Every person carrying on an industry, operation or process requiring consent under section 25 of the Water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1974 or under section 21 of the Air (Prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1981 or both or authorization under the Hazardous Wastes (Management and handling) Rules, 1989 shall submit an environmental audit report for the financial year ending 31st March in Form V to the concerned state pollution control board on or before 30th September of every year.
Form V consists of various parts. Part A seeks general informations such as name and address of the owner/occupier of the industry, Industry category, year of establishment, date of last environmental statement submitted. Part B deals with water and raw material consumption. Part C deals with discharge of pollutants to the environment and reasons for variations from the standards. In Part D details of hazardous wastes (as specified under Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989 from process as well as pollution control facilities should be filled. Part E deals with generation of solid wastes. Part F deals with characteristics of both hazardous and solid wastes and their disposal practices. Part G seeks information about the impact of pollution control measures taken on conservation on natural resources and consequently on the cost of production. Part H requires information about additional measures / investment proposal for environmental protection including abatement of pollution. In Part I industries are required to provide any other miscellaneous informations relating to environmental pollution and abatement of pollution or particulars for improving the quality of environment.
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