Central Pollution Control Board Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Dr. B. Sengupta worked in Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India for more than 30 years in different capacity. He was Member Secretary of CPCB for more than 10 years (1998-2008). He also worked in University of Florida, Gainesville, USA and university of Oslo , Norway on Air quality management and control. He has vast experience in the field of Air and Water Quality Management, Industrial Pollution Control, Standard Development (Ambient and Source specific), Environmental Impact Assessment Studies, Fuel Quality improvements, Clean Technology, Waste Minimization, Pollution Prevention issues, Pollution Control in SSI units, Climate Change, Hazardous and Solid Waste Management. He represented India in many International Meetings / Seminars / Workshops organized by UNEP/USEPA/WHO/World Bank/UNIDO etc. Dr. Sengupta has published more than 250 technical reports while working in CPCB and also presented/publish more than 50 papers in National and International peer reviewed Journals. He also guided several M.Tech and Ph.D. students of IIT-Delhi, JNU, Delhi University etc.
In recent years the standards and guidelines to reduce emissions from major air polluting industries have been made more stringent to reduce its impact on Air Environment and human health. In this paper, the steps taken by CPCB/MOEF to upgrade emission standard and inclusion of toxic pollutants control for few large air polluting industries like iron & steel plants, cement plants, aluminium plants, oil refinery and thermal power plants have been presented. Further the impact of reduction of air pollution load on Air environment have also been discussed.
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