SHARD Deputy Director Ministry of Environment and Forests Government of India

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1 SHARD Deputy Director Ministry of Environment and Forests Government of India

2 India signed on 14 May 2002 and ratified on 13 January Legal Binding for: Elimination/ Reduction; Restriction on production and use; Clean-up/ Disposal of all intentional POPs. Minimization and Elimination of unintentional POPs. Develop National Implementation Plan

3 The Insecticide Act, 1968 Main legislation to regulate pesticide/insecticide The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 Comprehensive umbrella legislation for protection environment quality

4 Ministry of Environment and Forests; Nodal agency for environment including hazardous substances Focal point for Stockholm convention; Coordinating implementation thro Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers & Ministry of Agriculture, Health Central Pollution Control Board State Pollution Control Boards/ Control Committees Expert Institutions

5 Banned: Aldrin Insecticide Chlordane Pesticide Dieldrin Insecticide Endrin Insecticide Heptachlor Insecticide Hexachlorobenzene Toxaphene Insecticide Never Registered Mirex

6 Use restricted for Vector Control DDT Pesticide Not produced/manufactured PCB Industrial Chemical No Intentional Production Dioxin Furan By product- incomplete combustion By product

7 Most of the 12 POPs listed in the Convention are banned or restricted in India. (Detailed status is in Annexure I) There is a complete ban on the manufacture, use, import and export of Aldrin, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlor, Toxaphene and Hexachlorobenzene. Mirex has never been registered for use in India. DDT is used for vector control. PCBs were never manufactured. Dioxins and Furans are generated as by-products of incomplete combustion (medical and municipal waste incineration). Hexachlorobenzene is also a by-product of combustion process and is found as contaminant in some pesticides.

8 Inventorisation and disposal of obsolete and unwanted pesticides. Inventory to be made for stockpiles, wastes and contaminated sites through out the country. Since the productions of POPs have been banned, but stocks may exist. Identifying equipment containing PCBs and managing it properly and disposal of PCB stocks in an environmentally sound manner.

9 Estimate emissions of dioxin and furan released as by-products from various chemical processes. Bring out the current rules and regulation applicable on manufacture, sales, import/export, trading of components related to POPs. Identify BEP & BAT. Raise awareness & train experts & state officials.

10 Objective-1: Convention implementation infrastructure at National and State levels Objective-2: Measures in relation to management of POP pesticides including DDT, the only POP pesticide currently being produced and used in India. Objective-3: Measures in polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). relation to Objective-4: Measures in unintentionally produced POPs. relation to Objective-5: Measures in relation to wastes and contaminated sites. Objective-6: Project monitoring & evaluation management and

11 Objective 1 & 6: MoEF; UNIDO would provide support services in respect of project management, monitoring and evaluation to the National Project Director in the Ministry. Objective 2: Hindustan Insecticide (India) Limited Objective-3 : Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore Objective-4: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Objective-5: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur

12 Implementing Organisation(s) NEERI (Western & Central States), NIIST (Southern States), CPCB (North & East States) NEERI NEERI NEERI NEERI NEERI (Western and Central States) CPCB CPCB CPCB CPCB CPCB NIIST NIIST NIIST NIIST NIIST (North and East States) (Southern States)

13 Project Implementation Plan Recruitment of staff and stake holders workshop 1-4 months Category identification and preliminary data collection 1-3 months In-house Training 1-3 months Training on UNEP Tool kit 1-3 months Secondary data Collection and Awareness Workshop 4-12 months Sample Collection 4-12 months Compilation of secondary data 8-12 months Extraction, Cleanup and Analysis 8-12 months Meeting on policy and regulatory issues with participating Labs, MoEF and UNIDO months Activities completed Ongoing Activities Activities to be completed Data Compilation and Preparation of Inventory months Report Submission 16 th month

14 Steps for systematic approach Communication through letters& dedicated channels. Field visits Discussions with officials & field staff, Sample collection,quantification and Data base buildup

15 NIP, to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants. Establish inventories or otherwise develop strategies to establish inventories on the production, use, trade, stockpiles and wastes of, and sites contaminated. Develop strategies and action plans for the reduction and elimination. Assess infrastructure capacity and propose management options, including institutional arrangements, regulatory frameworks, and requirements for capacity building.

16 Annex-A 1. Hexachlorocyclo Hexane (β)( 2. Hexachlorocyclo Hexane (α)( 3. Chlordecone 4. Hexabromobiphenyl 5. Hexabromodiphenyl ether 6. Heptaromodiphenyl ether 7. Lindane 8. Pentachlobenzene Annex B 9. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOS) Annex C Pentachlobenzene

17 India did not oppose listing of 9 chemicals except PFOs; PFO s are the building block of Indian semi-conductor industry. The unique properties of PFO prevent the adoption of non-pfo s. PFO s are vital for the high-yield and high volume production of semi-conductor industry and are used for manufacturing the various IT components. Huge amount (3-4 bilion USD) had been invested to establish the complex line of production in the semiconductor industries. Changes and/or modification in the manufacturing process may require significant research and 7-10 years for the replacements. Consultation with Stakeholders on New POPs have been initiated to ascertain the precise status.

18 Effective, affordable, cost effective alternatives are not available. (Examples- DDT, PFO s) High Incremental cost of new technologies for reducing/eliminating the releases of Dioxins and Furans. Additional financial burden due to listing of 9 new chemicals. Capacity building-up Up-gradation of the existing institutions, Awareness.

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