District Environment Plan for Ernakulam soon
The Hindu
It will enable local bodies and district administration to set goals in environment management
Ernakulam will soon have a District Environment Plan (DEP) that will enable local bodies and the district administration to set their own goals in environment management.
The plan is being formulated on the directive of the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in New Delhi. Many States, including Kerala, have already overshot the deadline set by the tribunal for formulating district-wise plans.
The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) is coordinating preparations for drafting the DEP. It will map relevant information on seven thematic areas that include waste management (solid waste, biomedical waste, construction and demolition waste, hazardous waste, electronic waste, and plastic waste), water quality management, ambient air quality, domestic sewage, industrial wastewater, mining activity, and noise pollution.
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