6.4.3.4  Soil testing

Soil samples from various agriculture fields in the command area shall be regularly collect and analysed in order to confirm optimum doses of fertilisers to be used by the farmers in order to ensure maximum sugarcane yield.

6.4.3.5  Noise monitoring

Hourly noise levels shall be monitored near all the noise making equipments for a period of 8 hours. Hourly noise level shall also be monitored for 8 hours in Tandulwadi, Pune situated near (CAIL) site.

6.5  Monitoring Facility

It is proposed to get the monitoring work done from the Pune laboratory of Maharashtra Government Pollution Control Board initially. In due course of time (CAIL) may acquire-monitoring equipments namely High Volume Samplers, Stack Monitoring Kit, Automatic recording Weather Monitoring Station, Noise Monitoring Equipments etc. for carrying out environmental monitoring work. The in house 111 monitoring shall be highly recommended to save the cost incurred.

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LABORATORY FACILITIES AND MONITORING PLAN

I. MONITORING PLAN

A comprehensive monitoring program is suggested. Environmental attributes should be monitored as given below      

AIR POLLUTION AND METROLOGICAL ASPECSTS

Both ambient air-quality and stack emissions should be monitored. It is also proposed that continuous monitoring of SPM. Nox and SO2 emissions be undertaken in the major stacks. The ambient air should be monitored in line with the guidelines of Central Pollution Control Board.

WATER AND WASTE WATER QUALITY

All the effluents emanating from the plant shall be monitored for their physico-chemical characteristics and heavy metals. In addition ground water samples surrounding the waste storage area will be monitored.