WED 2020 Awareness: S.P. Singh EE (Env), Asset HSE CBM-ONGC, Bokaro

WED 2020
Awareness
Biodiversity
S.P. Singh
EE(Env), Asset HSE
CBM-ONGC, Bokaro
SCOPE OF PRESENTATION
1. Brief on World Environment Day – Historical

significance; Evolution.
2. WED 2020 Theme – “Bio-diversity”; challenge;
implications (COVID-19)
3. Overview of Indian Polity – Conceptual outlay.
4. Environmental Guidelines and Directives – EPA, NGT,
Famous verdicts.
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WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
 5th June Every year since 1974 with theme “Only One
Earth”.
 United Nations' principal vehicle for encouraging
awareness and action for the protection of our
environment.
 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment
1972.
• India played a key role - connection between
ecological management and poverty alleviation.
 WED 2020 Theme – “Biodiversity” hosted by

Colombia.
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WED-2020 “BIODIVERSITY
 Biodiversity:
• Def: Biodiversity describes the variety of life on Earth.
is a complex, interdependent web, in which each
member plays an important role, drawing and
contributing in ways that may not even be visible to
the eye.
• Variety
• 8 million plant and animal species
• Example – Rice in North Eastern India.
• Diversity – Cuisine/ Gotra/ Experience and persona
 Why Bio-diversity Matters: (system)

• Ecosystem services – water, oxygen cycle
• Medicine, economic value – Regulates the processes
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COVID-19
 When we destroy biodiversity, we destroy the system that
supports human life. By upsetting the delicate balance of
nature, we have created ideal conditions for pathogens–
including coronaviruses–to spread.(WED.GLOBAL)
 “The presence of a large reservoir of SARS-CoV–like
viruses in horseshoe bats, together with the culture of
eating exotic mammals in southern China, is a time
bomb.”(Journal Clinical Microbiology Reviews in 2007)
 We are on the verge of mass extinction. Sapiens may
not even survive for next 1000 years. (Climate
Change; Pandemics; Nuke; Disaster).
 U.N. – infectious diseases are one of the greatest causes
of global mortality, and 75% of those are zoonotic in
nature.
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COVID-19
 Culture of eating, smuggling exotic animals; habitat
encroachment; land-use pattern.
 SARS, Ebola (Patient Zero was 2 yr old W. Afr kid),
avian influenza and swine influenza.
 Zika and dengue viruses are transmitted by exotic
mosquitoes through trade.
 Lyme disease outbreak in NE America. (Opossum and
Chipmunks controlled lyme)
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EXAMPLE – COVID ACTION PLAN
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** Similar graph for CO2 emission
Carrying capacity of Earth
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Capacity of Earth
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OVERVIEW OF INDIAN POLITY
 Acts are Bills that are passed by the Legislative

Bodies (Parliament/ State Legislatures).
 Rules under the concerned Acts are issued by the
Executive Authorities for the smooth functioning of
governance machinery.
 Notifications are issued under the concerned Rules/
Acts by the Executive Authorities in exercise of their
powers.
 Ex: Environment Protection Act, 1986
EIA Notification 2006
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
 Circulars are issued to explain certain matters which
are subjects of confusion.
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OVERVIEW OF INDIAN POLITY
 Laws include everything from Acts, Rules,

Notifications, By-laws etc.
 Judiciary interprets the Law of the Land in line with
the Constitutional provisions.
 Orders of Judiciary holds similar power as those of
Laws. Example – Right to Healthy Environment under
Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty)
[Subhash Kumar vs State Of Bihar, 1991].
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ENVIRONMENTAL RULES AND GUIDELINES
 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,

1974
 The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
 The Environment Protection Act, 1986
 The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
 Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000
 The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
 The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and
Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
 Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
 The Plastic Waste Rules, 2016
 E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016
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 The construction and Demolition Waste Management

Rules, 2016.
 The Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning,
Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996.
 The Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling)
Rules, 2016.
 The Manufacture, Storage and import of Hazardous
Chemical Rules 1989.
 Notification of Coastal Regulation Zone, 2018
 CTO/ CTE
 Forest Conservation Act, 1980
 State and Concurrent List (7th Schedule)
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 The Environment Protection Act, 1986, issued

Environment Protection Rules – Sl. 03 (Oil Refinery
Industries), Sl. 38 (Petrochemical industries), Sl. 72 (Oil
and Natural Gas Extraction Industry).
 EIA notification 2006 - List of projects or activities
requiring prior environmental clearance. Under
Project/ Activity number ‘6a’. Oil & gas transportation
pipe line (crude and refinery/petrochemical products),
passing through Nationalparks/sanctuaries/coralreefs
/ecologicallysensitive areas including LNG Terminal.
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STATUTORY CLEARANCES APPLICABLE TO O&G
Sl. Agencies Act/ Rules/ Notification Remarks
involved
1 MoEFCC • Environment Protection Act, 1986 • Prior EC for Oil &
• Environment Protection Rules, 1986 gas
• EIA Notification 2006 transportation
• CRZ Notification, 2018 pipe line
• Forest Conservation Act, 1980 • Includes National
• Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 parks/
• Forest Rights Act, 2005 sanctuaries/coral
reefs
/ecologically
sensitive areas.
2 State • Water (P&C of Pollution) Act 1974 • CTO
Pollution • Air(P&C of Pollution) Act 1981 • CTE
Control • The Hazardous and Other Wastes • Hazardous
Boards (Management and Transboundary Waste
Movement) Rules, 2016 Authorization
• E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016 • E-waste
authorization
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STATUTORY CLEARANCES APPLICABLE TO O&G
Sl. Agencies involved Act/ Rules/ Notification Remarks
3 Chief Inspector of • Factories Act, 1948 • Installations

Factories • Accident
Reporting
4 PESO (Petroleum • Explosives Act: 1884 • Explosive Use
and Explosives • Explosive Rules 2008 • Petroleum
Safety Org) storage and
Transportation
5 Oil Industry Safety • Petroleum and Natural Gas • CTO for offshore
Directorate (OISD) (Safety in Offshore Operations) pipe-laying
Rules, 2008
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Other Statutory requirements
 The CRZ authorities and Maritime Board for activities

falling under coastal areas.
 National Board of Wildlife under MoEF&CC for activities
falling under reserve forests.
 For offshore operations beyond territorial waters, EC is
not required but environmental standards may be
followed.
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WHO ARE WE SAVING??
We are not saving nature. We are saving ourselves

Sustainable development- equilibrium
Nature has a self-cleansing mechanism. It’s just that
we have to ensure that we don’t get cleansed
Commercialization.
Competition vs. Cooperation.
Culture – Way of life.
In house of nature; hence live by rules of Nature.
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WED 2020

1. Brief on World Environment Day – Historical

 WED 2020 Theme – “Biodiversity” hosted by

 Why Bio-diversity Matters: (system)

Carrying capacity of Earth

 Acts are Bills that are passed by the Legislative

 Laws include everything from Acts, Rules,

 The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,

 The construction and Demolition Waste Management

 The Environment Protection Act, 1986, issued

3 Chief Inspector of • Factories Act, 1948 • Installations

 The CRZ authorities and Maritime Board for activities

We are not saving nature. We are saving ourselves

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