Describe in brief the contents of Environmental Statement to be submitted to the concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) annually.

CS Executive · Setting up of Business Entities and Closure · PYQS · December 2023
Describe in brief the contents of Environmental Statement to be submitted to the concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) annually.

Answer & Explanation:

Environmental Statement under Environment Protection Act, 1986 - Brief contents are as under: Basic Information About Company like name and address of the owner/occupier of the industry, industry category, production category, year of establishment, date of the last environmental statement submitted. Comparison of Water and Raw Material consumption for this financial year to previous year. Quantity of pollutants discharged to Environment through medium Air and Water. Quantity of Hazardous Waste from processes and from Pollution control Facilities Quantity of solid waste generated by industry. Also details like Quantity recycled, Sold and Disposed Any new practices adopted to reduce Hazardous waste. Impacts of pollution control measures on natural resources and with Cost of Production. Additional Investment / Process / measures to minimization or prevention of pollution. Other information / initiatives to improve quality of Environment needs to be given.

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