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Introduction
The Nagaland Pollution Control Board is a statutory body
constituted on 19th February, 1991 under the provision of section 4 of the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 with a view to protecting the
environment and preventing and controlling pollution in the State of Nagaland.
Function & Activities
The primary activities, functions and responsibilities are
based on as per provisions of the Acts and Rules, and the Board performs the following
activities in Nagaland.
1 |
Comprehensive programme on Water, Air, Land etc., Pollution Control and Execution
thereon. |
2 |
Advice and liaison with the State Government on any matter concerning
environmental pollution. |
3 |
Collection and dissemination of data and information on pollution and
environmental problems and preparation of reports thereon. |
4 |
Investigation and research relating to pollution and environmental problems. |
5 |
Collaboration with the programmes of the Central Pollution Control Board,
Ministry of Environment and Forests, State Government, NGOs and other organizations
relating to pollution control and environment and organize Mass Education Programmes. |
6 |
Issue of Consent to Establish/ Operate to industries and other development
projects. |
7 |
Inspections of sewage, trade effluent sites, industries, various industrial,
plants and Sewage Treatment Plants. |
8 |
Monitoring of industrial/trade effluents, water bodies, air and soil, and
laboratory analysis thereon. |
9 |
Laying down or modification of effluent and emission standards. |
10 |
To evolve economical and reliable methods of treatment of sewage and effluent. |
11 |
To establish or to recognize laboratories for performing functions under the Acts
and Rules. |
12 |
Environmental education to public, students and others, and
publication of mass-education materials. |
13 |
Advise the State Government regarding location of industries, etc. |
14 |
Enforcement of the provisions of the aforesaid rules and monitoring thereof. |
Constitution of the Board
The State Government nominates the
members of Nagaland Pollution Control Board. The board originally constituted as per
Section 4 of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 on 19th February, 1991, was reconstituted in 2003.
The constitution of present Board is given below :
Principal
Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland, Forests & Environment |
Chairman |
Secretary,
Law & Justice Department |
Member |
Chief
Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department |
Member |
Chief
Engineer, Public Works Department |
Member |
Director,
Health & Family Welfare |
Member |
| Director, Industries &
Commerce |
Member |
| President, Naga Mothers
Association |
Member |
President,
Nagaland Baptist Church Council |
Member |
President,
Kohima Chamber of Commerce |
Member |
| Secretary, Indian Red
Cross Society, Nagaland |
Member |
Mr.
Athili Kathipri, Head of Department of Chemistry, Kohima Science College |
Member |
Mr.
Rusovil John |
Member
Secretary |
REVISED PROPOSAL UNDER BORDER AREA
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (BADP) FOR 2005-06 IN
RESPECT OF NAGALAND.
Motto
“Cleaner
& Healthier Nagaland”
For More Information Contact
Nagaland
Pollution Control Board
Signal
Point, Dimapur -797 112
Phone:
(03862) 245726
Telefax:(03862)
245727
E-mail: npcb2@yahoo.com
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