Orissa State Pollutin Control Board

The most significant regulatory changes have been the introduction of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, an umbrella act which was enacted in 1986 wherein, the State Pollution Control Board has been entrusted with varied of responsibilities. The various notifications and rules under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, in which State Pollution Control Board plays a very important role, are the following:

»	Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 amended in 2000
»	Manufacture, use, import, Export, Storage of Hazardous Microorganism, Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells Rules, 1989.
»	Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989,amended in 2000.
»	Director (Environment), Forest & Environment Department, Government of Orissa
»	Environment Audit Notification, 1993
»	EIA (27.01.1994) and Notification for conducting public hearing (10.04.1997) prior to the issue of NOC (Consent to establish a statutory requirement under EP Act and rules)
»	Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991
»	Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness & Response) Rules, 1996
»	Biomedical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998
»	Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000
»	Recycled Plastics Manufactures and Usage Rules, 1998 amended in 1999
»	Notification on Flyash (14th September 1999)
»	The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control Rules, 2000
»	Ozone Depleting Substance (Regulation) Rules, 2000
»	Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001

Addresses of Head Office and Regional Offices of State Pollution Control Board, Orissa

Sl. No.	Address		Telephone / FAX	E-mail / Website
1.	Head Office	Paribesh Bhawan, A/118, Nilakantha Nagar, Unit-VIII, Bhubaneswar – 751012	(0674) 2581909 2560929 2563924 2562847 2562368 2560973 FAX: 2562822 2560955	paribesh@sancharnet.in Website : www.ospcboard.org
2.	Regional Office, Angul	S-3/3, Industrial Estate, Angul – 759143	(06764) 230389	roangul@rediffmail.com
3.	Regional Office, Balasore	160, Sahadev Khunta, Balasore – 756001	(06782) 2365110	encleen@dte.vsnl.net.in
4.	Regional Office, Berhampur	Brahma Nagar ( 3 rd Lane ), Berhampur – 760001 , Ganjam	(0680) 2251075
5.	Regional Office, Cuttack	Plot No. 586, Surya Vihar, Link Road, Cuttack – 753012	(0671) 2335478	opcbck@yahoo.com.in
6.	Regional Office, Rayagada	4 th Lane , Indira Nagar Rayagada – 765001	(06856) 223073	ospcbrgda@rediff.com
7.	Regional Office, Rourkela	Town Engineering Office Premises, Sector-5, Rourkela – 769002	(0661) 646736	prustyp@dte. vsnl.net.in
8	Regional Office, Sambalpur	1070, Hospital Road , Modipara, sambalpur—2	0663-2402184	envrosbp@dte. vsnl.net..in
9	Regional Office, Keonjhar	Baniapat College Road Keonjhar

Jurisdiction Of Head Office and Regional Offices (Revenue District wise)

1	Head Office, Bhubaneswar	(i) Puri and (ii) Khurda (only Khurda, Bhubaneswar , Jatni, Balianta & Balipatna block)
2	Regional Office, Angul	(i) Angul and (ii) Dhenkanal (Except Chromite mines of Sukinda region)
3	Regional Office, Balasore	(i) Balasore, (ii) Bhadrak and (iii) Mayurbhanj
4	Regional Office, Berhampur	(i) Ganjam, (ii) Gajapati, (iii) Phulbani, (iv) Nayagarh, (v) Khurda (only Banapur, Chilika, Tangi, Begunia and Bolgarh block)
5	Regional Office, Cuttack	(i) Cuttack, (ii) Jagatsinghpur, (iii) Kendrapara, (iv) Jajpur, (v) Entire Sukinda valley (chromite mining areas) and (v) Anandpur subdivision of Keonjhar district
6	Regional Office, Rayagada	(i) Rayagada, (ii) Koraput, (iii) Nawarangpur, (iv) Malkangiri and (v) Kalahandi
7	Regional Office, Rourkela	(i) Sundargarh [(except Himgiri block of Sundargarh district (Basundhara mining areas)], (ii) Keonjhar (except Anandpur subdivision) and (iii) Deogarh
8	Regional Office, Sambalpur	(i) Sambalpur, (ii) Bargarh, (iii) Jharsuguda, (iv) Nuapada, (v) Boudh, (vi) Bolangir, (vii) Sonepur, (viii) Himgiri block of Sundargarh district (Basundhara mining areas)

Major Environmental Acts and Rules entrusted for implementation and execution by the OSPC Board

Sl No.	Major Environmental Acts and Rules
1.	Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and amendments thereof and Water (PCP) Rule, 1983
2.	Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and amendments thereof and Air (PCP) Rule, 1983
3.	Water (PCP) Cess Act and Rule
4.	Environment (Protection) Act and Rule, 1986 and amendments thereof
	» Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 amendments thereof
	» Manufacture, Use, Import, Export, Storage of Hazardous Microorganism, Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells Rules, 1989
	» Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989 amended in 2000 (Isolated Storage)
	» Environment Audit Notification, 1993
	» Environment Impact Assessment Notification dated 27.01.1994. and Notification dated 10.04.1997 for conducting public hearing prior to the issue of No Objection Certificate (Consent to Establish) - a statutory requirement under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and rules framed thereunder.
	» Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 1991
	» Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
	» Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness & Response) Rules, 1996
	» The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control Rules, 2000
	» Ozone Depleting Substance (Regulation) Rules, 2000
	» Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001
	» Biomedical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998
	» Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000
	» Recycled Plastics Manufactures and Usage Rules, 1998 amended in 1999
	» Notification dated 14.09.1999 on Fly-ash