Annual Report 2005-06 - Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

17 Annual Report 2005-06
Karnataka State
Pollution Control Board
6.1 Status of Coffee pulping units :
There are number of Coffee estates mainly in Coorg, Chikkamagalore, & Hassan Districts, out of which,
2022 coffee pulping units are identified under the purview of Pollution control laws. Since the coffee pulping
operations are seasonal, the pollution problems are confined to the pulping season from November to April
Status of Coffee pulping units is as follows :
2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03
Number of coffee pulping units. 2022 1912 1795 1789
Number of units having ETP. 25 23 22 22
Number of units having temporary 1995 1889 1629 1711
treatment facilities
Number of units where ETP under 985 1095 128 -
planning stage.
Number of units applied for consent. 954 973 1245 1349
Number of Coffee pulping Units having 430 596 252 476
3 years consent (issued prior to 1.4.2006) and
which is valid during the period under report.
Number of units obtained consent under 1226 953 1241 1343
Water Act.
Number of consents Refused. - 2 3 2
Number of Prosecution launched. - - - -
Number of Prohibitory Orders issued. - 3 9 15
Number of Closure Orders issued. - 0 2 0
Number of Proposed Directions issued. 29 - - -
Number of Notices issued for not applying 687 899 755 1316
for consent.
Number of units for which 3 year consent has 278 329 358 267
been issued during 1.4.2005 to 31.3.2006.
6.2 Pollution Control Measures
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board is regulating the discharge of effluents and air emissions from
industries through issue of consents under the Water and the Air Acts. While issuing consents, conditions
are being imposed regarding the effluent standards and also emission standards which the industries have
to comply with. Compliance to conditions stipulated will be regularly monitored by the staff of Regional
Offices by verifying the operation and maintenance of pollution control systems and by collecting and
analyzing the samples of effluents and emissions. The industries are pursued to ensure that the pollution
control systems are installed and commissioned within the stipulated time. In respect of new projects the
consent for establishment is being issued only after examining the suitability of the site and scrutiny of the
pollution control proposals. First consent for making discharge of emission & treated effluents; that is for
commissioning the industry will be issued only if the industries have provided stipulated pollution control
meansures. Also, the Board is encouraging the industries to adopt cleaner production techniques and
recycle, reduce, recover concept.
The Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, in its Notification No. SO. 60(E), dated 27-01-
1994 has specified the projects which require environment clearance from the Central Government. Also,
Government of India, in its notification No. SO 318(E), dated 10-4-1997 has prescribed a process of Public
Hearing in respect of those cases that require Environment Clearance by the Government of India. The
Board during the financial year 2005-2006 has conducted 116 public hearings for the projects attracting the
provisions of EIA notification.