CHAPTER 17 • Sustainable Developmental Planning in Ecologically Sensitive Dahanu Region
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• Limits to quantitative growth in keeping with the supportive capacity of natural resources, and assimilative capacity of environmental media;
• Control of wastewater discharges in the creeks and wetlands to protect nutrient recycling and breeding functions;
• Control of air pollutant emissions within the assimilative capacity of airshed(s) in the
region and restriction on ambient air quality levels of SOz, NOz and SPM to 20,30 and
100 Ilg m- 3 , respectively in Dahanu region to protect the orchards and plantations;
• Preservation of indigenous culture, and ensuring socio-cultural security for tribal
population.
17.3.2.1
Industrial Typology
The eco-sensitive nature of Dahanu Taluka and its 25 km buffer zone constrains the
industrial typology in keeping with the supportive and assimilative capacities in the
region. The criteria for selection of industries in this region should be:
• Use of local resource as industrial raw materials;
• focus on primary and tertiary sectors of economy;
• The preferred economic activity is mariculture, silviculture, agriculture and horticulture eco-tourism should also be promoted;
• Manufacturing of items that aid primary sector activity in the region;
• Focus on employment intensity and low skill requirements;
• Non-polluting, non-chemical and non-hazardous.
The number of units should be limited to the regenerative capacity of resource endowment.
The location of inpustries should be restricted to the areas outside Dahanu Taluka
and the 25 km buffer zone.
17.3.2.2
Environmental Compliance - Thermal Power Plant
Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES) - Thermal Power Plant (TPP). The location of (BSES)-(TPP) is on the wetlands and partly within the coastal regulations zone
(CRZ-I), thus violating coastal zone regulations. The measures to be undertaken by
BSES-TPP are delineated hereunder:
• BSES-TPP should shift, at the earliest, to the use of natural gas in place of coal. In
the interim period, it should use only the washed coal;
• All obstructions to the free flow of sea water into the creek should be removed forthwith by the Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES) - Thermal Power Plant (TPP);
• BSES-TPP should make arrangements for reuse of accumulated flyash. Current practice of disposal of flyash on wetlands should be stopped forthwith;
• The plantation around BSES should be predominantly of mangroves;
• BSES-TPP should install Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system forthwith in view
of limited air-environment assimilative capacity;
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• Limits to quantitative growth in keeping with the supportive capacity of natural resources, and assimilative capacity of environmental media;
• Control of wastewater discharges in the creeks and wetlands to protect nutrient recycling and breeding functions;
• Control of air pollutant emissions within the assimilative capacity of airshed(s) in the
region and restriction on ambient air quality levels of SOz, NOz and SPM to 20,30 and
100 Ilg m- 3 , respectively in Dahanu region to protect the orchards and plantations;
• Preservation of indigenous culture, and ensuring socio-cultural security for tribal
population.
17.3.2.1
Industrial Typology
The eco-sensitive nature of Dahanu Taluka and its 25 km buffer zone constrains the
industrial typology in keeping with the supportive and assimilative capacities in the
region. The criteria for selection of industries in this region should be:
• Use of local resource as industrial raw materials;
• focus on primary and tertiary sectors of economy;
• The preferred economic activity is mariculture, silviculture, agriculture and horticulture eco-tourism should also be promoted;
• Manufacturing of items that aid primary sector activity in the region;
• Focus on employment intensity and low skill requirements;
• Non-polluting, non-chemical and non-hazardous.
The number of units should be limited to the regenerative capacity of resource endowment.
The location of inpustries should be restricted to the areas outside Dahanu Taluka
and the 25 km buffer zone.
17.3.2.2
Environmental Compliance - Thermal Power Plant
Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES) - Thermal Power Plant (TPP). The location of (BSES)-(TPP) is on the wetlands and partly within the coastal regulations zone
(CRZ-I), thus violating coastal zone regulations. The measures to be undertaken by
BSES-TPP are delineated hereunder:
• BSES-TPP should shift, at the earliest, to the use of natural gas in place of coal. In
the interim period, it should use only the washed coal;
• All obstructions to the free flow of sea water into the creek should be removed forthwith by the Bombay Suburban Electric Supply (BSES) - Thermal Power Plant (TPP);
• BSES-TPP should make arrangements for reuse of accumulated flyash. Current practice of disposal of flyash on wetlands should be stopped forthwith;
• The plantation around BSES should be predominantly of mangroves;
• BSES-TPP should install Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system forthwith in view
of limited air-environment assimilative capacity;