
to M/s. RITES, Delhi and the equipments will be commissioned during 2006 -07.
5.3 The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
The Board is monitoring noise levels whenever specific complaints on noise pollution are received and
action is being taken accordingly.
Complaints pertaining to noise pollution emanating from D.G.Sets, power looms and tiny fabrication units
located in the residential area are attended to immediately by directing the concerned owner to provide
acoustic measures to bring down the noise level to the prescribed limits within the stipulated time.
The Board has undertaken monitoring of noise level emanating during bursting of fire crackers during
Deepavali festival at 38 stations. The monitoring has been done in all district head quarters on 25th, 31st
of October & 1st & 2nd November 2005. The maximum noise level recorded in different districts, Leq
ranges from 17.5 dB (A) to 88 dB (A), in industrial zone, 45 dB (A) to 88.58 dB (A) in commercial zone,
41.83 dB (A) to 101.92 dB (A) in residential zone and 39.92 dB (A) to 68.58 dB (A) in silence zone.
6.0 Present state of environmental problems and counter measures:
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has brought 39,083 units (this includes 26,001 industries, 532
hotels, 2022 Coffee pulping units, 576 mines, 9,726 Hospitals and 226 local bodies) under pollution control
laws during the reporting period. 1,565 working industries have been covered under the Hazardous Waste
(Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 & as amended from time to time.
The major industrial centers of Karnataka are Bangalore, Mysore, Nanjangud, Shimoga, Bhadravathi, Harihar,
Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, Tumkur, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Bellary and Kolar.
Prominent industries in the State are Pulp & Paper, Sugar, Distillery, Cement, Engineering, Electronics,
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Mining industries, Software, Garment stitching and washing industries.
There are certain river stretches in the State which are receiving treated trade effluent directly. The
stretches are as follows:
1. Kudremukh, Chikmagalore District (Bhadra River).
2. Bhadravathi (Bhadra River).
3. Harihar (T.B.River).
4. Dandeli (Kali River).