India - Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management

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The objective of the Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution Management Project for India is: (i) to build tangible human and technical capacity in selected state agencies for undertaking environmentally sound remediation of polluted sites; and (ii) to support the development of a policy, institutional and methodological framework for the establishment of a National Program for Rehabilitation of Polluted Sites (NPRPS). There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is strengthening of environmental institutions: building capacity for addressing pollution remediation. The objective of this component is to strengthen the institutional framework, including regulatory policies, management practices, and performance guidelines, for central and state agencies, supporting the remediation of polluted sites. While India has extensive environmental management systems and environmental laws in many areas, the existing institutional framework for addressing orphan hazardous waste sites and illegal dumps has been limited in its scope and effectiveness to support large scale mitigation and preventing environmental degradation caused by contaminated and abandoned sites. The second component of the project is investments in priority remediation and environmental improvements: rehabilitation of orphan hazardous waste sites and municipal dumpsites. The objectives of this component is to pilot site remediation which will minimize the environment and health risks by containing the migration of the heavy metals and chemicals from contaminated soil and groundwater to acceptable and safe levels. Typically, in most polluted sites the generation and discharge of industrial waste; domestic discharge of sewer water, as well as discharge of toxic chemicals from abandoned industrial facilities and municipal dumpsites have contributed directly or indirectly to the overall degradation of environmental quality of soil, surface and groundwater in the area. This component will develop risk-based technical solutions to implement measures for intercepting, containing or treating as well as monitoring the environment and health impacts in the project area and prevent further migration of unacceptable contamination levels to sensitive areas and groundwater users. The third component of the project is project management. The project governance structure is designed to ensure effectiveness and transparency of implementation and compliance with Bank fiduciary requirements.

FY17 - Water, Sanitation and Waste Management

World Bank Group

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Manufacturing (Industrial), Waste Processing and Treatment, Commercial, Government