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ABOUT US
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INTRODUCTION
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The
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board for Prevention and
Control of Water Pollution was constituted by the
Government of Karnataka on The Twenty First of September
Nineteen Seventy Four (21.9.1974) in pursuance of the Water
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,
1974 . The Water Act will provide for the prevention and
control of water pollution and maintaining or restoring of
wholesomeness of water. After the enactment of the Air
(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 the enforcing
responsibility was entrusted to the above Board. As such,
the Board was later renamed as the Karnataka State Pollution
Control Board in 1985 . The Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act, 1981 is an enactment to provide for prevention ,
control and abatement of air pollution.
Apart
from the above said Acts, the Board is also enforcing the
following Acts & Rules :
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The
Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act, 1977,
and as amended in 1991.
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The
Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Rules, 1978.
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The
following Rules and Notifications framed under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
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Hazardous
Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules,
2008. |
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Manufacture,
Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989. |
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Environmental
Impact Assessment Notification, 2006. |
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Bio-Medical
Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998, and Amendment
Rules 2000.
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Plastics Manufacture,
Sale & Usage Rules, 1999. |
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The
Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000. |
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Municipal
Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000. |
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Ozone
Depleting Substances (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000. |
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Batteries
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 |
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The
Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.
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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE :
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The
Board has its Central Office at Bangalore. The enforcement of the above stated Acts and Rules are being
implemented through thirty three Regional Offices.
Eleven Regional offices are operating in Bangalore city
namely, Bangalore City-1, Bangalore City-2, Bangalore City-3, Bangalore South-1,
Bangalore South-2, Bangalore-North1, Bangalore-North2,
Bangalore-East1, Bangalore-East2,
Bangalore-West and Peenya and one each at Mysore, Mangalore,
Hassan, Dharwad, Davangere, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Raichur, Tumkur,
Kolar, Mandya, Udupi, Karwar, Shimoga, Chitradurga, Bijapur,
Bidar, Bellary, Bagalkote, Chamarajanagar, Koppal and
Chickmagalur.
The
Central laboratory of the Board is located at Bangalore. Regional laboratories have been set up along with Regional
Offices of Mysore, Mangalore, Hasssan, Dharwad, Raichur,
Davanagere, Gulbarga
and Belgaum.
The
Central Office of the Board is responsible for making general
policies relating to enforcement of the above said Acts and
Rules and it also carries out general administration and
co-ordination with other agencies. The Central Laboratory of the
Board is well - equipped and can take up analysis of water,
waste water, stack emission samples, ambient air samples,
bio-assay tests, bacteriological analysis, etc.
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FUNCTIONS
OF THE BOARD
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The
Board has certain mandatory functions for control of water and air
pollution.
The Important functions of the Board under Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and Air (Prevention and Control
of Pollution) Act, 1981, (Section 17) are: |
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To
plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention, control or
abatement of pollution of streams and wells in the State and to
secure the execution thereof; |
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To
advise the State Government on any matter concerning the
prevention, control or abatement of water pollution and air
pollution. |
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To
collect and disseminate information relating to water pollution,
air pollution and the prevention, control or abatement thereof; |
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To
encourage, conduct and participate in investigations and research
relating to problems of water pollution and prevention, control or
abatement of water pollution; |
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To
inspect sewage or trade effluents, works and plants for the
treatment of sewage and trade effluents and to review plans,
specifications or other data relating to plants setup for the
treatment of water, works for the purification thereof and the
system for the disposal of sewage or trade effluents or in
connection with the grant of any consent as required by this Act; |
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Laydown,
modify or annul effluent standards for the sewage and trade
effluents and for the quality of receiving waters (not being water
in an inter-State stream) resulting from the discharge of
effluents and to classify waters of the State; |
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To
evolve economical and reliable methods of treatment of sewage and
trade effluents, having regard to the peculiar conditions of
soils, climate and water resources of different regions and more
especially the prevailing flow characteristics of water in streams
and wells which render it impossible to attain even the minimum
degree of dilution; |
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To
evolve methods of utilization of sewage and suitable trade
effluents in agriculture; |
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To
evolve efficient methods of disposal of sewage and trade effluents
on land, as are necessary on account of the predominant conditions
of scant stream flows that do not provide for major part of the
year the minimum degree of dilution; |
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To
laydown standards of effluents of sewage and trade effluents to be
discharged into any particular stream and the tolerance limits of
pollution permissible in the water of the stream, after the
discharge of such effluents; |
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To
make, vary or revoke any order –
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the prevention, control or abatement of discharges of waste into
streams or wells;
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requiring
any person concerned to construct new systems for the disposal of
sewage and trade effluents or to modify, alter or extend any such
existing system or to adopt such remedial measures as are
necessary to prevent control or abate water pollution; |
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To
laydown effluent standards to be complied with by persons while
causing discharge of sewage or sullage or both and to laydown,
modify or annul effluent standards for the sewage and trade
effluents; |
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To
advise the State Government with respect to the location of any
industry the carrying on of which is likely to pollute a stream or
well. |
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To
plan a comprehensive programme for the prevention, control or
abatement of air pollution and to secure the execution thereof; |
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To
inspect, at all reasonable times, any control equipment,
industrial plant or manufacturing process and to give, by order,
such directions to such persons as it may consider necessary to
take steps for the prevention, control or abatement of air
pollution; |
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To
inspect air pollution control areas at such intervals as it may
think necessary, assess the quality of air therein and take steps
for the prevention, control or abatement of air pollution in such
areas; |
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To
laydown, in consultation with the Central Board and having regard
to the standards for the quality of air laid down by the Central
Board, standards for emission of air pollutants into the
atmosphere from industrial plants and automobiles or for the
discharge of any air pollutant into the atmosphere from any other
source whatsoever not being a ship or an aircraft; Provided that
different standards for emission may be laid down under this
clause for different industrial plants having regard to the
quality and composition of emission of air pollutants into the
atmosphere from such industrial plants; |
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To
advise the State Government with respect to the suitability of any
premises or location for carrying on any industry which is likely
to cause air pollution; |
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To
perform such other functions as may be prescribed or may, from
time to time, be entrusted to it by the Central Board or the State
Government. |
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CONSTITUTION
OF THE BOARD
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The
members of Karnataka State
Pollution Control Board are nominated by the State Government. The Board
originally constituted as
per Section 4 of the Water (prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,
1974 vide Notification No. HMA 161 CGE 74, dated:
21-9-1974
, was reconstituted during 1981, 1984, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997 and 2001.
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list of Board Members is given below
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Sri.A.S.Sadashivaiah,
IFS(Retd.),
Chairman
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Sri
M.S.Goudar IFS.,
Member Secretary |
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Board
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Secretary
to Government
Department of Ecology & Environment
Government of Karnataka
7th floor, Multistoried Building,
Bangalore.
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Managing
Director
Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board
(KUWS & DB),
Cauvery Bhawan
Bangalore |
Secretary
to Government
Department of Urban Development (Municipal Administration)
Multistoried Building,
Bangalore.
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President
Bellary Zilla Panchayath
Bellary |
Commissioner
Industrial Development & Director of Industries &
Commerce,
2nd floor, Khanija Bhawan,
Race Course Road,
Bangalore
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President
Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayath
Mangalore |
Transport
Commissioner
Transport Department
Multistoried Building,
Bangalore
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Commissioner
Hubli-Dharwad City Corporation
Hubli |
Commissioner
Health & Family Welfare Department,
Ananda Rao Circle
Bangalore
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Commissioner
Gulbarga City Corporation
Gulbarga |
Chairman
Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board (BWSSB)
Cauvery Bhawan,
Bangalore
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Chief
Executive Officer
Mysore Zilla Panchayath
Mysore |
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Sri.T.N.Parmesh
Proprietor,
M/s.Chitra Irrigations,
Nagamangala Taluk,Mandya District.
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Sri.Venugopal
S/o.C.Chenigappa,
BE (Mechanical)
Bairanayakana Halli, Thyamagondallu Hobli,
Bangalore
Urban District
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Sri.S.C.Chandru
S/o.Chikkaveerappa
BE (Civil)
No.89, 2nd
Main
, M.L.A Layout,
R.T.Nagar, Bangalore-32.
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COMMITTEES
CONSTITUTED BY THE BOARD AND ITS ACTIVITIES
The
Board has constituted the following Committees:
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Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC)
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Laboratory Committee (L &
C)
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Publication and Library Committee
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State
Level Consent Committee (Consent for Establishment and Expansion for
EIA category Projects)
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State
Level Consent Committee (Consent for Establishment and Expansion for
Non-EIA category Projects)
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State
Level Consent Committee (Consent for Operation and Authorizations)
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Awareness
Committee
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TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The
Technical Advisory Committee provides technical advice to the Board in
matters relating to the verification of E.I.A., feasibility of pollution
control proposals submitted by the industries and local authorities to
make suggestions for stipulating standards for liquid effluents, gaseous
emissions and other allied technical matters. It also evaluates
technical objections, suggestions recorded during the Environmental
Public Hearing.
COMPOSITION OF TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (as per
O.M.dated:18-02-2010)
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Chairman
| Dr.S.Manjappa,
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Professor,
Chemistry & Environmental Science,
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Technology Study Center, BIET,
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Members
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Dr.
Chanakya,
Centre for Sustainable Technology,
Indian Institute of Science (IISc),
Bangalore
– 560 012. |
Head, Regional Occupational
Health
Center
(Southern), Indian Council of Medical Research,
Bangalore
Medical
College
Campus,
Bangalore. |
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Dr.B.S.Jayaprakash,
Former Principal, Bangalore Institute of Technology and
currently President of the India Chapter of American Chapter
for Hazardous Materials Management (ACHMM), Bangalore.
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Dr.
H.R.V.Reddy, HOD, Dept of Aquatic Environment and Management
College of Fisheries, Mangalore.
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Sri.S.C.Nagendra
Swamy, MBBS,MD, Chief Operating Officer, Bangalore Region,
Director Shared Strategic Service, Manipal Hospital, Old
Airport Road, Bangalore.
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Dr.Siddaramappa,
MSc (Agri), Phd, Retd Professor of UAS, Bangalore, # 25,
Gangothri, UAS Layout, Nagashettyhalli, RMV 2nd Stage,
Bangalore-94
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Sri.Kedarnath
Mudda, B,Tech (Chemical) # 99, 4th Cross, 2nd Stage, AGB
Layout, Mahalakshmipuram, Bangalore. |
Managing
Director, Karnataka Council for Technology upgradation, 4th
Floor, Basava Bhavana, Basaveshwara Circle, Bangalore-01
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Director
or his
representative
Department of Factories & Boilers.
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Special
Invitee for biotech Projects and the related Subjects
Prof.(Smt)
M.S.Shaila,
Department of Biology & Cellbiology,
Indian Institute of Science (IISC)
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Member
Convener
Sri.
M.D.N.Simha,
Chief Environmental Officer, KSPCB.
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LABORATORY COMMITTEE
The
Board in its 176th Meeting held on
01-12-2009
authorized Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to
re-constitute different committees of the Board. Keeping in-view of the
above resolution the existing Laboratory Committee of the Board
constituted vide letter under reference (1) above is re-constituted with
following members and TOR.
COMPOSITION OF
LABORATORY COMMITTEE (as per O.M.dated: 18-02-2010)
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| Sri.M.D.N.Simha,CEO,
KSPCB |
Chairperson
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| Sri.S.C.Chandru,
Board Member* |
Member
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| Representative
of CPCB Zonal Office. |
Member
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| Prof.S.N.Bhat,
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Research, Jakkur,
Bangalore |
Member
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| Dr.D.P.Biradar,
Professor of Agronomy, Publication Centre, UAS, Dharwad -5 |
Member
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Sri
M.N. Jayaprakash,
Senior
Environmental Officer,
KSPCB, Bangalore |
Member
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from M/s G.E. Tech Centre, JWTC, Block 122, Whitefiled
Road, Bangalore. |
Invitee
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Dr.Balagangadhar,
CSO, KSPCB.
Bangalore |
Member
Convener
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PUBLICATION AND LIBRARY COMMITTEE
The Board
is implementing various provisions of the Water and Air Acts and
Environment Protection Act which involves Technical Scrutiny of
proposals submitted by the Industries and Organizations. The activity of
the Board involves collection of information on the latest trends in
Environment Protection and Pollution Control and dissimination of
information to the industries as well as general public through
notifications and awareness programmes. There is need for proper
documentation and publication of all the related activities of the Board
which would help in better understanding of the various issues and there
by implementation of the laws will be effective. In the 176th
Meeting held on
01-12-2009
the Board authorized Chairman, to constitute/re-constitute different
committees of the Board. Keeping in-view of the above, a new committee
“Documentation, Publication and Library Committee” of the Board is
constituted with following members and TOR.
COMPOSITION OF
LIBRARY COMMITTEE (as per O.M.dated: 18-02-2010)
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| Dr.M.Mahadevappa, Ex Chairman, ASRB & Ex.Vice
Chancellor. |
Chairperson
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| Sri.Nagesh Hegde, Environmentalist |
Member
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| Dr.S.R.Gunjal, Chief Librarian (Retd) |
Member
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| Prof.D.Eswarappa, Former Director Collegiate
Education,
Bangalore
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Member
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| Dr.T.Venkatesh, Emeritus Professor,
St.Johns
Medical
College
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Member
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| Sri.M.D.N.Simha,CEO,
KSPCB |
Member
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| Sri.D.R.Kumaraswamy, SEO, KSPCB |
Member
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| Sri.Ajith Kumar Hegde, CAO, KSPCB |
Member
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| Sri.S.Nandakumar, SEO, KSPCB |
Member
Convener
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4.
State Level Consent Committee
(Consent for Establishment and Expansion
for EIA category projects)
( as per O.M.dated: 18-01-2010)
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Sri.A.S.Sadashivaiah, Chairman |
Chairperson |
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Sri.M.S.Goudar, Member Secretary |
Co-Chairperson |
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Sri.Venugopal, Board Memberber * |
Member |
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Sri.Babu, Representative of FKCCI |
Member |
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Representative of BBMP |
Member |
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Representative from BWS & SB. |
Member |
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Sri. M.D.N.Simha, CEO |
Member |
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Sri.S.Madhusudhan, EO |
Member
Convener |
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State Level Consent Committee (Consent for Establishment and Expansion for Non-EIA
category projects) (as per O.M.dated: 18-01-2010)
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(i) Sri.A.S.Sadashivaiah, Chairman
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Chairperson
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(ii) Sri.M.S.Goudar, Member Secretary
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Co-chairperson
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(iii) Sri.T.N.Paramesh, Board Member*
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Member
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(iv) Representative from BBMP
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Member
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(v) Representative from BWS & SB.
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Member
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(vi) Sri.M.D.N.Simha, CEO
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Member
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(vii) Sri.M.N.Jayaprakash, SEO
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Member
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(viii) Secretary, KASSIA
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Member
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(ix) Sri.S.Madhusudhan, EO
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Member Convener
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6. State Level Consent Committee (Consent for Operation
& Authorizations)
(as
per O.M.dated: 18-01-2010)
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Sri.M.S.Goudar,
Member Secretary |
Chairperson
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Sri.S.C.Chandru, Board Member * |
Member
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Sri.M.D.N.Simha, CEO |
Member
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Sri.M.N.Jayaprakash, SEO |
Member
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Sri.D.R.Kumaraswamy, SEO |
Member
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Smt.Vijaya Hegde, EO |
Member
Convener
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* The
term of Board Members in the consent committees shall be for a
period of 1 year from the date of constitution of the committee.
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7.
Composition
of Awareness Committee
(as per O.M. dated: 18-02-2010)
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1) Sri M.N. Jayaprakash,
Senior Environmental Officer,
KSPCB, Bangalore
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Chairperson
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2) Sri.T.N.Paramesh, Board Member*
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Member
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3) Sri.Venugopal, Board Member *
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Member
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4) Dr.M.S.Mahalingappa, MSc.PhD
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Member
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5) Dr.S.K.Gali, MSc (Agri), PhD, Professor &
Head,
Dept of Environmental Science,
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Member
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6) Prof.A.S.Chandra Shekar,
Former Principal
Sahyadri
College
, Vinoba Nagar, Shimoga.
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Member
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7) Smt.Poornima,
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Member
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8) Sri.C.D.Kumar, SEO, KSPCB
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Member
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9) Sri.C.N.Chandra Shekar, CFO, KSPCB
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Member
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10) Smt.Sarala Kumari, PRO, KSPCB
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Member Convener
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* The
term of Board members in the 'Awareness committee' shall be for a period of 1
year from the date of constitution of the committee.
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