6. Forests, Wildlife and Environment - Tamil Nadu Government
6. Forests, Wildlife and Environment - Tamil Nadu Government
6. Forests, Wildlife and Environment - Tamil Nadu Government
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Water Pollution ControlThe Water (Prevention <strong>and</strong> Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 as amended in1988 was enacted to prevent <strong>and</strong> control water pollution <strong>and</strong> to preserve ormaintain or restore the quality of water. As per the provisions of this Act, thelocal bodies <strong>and</strong> industries, which discharge sewage / trade effluent arerequired to apply <strong>and</strong> obtain consent from the Board.Noise level MonitoringNoise pollution due to use of air horns in heavy vehicles <strong>and</strong> bursting ofcrackers during Diwali are being monitored. Awareness is being created touse firecrackers, which are within the approved noise level <strong>and</strong> within theapproved time. Towards controlling noise pollution in urban areas, about 52,586air horns have been removed as of December 2004 from buses <strong>and</strong> lorriesthroughout the State. All the districts have been declared as air horn freedistricts. The Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Chennai was the first todeclare its corporation ‘air horn free’.Hazardous Waste ManagementAll hazardous wastes, which were dumped in open areas earlier havebeen cleaned under the supervision of TNPCB officials <strong>and</strong> are now stored incovered godowns or closed stores with relevant records. As no infrastructurewas available, these wastes were earlier disposed especially by small-scaleunits in low-lying areas <strong>and</strong> on roadsides along with the municipal solid wastes.After notification of the rules, the TNPCB has taken efforts to identify suchgenerators <strong>and</strong> make them store the wastes within their own premises or indesignated areas. Captive secure l<strong>and</strong>fills have been provided by 17 units.The total l<strong>and</strong> fillable waste disposed in captive l<strong>and</strong> fills works out to nearly 2lakh tonnes. However, the efforts to set up a centralized TSDF (TransportStorage Disposal facility) for processing <strong>and</strong> disposing the hazardous wasteare yet to materialize due to public objection <strong>and</strong> litigation. Proper management<strong>and</strong> disposal of hazardous waste is one of the priority areas for TNPCB duringthe Eleventh Plan period.264
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