INDIA FOCUSES ON ENVIRINDIA FOCUSES ON ENVI
Building on the success of the inaugural event that took place in in 2017, Delhi again hosted an international conference and exhibition focusing on environmental monitoring. CEM India 2019 ran over three days in September, and attracted visitors and participants from all over the world. The impact of environmental regulations in India is driving an enormous requirement for accurate, reliable monitoring data, so the conference sessions were fully booked and the organisers had to extend the exhibition opening hours to accommodate the demand. In addition to emission monitoring issues relating to combustion gases, particulates, mercury and dioxins, the conference included new themes covering the monitoring of wastewater effl uents.
With a focus on real-time continuous emissions monitoring, CEM India 2019 addressed the regulations, standards, methods and technologies that apply to environmental monitoring. The event attracted around 800 participants both domestically and internationally, and included experts and technology providers as well as representatives from Indian industries, pollution control board offi cials and researchers.
In common with other countries, pollution control in India relies on accurate reliable environmental monitoring; helping to establish baseline data, measuring the effectiveness of abatement and checking compliance with regulations. The CEM India events were therefore created to help a broad spectrum of Indian industries to comply with new regulations governing emissions to air and water.
Initiatives to encourage the installation of Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS) in India began in 2014. Selected
industrial sectors are establishing monitoring programmes with data connectivity to the regulator’s server. However, this process requires attention to a number of key issues including CEMS selection, installation at the correct locations, calibration procedures, maintenance programmes, and performance evaluation and audit.
The main Indian industries that need to install CEMS include aluminium, zinc, copper, iron & steel, cement, distilleries, dying, chlor alkali, fertilizers, oil refi neries, petrochemical plants, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, power plants, pulp and paper mills, sugar and tanneries.
Besides being a capacity building and knowledge sharing platform, CEM India 2019 also unveiled huge business opportunities for national and international players in India. Eminent guests such as Dr. D. K. Aswal, Director, National Physical Laboratory (India), Dr. Prashant Gargava, Member Secretary, Central Pollution Control
Board, Chandra Bhushan, eminent environmentalist and researcher, inaugurated the event and delivered presentations in the main conference.
Dr. Aswal explained that the Indian government has given NPL India the responsibility for developing a certifi cation system for CEMS in India; a key initiative in the successful implementation of environmental regulation. He emphasised the importance of data quality and traceability in real-time monitoring, and explained the development of infrastructure for quality assurance. With the support of NPL in the UK, it is anticipated that the system will be established within the coming two years.
Dr. Gargava described real-time monitoring as an important initiative for improving environmental monitoring in India. He explained that this is not just benefi cial for regulatory purposes, but also for better industrial processes, better compliance and better pollution control.
AET October / November 2019
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