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The ECAC will aim at promoting environmental compliance by assisting the industry to meet national and regional regulatory requirements with a strategic view of stretching beyond the domain of mandatory compliance and achieving other voluntary national and international standards by providing them information, extending technical support and developing capabilities.
Functioning of ECAC :
It has been envisaged that at the very initial period of start-up, WBPCB will support the activities of ECAC. This support will be mostly in the form of infrastructural assistance needed such as internet, fax, mail, photo-copying etc. Support would also be provided in terms of availability of staff and other facilities as required. The mechanism of sourcing and dissemination of information including organization of workshops, conference etc would also be offered by ECAC.
However, all these will be of temporary nature to put ECAC on a growth path. Ultimately, it has been planned to let the ECAC grow into a full-fledged autonomous body running its own operations independently. Also, it would have a very lean organization of only very few essential staff centered around a core committee of experts. Most of the work required to be done including documentation, net research etc. are proposed to be outsourced.
It is also envisaged that in due course of time, most of its work, according to the objectives as described elsewhere, would be carried out over the net, as far as practicable.
The ECAC will function from Industry House, 2nd Floor, 10 Camac Street, Kolkata 700017. The ECAC will receive technical, logistical and financial assistance and active cooperation from a host of partners – both on the domestic as well as the international front. The primary partners are :
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India - MOEF
Central Pollution Control Board - CPCB
Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal
West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB)
West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC)
Chambers of Commerce (ICC, BCCI)
Association of Industries (CII, FOSMI, Indian Chemical Council – ICC)
Sponge Iron Manufacturers Association (SIMA)
Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI)
College of Engineering and Leather Technology
Calcutta Leather Complex Tanners' Association (CLCTA)
Bengal Chrome Chemicals Manufacturers' Association (BCCMA)
Indian Lead Zinc Development Association (ILDZA)
National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML)
Indian Small Scale Storage Battery Components Manufacturing Association
Federation of Small and Medium Industries
West Bengal Small Industries Development Corporation
Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA)
Progressive Dyeing Association
*ICC - Indian Chamber of Commerce, CII - Confederation of Indian Industries, FOSMI - Federation of Small and Medium Industries
ECO-Asia Project/Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network (AECEN)
United States Environment Protection Agency (USEPA)
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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A Steering Committee has been constituted in May 2008 involving the major stakeholders for framing the policy guidelines for the ECAC, West Bengal and for coordinating with the AECEN and other interested parties. The Committee has the following members :
- Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, Govt.of West Bengal – Chairman
- Managing Director, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation – Member
- Member Secretary, West Bengal Pollution Control Board– Member
- Chief Environment Officer, Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal– Member
- Senior Environment Officer, Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal (to be nominated by the Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal)– Member
- Sri S. P. Yadav, Executive Director, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation – Member
- Dr. Dipak Chakraborty, Chief Scientist, West Bengal Pollution Control Board– Member
- Sri Jayanta Basu, representing a non-governmental organization – Member
- Secretary-General, Indian Chamber of Commerce or his representative – Member
- President, Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry or his representative - Member
- President, Federation of Small and Medium Industries or his representatives – Member
- Sri Subrata Ghosh, Chief Engineer, West Bengal Pollution Control Board – Member Convenor
The Chairman of the Committee may co-opt any other member in the Steering Committee as and when required. This Committee will remain operative for three years w.e.f. the date of formation after which the terms could be reviewed as required.