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Zoning atlas: Programme overview
The
Programme
Acceptance of the environmental planning programme initiated by
CPCB is growing fast. There is an increasing demand, to diversify the scope of
the studies for environmentally compatible land management beyond the siting of
industries. The programme has now been extended upto 2003 under the World
bank-funded 'Environment Management Capacity Building Programme'. The programme
has been widened and several environmental planning activities at various
levels, as below, have been taken up.
| National Level
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Environmental Atlas of India
(a compilation of environmental information presented in the
form of maps, text, statistics etc.)
Environmental Atlas for Metro
Cities (a depiction of trends of pollution for the metropolitan and other
major cities in the country) |
| State Level |
Mapping of environmentally sensitive zones and industrial
sites - State wise
(provides information on environmentally sensitive zones such
as national parks, sanctuaries, forests etc. in the are map)
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| District Level |
Zoning Atlas for Siting of Industries
(zones and classifies the environment, District-wise, and
provides information on environmentally sensitive zones and possible sites/zones
for siting of industries) |
| Local Level |
Industrial Estate Planning
(these studies, in continuation of the Zoning Atlas studies,
help in identifying sites for industrial estates or growth centres or a cluster
of industries.)
Environmental Management Plan for Urban Areas
(studies are targeted at identifying problems due to poor land use compatibility
and lack of infrastructure in cities, and also to provide solutions. Planning
authorities form cities are also being trained on environmental considerations
in urban planning) |
| Other Activities |
Training, workshops and awareness programmes for Govt.
bodies, NGOs, Industrial Associations etc. Environmental planning capacity
building in the State Pollution Control Boards Pilot studies, Research
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Details, in brief, of various activities initiated by CPCB are given
below.
- Environmental Atlas of India
The Environmental Atlas of India is a
compilation of all the environmentally related information presented in the form
of maps and text including statistical data. This Atlas is scheduled to be
released during year 2000. The scale adopted is 1:12 million for general maps
and 1:2 million for detailed maps.
- Environmental Atlas for Metro Cities
The objective of the
study on 'Environmental Atlas for Metro Cities' is to prepare an Environmental
Atlas for the metro and other major cities showing the pollution data and its
trends. The pollution data includes air quality, water quality, solid waste
generation and disposal and noise pollution. The Atlas is being prepared in the
scale of about 1:12 million (A3 size) and is scheduled to be released during
year 2000.
- Mapping of Environmentally Sensitive Zones and Industrial Sites -
State-wise
This activity aims at presenting the information on
environmentally sensitive zones viz. national parks, reserved forests, protected
forests etc. and industrial sites, state-wise, in the form of maps. These maps
will prove to be a good data-base and will be highly useful in taking decisions
on industrial sites. The pilot study for Bihar taken up in 1996 has been
completed. During 1997-98, 11 States have been covered. Six more States were
taken up during 1998-99.
- Zoning Atlas for Siting of Industries - District-wise
The Zoning
Atlas for Siting of Industries zones and classifies the environment in a
District and presents the pollution receiving potential of various sites/zones
in the District and the possible alternate sites for industries, through
easy-to-read maps. The industrial zones are identified based on the sensitivity
and pollution receiving potential of the District.
In the pilot phase during
1995-96, Zoning Atlas for 19 Districts in 14 States were completed. In the
second phase during 1997-99 Zoning Atlas for 42 Districts were completed. About
50 priority Districts will be covered by 2001.
- Industrial Estate Planning
As a continuation of the Zoning Atlas
study, the industrial estate planning studies are being taken up at a more
micro-level (scale 1:50,000 and lower) to finally come up with sites for
industrial estates. These studies will be highly useful to the State Government
Departments, such as the Industrial Departments responsible for industrial
development. Studies for fifteen sites will be completed by the year 2000.
- Environmental Management Plan for Urban Areas
The urban
agglomerations in India are rapidly growing in terms of size, population and
developmental activities. There has been increasing trend of pollution and
thereby environmental impacts. Most of the impacts and risks can be reduced by
proper planning of various activities. During 1996, pilot studies were initiated
for preparation of environmental management plans for Kanpur Urban Area and the
Port Town of Haldia. These studies helped in developing guidelines for
conducting similar studies for other urban areas.
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