Annual Report 2005-06 - Karnataka State Pollution Control Board

9 Annual Report 2005-06
Important decisions taken / works done by this committee are:
Karnataka State
Pollution Control Board
o Grant funds for carrying out various environment awareness programmes, workshops, seminars,
etc., throughout the State.
o Evolved guide lines for considering proposals for environmental awareness and also evolved an
application form for submitting the proposals.
4.4 Information Technology committee:
Board constituted the Information Technology (IT) committee during the year 2002-03 to decide on policy
matters concerning implementation of Information Technology in the Board. The list of this committee
members is given in ANNEXURE VIII.
4.5 Legal Advisory Committee
In the course of enforcement of various Environmental Acts and Rules by the Board, a large number of
Writ Petitions, Appeals, etc., are being filed before the Hon’ble High Court of Karnataka, Appellate Authority,
etc. Besides, the Board also initiates criminal proceedings against erring industries.
Therefore, with a view to streamline the matters relating to legal issues and to seek legal advise on various
issues, the Board has constituted a Legal Advisory Committee consisting of following Advocates as members:
1. Sri.T.Umashankar, Chairman.
2. Sri.S.G.Kulkarni, Member.
3. Sri.C.K.Venkatesh, Member.
The Committee meets regularly to render its advice/ opinion on various matters to the Board.
During the year 2005-06, the Committee held 58 meetings to give advice/ opinion on various matters.
5 ACTIVITIES OF THE STATE BOARD DURING THE YEAR 2005-2006
The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1981 specifies the functions of the State Board under Section 17 of the Acts. Further, the Board has to
implement a wide range of legal duties touching on almost every aspect of environment. Major activities
carried out by the Board during 2005-2006 are described below;
5.1 Consent Administration:
Under the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention &
Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 industries or any other organization which discharges trade or sewage
effluent or emits air pollutant will have to obtain consent from the Board The following types of consents
are issued viz.,
‘Consent for Establishment’(CFE) for new industry before establishment or for expansion of existing
industry
‘Consent for Operation’(CFO) after establishment which is to be renewed periodically
Depending on their pollution potential, the Board has classified the industrial units into three categories:
Red, Orange and Green. The ‘red’ category units have maximum pollution potential, the ‘Orange’ category
units have moderate pollution potential and the ‘Green’ category units have the least pollution potential.
Depending on the type and size of organization, decisions on grant or refusal of consents are taken either
at the Head Office or the Regional Office level. In order to introduce transparency and involve stake
holders in consent administration, Consent Committees have been constituted both at the Head Office
and at each Regional Office level. Representatives of industries or its Association, technical experts and
others are included in the Committees. The Committees will take decision on grant or refusal of consent
The Committee at Head Office is headed by the Chairman and at Regional Office by the respective Regional