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Construction and upgradation of TNPCB LaboratoriesBuildings for housing the district laboratories will be constructed alongwith the offices of District Environmental Engineers. In order to improve theanalytical capabilities of the Board, in the light of the growing awareness onnew air pollutants like VOC (volatile organic compound), POP (persistantorganic pollutants) instrumentation facilities in the laboratories will beaugmented.Solid Waste ManagementTNPCB has undertaken several works for sensitising the local bodies andthe general public regarding the need for reduction of solid waste generationat source, source segregation, effective recovery and recycling of nonbiodegradablewaste and composting of organic, biodegradable part of thewastes. The Board contributed by way of grant-in-aid to the Municipalitiesand Town Panchayats for creating wider awareness on Municipal Solid WasteManagement and also funded the successful model Solid Waste ManagementProject in certain Municipalities during the Tenth Plan. It is proposed toextend the funding for developing successful Solid Waste Management modelsin Five Municipalities of the State during the Plan period at a cost of Rs.1crore.Research and DevelopmentDuring the Eleventh Plan period, it is proposed to resume the sanction offinancial assistance for research projects related to environment pollutionabatement. University and college departments as well as autonomousinstitutions will be identified to undertake the research work. The total outlayfor this proposal is Rs 0.50 crore which will be met out of the Water Cessfunds available with the TNPCB.Environmental EducationAn awareness cell has been established in the head office, Guindy,Chennai to promote environmental awareness. Various awareness campaigns,workshops, rallies are being conducted regularly to highlight importantenvironmental issues.267
A special awareness campaign is regularly conducted against air andnoise pollution during festival seasons such as Deepavali and Bhogi. Thenoise level monitoring and air quality survey are conducted during Deepavaliin the important cities, viz. Chennai, Salem, Madurai, Coimbatore, Vellore,Hosur, Tiruppur, Cuddalore, Tirunelveli and Trichy. A special ambient airquality survey on pre-bhogi and post-bhogi days are conducted in Chennai.These campaigns were found to be quite successful in reducing the level ofnoise and improving the quality of ambient air compared to the previous years.Awareness programmes are on broadcast regularly through Anna F.M. of AnnaUniversity every month.Theme based mass education and awareness campaigns will be organisedthroughout the year by the Awareness Cell of the Board for which an outlay ofRs.50 lakh has been provided.New schemesUpgradation of existing CETPS and provision of new CETPS toachieve zero liquid discharge in textile and tannery sectorProper treatment and disposal of effluents from leather and textile unitsis essential for the prevention of environmental degradation. There are already760 functioning tanneries which are connected to 16 CETPs. Of these, fourCETPs have received financial assistance from the Department of IndustrialPolicy and Promotion, Government of India, for setting up Reverse Osmosis(RO) Plants, secure land fill (SLF) system, etc., for which Government of Indiahas provided 75% of the project cost as financial grant. Of the remaining 12CETPs, two CETPs are yet to furnish a full fledged project proposal for settingup RO and SLF. In respect of the remaining 10 CETPs covering 483 tanneries,the State Government is taking action to provide secure landfill system underthe ASIDE (Assistance for State Infrastructure Development for Exports)scheme. These 10 CETPs urgently require Reverse Osmosis Plants. A projecthas been prepared for constructing RO Plants for these 10 CETPs. The totalcost is estimated as Rs.116.16 crore. Following the earlier precedent, it hasbeen proposed to Government of India to extend 75% of the project cost, i.e.Rs.87.12 crore as grant for setting up RO Plants in these 10 CETPs.As regard the dyeing units, there are at present 8 existing CETPs atTirupur requiring upgradation to provide Zero Discharge System. The total268
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