Central Pollution Control Board

Central Pollution Control Board
CPCB

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Agency overview
Formed 22 September 1974
Employees 500[1]
Annual budget 400 million (US$5.9 million)[2]
Agency executives
  • Sh. Arun Kumar Mehta, IAS, Chairman
  • Dr. A.B. Akolkar, Member Secretary[3]
Website www.cpcb.nic.in

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India is a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974. CPCB is also entrusted with the powers and functions under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. It serves as a field formation and also provides technical services to the Ministry of Environment and Forests under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. It Co-ordinates the activities of the State Pollution Control Boards by providing technical assistance and guidance and also resolves disputes among them. It is the apex organisation in country in the field of pollution control, as a technical wing of MoEF.[4][5] The board is led by its chairman, who is nominated by the Central Government.[6] The current acting chairman is Shri Arun Kumar Mehta IAS .[7]

CPCB has its head office in New Delhi, with seven zonal offices and 5 laboratories. The board conducts environmental assessments and research. It is responsible for maintaining national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with zonal offices, tribal, and local governments. It has responsibilities to conduct monitoring of water and air quality, and maintains monitoring data. The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention programs and energy conservation efforts. It advises the central government to prevent and control water and air pollution. It also advises the Governments of Union Territories on industrial and other sources of water and air pollution. CPCB along with its counterparts the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) are responsible for implementation of legislation relating to prevention and control of environmental pollution.[8][9]

The board has approximately 500 full-time employees[10] including engineers, scientists, and environmental protection specialists.

CPCB Head Office in New Delhi

History

CPCB is constituted on 22 September 1974 under Section 3 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 with the main function to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in the different areas of the States. In 1981, after Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed, CPCB comes under the powers and functions of the act. The original name of CPCB was Central Board for the Prevention and Control of Pollution. It was changed to CPCB on 1 April 1988 through Water (Prevention & Control) Amendment Act, 1988 to promote cleanliness of streams, wells.[11]

The Environment Protection Act (EPA) was passed in 1986 to close the gaps in the Water and Air Act, by adding some more functions to the CPCB. CPCB plays role in abatement and control of pollution in the country by generating relevant data, providing scientific information, rendering technical inputs for formation of national policies and programs, training and development of manpower and organising activities for promoting awareness at different levels of the Government and public.[12][13]

Functions of CPCB

Functions of CPCB comes under both national level and as State Boards for the Union Territories. CPCB, under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, aims to promote cleanliness of streams and wells in different areas of the States by prevention, control and abatement of water pollution, and to improve the quality of air and to prevent, control or abate air pollution in the country.

Organisational structure

Organisational structure of CPCB

CPCB is led by its Chairman following by the Member Secretary. The CPCB performs its various functions through the following nine major project\ budget heads.[26][27]

Divisions of CPCB Head Office

CPCB head office is currently divided into 22 divisions. Each division have its own in charge and individual sets of goals.[29]

Zonal offices

CPCB has established 7 zonal offices catering to various States. Zonal offices are field offices of CPCB and all the schemes are prepared at Head office are executed by them. Zonal offices undertake field investigation and send reports on Water Quality Monitoring, Air Quality Monitoring, Industrial Inspection and other such related activities to the Head office for further action. Each zonal office caters to a fixed number of states. The Zonal offices are located at Bengaluru, Kolkata, Shillong, Bhopal, Lucknow, Vadodara and a Project Office at Agra.[47]

See also

References

  1. "Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in India: Rapid Assessment" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
  2. "Annual Action Plan 2012" (PDF).
  3. "Members of the Board".
  4. "ESTABLISHMENT OF - Central Pollution Control Board" (PDF). Central Pollution Control Board.
  5. "Evaluation of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)" (PDF). Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. Retrieved February 2010.
  6. "Constitution of the Central Board" (PDF).
  7. "Chairman of CPCB".
  8. "Functions of the Central Board".
  9. "Central Pollution Control Board".
  10. "Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in India: Rapid Assessment" (PDF). Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
  11. "Evaluation of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)" (PDF). Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. Retrieved February 2010.
  12. "Evaluation of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)" (PDF). Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. Retrieved February 2010.
  13. "Functions of CPCB". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  14. "National Air Quality Monitoring Programme". CpCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  15. "Monitoring of Indian National Aquatic Resource". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  16. "Functios of CPCB". Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  17. "EcoCity Program". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  18. "ASEM Project". moef.nic.in. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  19. "ECO – CITY Programme" (PDF). CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  20. "MSW (M&H) Rules". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  21. "Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control)". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  22. "SO2 levels during 2006" (PDF). CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  23. "Environmental Data Statistics". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  24. "Water Quality Data". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  25. "Water Quality of River Ganga and Yamuna At Allahabad ( UP) during Maghmela (Ardh Kumbha) 2007" (PDF). CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  26. "Organization Chart". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  27. "Current Organogram of CPCB" (PDF). Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  28. "CPCB CPCB OF An Introduction" (PDF). Central Pollution Control Board Ministry of Environment & Forests. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  29. "Divisions of Head Office". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  30. "Pollution Control Planning Division". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  31. "Pollution, Assessment, Monitoring & Survey". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  32. "Pollution Control Implementation Division - I". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  33. "Pollution Control Implementation Division-II". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  34. "Pollution Control Implementation Division - III". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  35. "Urban Pollution Control Division". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  36. "Hazardous Waste Management Division". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  37. "Information Technology". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  38. "Infrastructure Division". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  39. "ETU". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  40. "LEGAL CELL". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  41. "PR SECTION". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  42. "AS SECTION". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  43. "BUILDING SECTION". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  44. "LIBRARY". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  45. "HINDI SECTION". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  46. "PCI (SSI)". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  47. "Zonal Offices". CPCB. Retrieved 31 May 2013.

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