TRAINING MODULE ON APPCB

BY

Janardhan Malakapalli

Architect, Urban Planner & Research Scholar

The A.P. Pollution Control Board (APPCB) is a statutory

authority entrusted to implement environmental laws and

rules within the jurisdiction of the State of Andhra Pradesh,

India.

The Board ensures proper implementation of the statutes,

judicial and legislative pronouncements related to

environmental protection within the State.

The APPCB was constituted in the year 1976 after the

enactment of the first major environmental legislation of the

country, the Water (Prevention and Control of Water Pollution)

Act, 1974.

The Board was subsequently given the responsibility of

implementing a series of other environmental Acts and Rules,

either directly or indirectly.

INTRODUCTION

The Board functions through its Head

Office at Hyderabad, five Zonal Offices

headed by five Joint Chief Environmental

Engineers and nineteen Regional Offices

headed by nineteen Environmental

Engineers.

APPC Board.

1) Head Office

2) Zonal Office – 5 Nos.

3) Regional Office – 19 Nos.

The different sections located at the Head Office of the Board are illustrated below.

Planning Section:

Consent for Establishment (CFE) Section:

Consent for Operation (CFO) Section:

Solid Waste Management Section :

Hazardous Waste Management Section :

Public grievance Section (Task Force):

Cleaner Production Section (CPC):

Computer Section:

Legal Section:

Cess Administration Section:

Geographical Information System (GIS) Section:

Administration Section:

Finance & Accounts Section:

Building Section:

Library:

Laboratory:

Environmental Awareness Wing:

The Following Acts are implemented through APPCB…

Water Act

Air Act

Water Cess Act

Environment Protection Act

Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling )Rules

Bio Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules

Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules

Plastic Manufacture, Sale and Usage Rules

Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules

Manufacture, Import and Storage of Hazardous Chemical Rules.

ACTS IMPLEMENTED THRU’ APPCB

CHAIRMAN

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

FUNCTIONS & ACTIVITIES

To advise the State Government on any matter concerning

the prevention, control or abatement of water pollution

To collect and disseminate information relating to water

pollution and prevention.

To encourage, conduct and participate in investigations and

research relating to water pollution.

To collaborate with the Central Board in organizing the

training of persons engaged relating to prevention & control

of pollution.

To inspect sewage or trade effluents, works and plants for

the treatment of sewage and trade effluents.

To lay down, modify or annul effluent standards for the

sewage and trade effluents.

To evolve economical and reliable methods of treatment

sewage and trade effluents, peculiar conditions of solids,

climate and water resources of different regions.

NOISE , AIR & WATER POLLUTION LIMITS

IMPORTANT G.O’s & ACTS CONCERNING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

G.O. Ms.No. 148 Dated: 18th December, 2000 G.O. Ms.No. 148 Dated: 18th December, 2000

G.O. Ms.No. 148 Dated: 18th December, 2000 of

Environment, Forests, Science & Technology

(ENV)Department. Prohibiting the location/expansion of

certain air Polluting Industries near the proposed Biotech

Park within a distance of 25 kms from Revenue Village

limits of Turkapally Village – Notification –Issued.

G.O.Ms.No.62 Dated 20th April,1999

G.O.Ms.No.62 dated 20th April,1999. Ban

– Permanent Ban on Establishment &

Expansion of certain polluting industries

in Medak, Rangareddy, Mahaboobnagar &

Nalgonda Districts – Orders – Issued.

G.O.Ms.No.111, M.A. dated 8th March, 1996.

H.M.W.S. & S.B – Protection of catchment Areas of

Himayatsagar and Osmansagar Lakes –

Recommendations of the Committee Constituted by the

H.M.W.S. & S.B – Amendment to G.O.Ms.No.192, M.A.,

Dt.31.3.1994 – Orders – Issued.

G.O.Ms.No.95 dated 21th Sep,2007. Ban –

Permanent Ban on Establishment &

Expansion of certain polluting industries

in Medak, Rangareddy, Mahaboobnagar &

Nalgonda Districts – Orders – Issued.

E.I.A. amendment notification dated 04 April 2011. According to EIA notification all Building /Construction

projects exceeding 20000 sq mts /Area Development projects and Townships projects in more than 5 Ha in

area shall obtain prior environmental clearance from SEIAA

Reconstitution of SEIAA SEAC GAZ dated 26th October 2010.