HIGHLIGHTS 2001
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

  • Technical assistance was provided for setting up of common facility for treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste to the State Pollution Control Boards of Maharastra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
  • According to the Schedule II & III of Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2000, the hazardous wastes are classified based on waste substance with concentration limits and waste characteristics. For the purpose of analysis and characterisation of hazardous waste, CPCB has prepared a manual on "Analysis and Characterisation of Hazardous waste" in collaboration with EPTRI, Hyderabad.
  • CPCB has completed the study on Identification of Hazardous Waste Streams in Petrochemicals and Pesticides Sectors. The product-wise waste streams were identified and characterised for the purpose of classification of waste streams and suitable disposal options.
  • Most of the hazardous wastes generated from the industries are required to be disposed in a secure landfill facilities so as to avoid groundwater contamination due to leachate. CPCB has completed a project on "Development of Standards for Leachate from Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilities" to provide detailed guidelines for collection of leachate, its treatment & environmentally safe disposal of leachate.
  • The study reports on "Inventorisation and management of Hazardous Waste Generation" in the States of West Bengal and Tamilnadu have been completed based on Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 1989 while the inventory is completed for the State of Orissa based on amended Rules, 2000.
Hazardous Units in National Capital Region of Delhi

CPCB has taken up a project for safety audit of 16 identified major hazardous units in National Capital Region - Delhi, which includes water treatment plants involved in chlorine storage & handling, sewage treatment plants generating biogas, storage of motor spirits, liquefied gas & diesel and aviation turbine fuel. The objectives of the this study are:

i) to examine the potential hazard from each unit;
ii) to address various failure case scenarios;
iii) to evolve guidelines for disaster management plan; and
iv) to develop inspection procedure/regulatory approach.

All the identified units have been inspected for safety compliance and a rating system has been evolved considering their design, process, operation and maintenance, plant practices, fire prevention and fire fighting facilities. Recommendations for each unit have been drawn which are required to be implemented to ensure safety compliance.

Units

Rating

Total Points

Rank

BPCL Airport

84.5

1

BPCL Bijwasan

76.0

2

HPCL Shakurbasti

75.0

3

BPCL Shakurbasti

74.5

4

IOCL Madanpur Khadar

71.0

5

IOCL Bijwasan

70.0

6

IOCL Shakurbasti

69.0

7

IOCL Tikrikalan

68.5

8

Indraprastha GTPS

60.0

9

Badarpur TPS

51.0

10

Rithala STP

46.0

11

Wazirabad Water Works

44.8

12

Chandrawal Water Works

42.0

13

Haiderpur Water Works

38.3

14

Bhagirathi Water Works

38.0

15

Okhla STP

34.0

16
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