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project cost for this is estimated at Rs.264 crore. There is also a need forsetting up of 11 additional CETPs with provision for Zero Discharge System.This would cost an additional Rs.329.27 crore. Thus, the total financialrequirement is estimated to be Rs.593.27 crore. The Government of India hasbeen requested to provide financial assistance on a 75:25 sharing pattern(similar to the CETPs for leather units) for implementing these schemes at acost of Rs.444.95 crore.Therefore, the Central share of the cost of setting up and upgradingCETPs is anticipated to be Rs 532.0 crore and the beneficiary contributionfrom CETPs will be Rs.177.4 crore. The TNPCB will continue to play a facilitationrole in setting up of the CETPs with Central assistance.Remediation of contaminated site under hazardous waste managementAbout 2.27 lakh tons of hexavalent chromium bearing waste has beenaccumulated at a Plant site near Ranipet. Land, soil and ground water in thesurroundings have been contaminated with chromium. A provision of Rs. 5.00crore has been made to carry out containment of chromium pollutants andremediate the contaminated site for which additional fund support will beasked for from CPCB.Water quality monitoringThe basic objective of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,1974 is to maintain and restore the wholesomeness of water. The TNPCB ismonitoring the inland water quality under two major programmes, namely,Monitoring of Indian National Aquatic Resources (MINARS) and GlobalEnvironmental Monitoring System (GEMS). Under the MINARSprogrammes, the rivers Thamiraparani, Palar and Vaigai and lakes such asUdhagamandalam lake, Kodaikanal lake and Yercaud lake are being monitored.Under GEMS and MINARS programmes the river Cauvery is being monitored.The Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi funds the programmes. A provisionof Rs.0.50 crore has been made to strengthen the water quality monitoringincluding electronic data transfer to the CPCB for which necessary fund supportwill be obtained from CPCB.269
Air quality monitoringTamil Nadu Pollution Control Board is operating eight ambient air qualitymonitoring stations in Chennai under two monitoring programmes.lNational Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP)2 Chennai Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (CAAQM) ProgrammeUnder NAMP, three ambient air quality-monitoring stations arefunctioning on 24 hours basis, twice a week. Under CAAQM Programme,TNPCB is operating five monitoring stations on 24 hours basis twice a week.Ambient air quality monitoring is also being carried out on a regular basis inThoothukudi, Coimbatore, Salem, Madurai and Trichy towns.The scope of air quality monitoring has to be expanded so as to cover theunconventional air quality parameters like Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs),Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and other Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs). Such monitoring is required in industrial clusters with Petrochemicaland Chemical industries. The present capacity with Pollution Control Boardis not commensurate with the requirements. Therefore the services ofaccredited private laboratories and laboratories in academic institutions willbe availed for testing air samples in critical areas through the method ofoutsourcing. Simultaneously efforts will be taken to upgrade the Board’slaboratories. It is proposed to extend the scheme for critically polluted areasincluding certain industrial clusters by providing continuous ambient airquality stations at an outlay of Rs.2.00 crore.Environmental trainingOne of the functions of the State Board as enumerated under theprovisions of Section 17 of the Water & Air Act is to collaborate with the CPCBin organising the training of persons engaged or to be engaged in theprogrammes relating to prevention, control or abatement of water and airpollution and to organise mass education programmes relating thereof. In theareas of Environmental Training and Environmental Management, variousinstitutions of excellence like Anna University, I.I.T., Chennai, Zonal Laboratoryof NEERI (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute), NationalProductivity Council etc., are being consulted. During the Plan period, action270
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