The Central Pollution Control Board on 13th July 2020 has issued guidelines for the management of wastes from dairy farms and gaushalas and has issued methods for disposal of solid waste, wastewater and air quality management.
Key Highlights from the guidelines.
- Dairies and gaushalas should collect dung from the floor of the shed at regular interval, so as to keep the floor clean.
- Dairy premises and its surrounding areas should be properly sanitized and disinfected, e.g. by sprinkling crushed lime regularly and the solid wastes should be collected & stored properly for its treatment.
- Dairies and gaushalas should take necessary steps for the judicious usage of water for drinking & bathing of cattles and other services including floor cleaning. The same should not exceed 150 litres/day/cattle.
- Dairies and gaushalas should ensure that the wastewater, being discharged, is adequately treated so as to meet the standards as prescribed by SPCBs/PCCs.
- The animal housing should be adequately ventilated allowing sufficient supply of fresh air to remove humidity, dissipate heat and prevent build-up of gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, ammonia, etc.
- Dairy farms and gaushalas should be located outside city/village boundaries, atleast 200 meters away from residential dwellings and 500 meters away from hospitals & schools and should not be located in flood prone areas, subject to flooding at 1-in-25-year or more frequent levels in order to avoid contamination of water bodies.
- The SPCBs/PCCs shall carry out an environmental audit of atleast 2 dairy farms and 2 gaushalas, randomly selected from each district of the state/UT, and submit the compliance and action taken report to CPCB on a half-yearly basis.
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