All correspondence, demi officials, confidential letters and important matters pertaining to State Pollution Control Board - Sikkim requiring personal attention of the Member Secretary may be communictaed to the following address:
Dr. Thomas Chandy, IFS (Retd.)
Chairman,
State Pollution Control Board - Sikkim,
Forest Secretariat, Block-C,
Department of Forest and Environment,
Government of Sikkim,
Deorali, Gangtok - 737102
Dr. Gopal Pradhan
Member Secretary,
State Pollution Control Board - Sikkim,
Forest Secretariat, Block-C,
Department of Forest and Environment,
Government of Sikkim,
Deorali, Gangtok - 737102
Mobile No: +91 94341 37494
Tel (O): +91 3592 281913
Email: drgopalpradhan[at]gmail[dot]com, spcbsikkim[at]gmail[dot]com
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Guidelines for Environmental Management of Dairy Farms and Gaushalas
CPCB guidelines for environmental management of dairy farms and gaushalas.
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Pictorial Guide on Biomedical Waste Management Rules 2016 (Amended in 2018 & 2019)
Pictorial Guide on Biomedical Waste Management Rules 2016 (Amended in 2018 & 2019) including the CPCB guidelines for handling, treatment and disposal of waste generated during treatment/ diagnosis/ quarantine of COVID-19 patients. » See details -------------
Status of Bio-Medical Waste Management and AQI during lockdown in Sikkim
Status Report by SPCB on Impact of Lockdown (May 25-June 10, 2020) on Air Quality and Status of Bio-Medical Waste Management in relation to Covid-19 in Sikkim » See details -------------
Notice: F No. SPCB/3446(E) dated 23/04/2020 Extension of Consent granted till 30th June 2020 under the provision of Section 25 of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Section 21 of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
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Notice: F No. SPCB/3446(D) dated 23/04/2020 Extension of Authorization for Handling Waste granted till 30th June 2020 under the provisions of Rule 6 of the Hazardous & Other Waste (Managment & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
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Notice: Posted on 05/03/2020
This is for information to all concerned that as per the order of the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal, New Delhi in matter O.A No. 46./2018
regarding inventory of dairies and gaushalas operating in the State/ UT, all dairies and gaushalas operating in the State of Sikkim are required to submit filled-in performa within one month from the date of issue of this notice without fail to the Member Secretary,
State Pollution Control Board, Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim, Deorali, Gangtok.
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Draft EIA/EMP of Rongnichu HEP: Posted on11/02/2020 Draft EIA/ EMP Report of Rongnichu Hydro Electric Project for enchancement of power station capacity from 96 MW to 115 MW.
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The State Pollution Control Board- Sikkim (SPCB-Sikkim) has been created under the provision of Sub-Section (1) of Section 4 of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. The main function of SPCB-Sikkim is to act as:
Regulatory Body
Advisory Body
Under the advisory function, SPCB-Sikkim advices the state government in terms of measures to be taken for prevention, control and abatement of pollution.
Under the regulatory function, the SPCB- Sikkim is bestowed with the power of implementation of different Acts and Rules pertaining to Environment Pollution Control. The State Pollution Control Board-Sikkim implements the following Acts and Rules in the State of Sikkim.
Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,1974
Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Cess Act,1977
Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,1981
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.
Hazardous & Other Wastes(Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016;
Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016;
Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016;
Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016;
E-Waste( Management) Rules, 2016;
Construction & Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016;
The Noise Pollution (Regulation & Control) Rules, 2000.
With the increase in the establishment of industrial units in the state mostly the pharmaceuticals and ancillary units, the SPCB-Sikkim under the National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) established nine (09) nos. of Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) stations in order to monitor the air quality in the state. The state of Sikkim has been declared as the Air Pollution Control Area under Gazette notification no. 506 dated 08/09/2011. The details of the monitoring stations are as under:
Sl. no
Name of monitoring station :
Latitude o N
Longitude o E
1.
RANGPO
27.1736
88.5305
2.
SINGTAM
27.5144
88.4969
3.
DEORALI
27.3183
88.6063
4.
RAVANGLA
27.3075
88.363
5.
NAMCHI
27.17
88.35
6.
PELLING
27.3028
88.2344
7.
CHUNGTHANG
27.6033
88.6469
8.
MANGAN
27.5025
88.5358
*The 9 th station located at Tashi View point, Gangtok was damaged due to landslide and currently not in operation.
SPCB-Sikkim has established 09 Water Quality Monitoring Station in River Teesta basin and 05 Water Quality Monitoring Station in River Rangit basin under NWMP.
The major objectives of water quality monitoring are:
To warrant appropriate pollution control on the discharge reaching the water bodies.
To identify any deficiency in water quality and to implement water pollution control strategies.
To determine affect of water quality the intensity and exposure of various pollution on human health.
To determine long term trends in water quality.
The details of the monitoring stations are as under:
Sl. No.
Station Code
Name of Station
Latitude
Longitude
1801
River Teesta after confluence of Rivers Lachenchu and Lchungchu CHUNGTHANG, North Sikkim.
27.602
88.649
1802
River Dikchu before confluence with River Teesta near NHPC hydro-electric power project, DIKCHU, East Sikkim.
27.40
88.52
1803
River MANEY KHOLA AT BURTUK near Army Base Camp 4 km U/s of Gangtok, East Sikkim
27.35
88.61
1804
River Maney Khola after confluence with Ray khola at ADAMPOOL AFTER MEETING TREATED WASTE WATER of STP, Gangtok, East Sikkim
27.30
88.58
1805
After confluence of Rani Chu and Rorachu at RANIPOOL, East Sikkim
27.29
88.59
1806
Ranichu before confluence with River Teesta at SINGTAM, East Sikkim
27.22
88.49
1807
River Teesta after confluence with River Ranichu at SINGTAM, East Sikkim
27.11
88.45
1808
River Teesta after confluence with Rongpochu after meeting the industrial effluents from the town RANGPO, East Sikkim.
27.17
88.52
1809
River Teesta at Melli Downstream, MELLI, South Sikkim
In order to maintain the quality, SPCB-Sikkim has been continuously monitoring the industrial activities and has been ensuring the running of Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) 24 hours a day. Further, SPCB-Sikkim has made Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) mandatory so that the treated water meeting the prescribed standard is recycled and reused for gardening, flushing, cleaning and cooling purposes.
