The Central Pollution Control Board has published the Environmental Guidelines for Poultry Farms which shall be applicable to all the category of Poultry Farms.The guidelines notifies the regulatory/monitoring mechanism for poultry farms.
Poultry Farms handling birds above 25,000 at single location will have to obtain consent to establish (CTE) and consent for operate (CTO) under the Water Act, 1974 & Air Act 1981 from State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committee.
Based on the number of handling of birds, Poultry farms may be classified into three categories.
· Small (5,000-25,000 bird)
· Medium (above 25,000-1,00,000 birds).
· Large (above 1,00,000 birds)
The poultry farms under small category are in un-organized sector run by economically weaker farmers and are of rural background. The Poultry Farms are categorized under “Green” Category, therefore validity of consent will be 15 yrs.
Following are the revised guidelines addressing environmental issues of Poultry Farms.
- Proper ventilation and free flow of air over manure collection points to keep it dry shall be ensured.
- Well-designed storage facilities should be provided to contain manure /litter.
- Poultry housing shall be 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
- The litter / manure storage facilities shall be minimum 2 m above the water table and of adequate size based on type and number of birds handled. Its base should be constructed with stone slabs or concrete or impermeable compacted clay.
- Periodic stirring of compost material should be done for its proper mixing.
- The dead birds arising from day to day farm activity should be separated from other live birds promptly and should be stored in closed containers \ disposed off within 24 hours
- The composting facility shall not be located within 300 m from the nearest dwelling and 100 m from any well or water course.
