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Status of Environment Compliance Assistance Centre (ECAC) Activities

Status of Environment Compliance Assistance Centre (ECAC) Activities. Sep 16, 2009 Paribesh Bhawan, Salt Lake. Subrata Ghosh Chief Engineer, West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Nodal Officer, Environment Compliance Assistance Centre. ECAC : Introduction.

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Status of Environment Compliance Assistance Centre (ECAC) Activities

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  1. Status of Environment Compliance Assistance Centre (ECAC) Activities Sep 16, 2009 Paribesh Bhawan, Salt Lake Subrata Ghosh Chief Engineer, West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Nodal Officer, Environment Compliance Assistance Centre

  2. ECAC : Introduction • DoE & WBPCB proposed to set up an ECAC in the state – this Centre is the 1st of its kind in India • Actively supported by the AECEN (Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network) • Collaboration with international development agencies (World Bank, USEPA, USAID, OECD, ADB)

  3. ECAC : Purpose The primary purpose of ECAC is to assist industry in – • accessing information on environmental compliance, clean production policies, programs and practices • selecting appropriate clean technologies after evaluating a range of available options that meet the local needs • introducing clean technologies demonstrating cost efficiency and environmental benefits

  4. ECAC : Activities so far . . . • Steering Committee constitution in May 2008 for framing policy guidelines and for coordinating with AECEN, World Bank and other interested parties. • Series of meetings held with WBIDC & industry associations in Mar–Apr’08 • A brainstorming workshop was held in Kolkata on Apr 29, 2008 for deciding on major ECAC related issues. • A detailed draft Action Plan was prepared in May 2008 for the ECAC. Primary sectors identified – (1) Sponge Iron Industry (2) Chemicals & Petrochemicals downstream units and SMEs • A teleconference was held with AECEN Secretariat, Bangkok on July 3, 2008 • The draft Action Plan was modified in June 2008 in line with the AECEN recommendations.

  5. ECAC : Activities so far . . . • The 1st Meeting of the Steering Committee for the ECAC was held on July 30, 2008 in Paribesh Bhawan involving all members of the Steering Committee. • The 1st Meeting of Strategic Partners for ECAC was held on Sept 23, 2008 at Paribesh Bhawan wherein all the partners (viz. IIPC, IISWBM, ICC, BCCI, FOSMI etc.) readily agreed to extend cooperation and support towards the ECAC.

  6. ECAC : Initial decisions . . . • WBPCB applied for AECEN Small Grant of USD 25000 through ECO – Asia • WBPCB committed a matching grant of Rs.10 lacs as seed money towards initial ECAC expenses • ECAC to be further strengthened under World Bank’s proposed CBIPM Project

  7. ECAC : Initial Activities . . . • ECO–Asia forwarded a “Letter of Agreement” in 1st week of Dec 2008 for disbursing the small grant of USD 25000 in two phases : • 1st payment of USD 17,500 – to be made upon (i) constitution of an Expert Technical Committee and (ii) development of ‘Scope of Work’ for ECAC Website Design • 2nd & final payment of USD 7,500 – to be made after database is developed, web site is launched and ECO – Asia’s approval of financial report for the first payment. • A draft Scope of Work for designing the ECAC website prepared in Feb 2008. • 3 member Expert Technical Committee was constituted comprising of : • Dr. Aloke Mookherjea, Chairman, Flakt India Ltd. • Prof. Dr. Siddhartha Datta, Pro Vice Chancellor, Jadavpur University. • Dr. Amitava Bandopadhyay, Dy. Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory.

  8. ECAC : Current Activities . . . • 1st Phase payment of USD 17500 received in March 2009 from AECEN • 1st Stakeholders workshop held at Durgapur on March 26 2009 involving Sponge Iron Industries. Participation & involvement in the workshop was very encouraging • Nearly 80 (eighty) persons from various sponge iron industries attended the workshop. Important resource persons addressing the workshop included : • Dr. Amit Chatterjee, Personal Advisor to Sir Ratan Tata, MD, M/s.Tata Steel Ltd., • Mr. Amitava Bandopadhyay, Dy. Director, National Metallurgical Laboratory, • Mr. Prakash Tantia, Sr. VP (Mktg), M/s. Vikram Ispat, Aditya Birla Group. • Ms. Vinita Prasad, Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd., New Delhi

  9. 1st Stakeholders Workshop at Durgapur The workshop focused on : • Availability of coal based methane gas for manufacturing sponge iron in Durgapur and adjoining areas. • The proposed structure and content of the ECAC website with a virtual tour of the proposed website

  10. Follow-up Projects conceived from the Workshop at Durgapur Considering the response of the workshop the following projects were conceived : • Replacement of injection coal by partially formed CBM in conventional coal based DRI process • Feasibility of CBM based DRI process- technology options and environmental compliance

  11. ECAC : Training Programs . . . An Assessment Workshop on “Establishing and Operating Compliance Assistance Centers for Hogfarm and Slaughterhouse Industries” was held at Philippines between July 28-29, 2009. The workshop was attended by Ms. Rita Datta Assistant Environmental Engineer, West Bengal Pollution Control Board and Centre In-Charge, Environment Compliance Assistance Centre

  12. ECAC : Present Status . . . • A dedicated bank account made available exclusively for ECAC transactions • Eco-Asia Grant duration extended till Oct 31 2009 to accommodate delays due to General Election, shifting of ECAC Office to Camac Street etc. • Tender floated for ECAC Website Design & its regular maintenance. A Tender Committee was formed and a vendor selected. • One full-time IT personnel was employed through walk-in interview for ECAC Another full-time IT personnel to be recruited soon. • One WBPCB Official to coordinate day-to-day ECAC operations On-Site on part-time basis • A Website for the ECAC has been designed after series of consultation meetings with experts, US & Philippines CACs.

  13. ECAC : Vision . . . • Strengthen operation and activities of ECAC to help the industries • Support the SMEs for achieving compliance • Provide customized solutions to industries for abatement of pollution with the help of technical experts • Undertake studies / projects in for green technologies in sponge iron manufacturing • Undertake studies / projects for the SMEs • Establish national and international linkages for documenting and implementing “Best Available Practices”

  14. Environment Compliance Assistance Centre Industry House, 2nd Floor, 10 Camac Street, Kolkata 700 017 Email :   contact@ecacwb.org Phone :    (033) 2282 - 1076 Thank You : Contact : Subrata Ghosh, Chief Engineer West Bengal Pollution Control Board & Nodal Officer Environment Compliance Assistance Centre Paribesh Bhawan 10A, Block LA, Sector III, Salt Lake , Kolkata 700 098

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