Date : 3 March, 1997 Time : 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Venue : Auditorium, School of Life Sciences 10.00 am Reception of the Chief Guest 10.05 am Welcome Address : Prof. V. Rajamani, Dean, School of Environmental Sciences 10.10 am Inaugural Address : Shri. T.K.A. Nair, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. 10.25 am Key Note Address : Padmashri C.P. Vohra, Former Director General, GSI 10.40 am Presidential Remarks : Prof. Rahmatullah Khan, Rector, JNU 10.55 am Vote of Thanks : Dr. S.I. Hasnain, Organising Secretary 11.00 am Tea and Snacks
Chairman : C.P. Vohra
Rapporteur : J.T. Gergan
1. Short term climatic and environmental changes on Himalayas based on isotopic and chemical tracers and shallow ice cores by V.N. Nijampurkar, D.K. Rao and M.M. Sarin, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. 2. Relation between the mass balance of the Naradu glacier, Himachal Pradesh and meteorological parameters by M.N. Kaul, A.K. Raina and Ravi.K. Sharma, Department of Geography, University of Jammu. 3. Accumulation and flow rates of ice on Dokriani Bamak glacier Central Himalaya, based on radioactive and stable isotopes by D.K. Rao, V.N. Nijampurkar and M.M. Sarin, Physical Research Laboratory. 4. Impact of glacier dynamics on the late Quaternary history of Naradu glacier basin, Himachal Pradesh by M.N. Kaul, A.K. Raina and Ravi K. Sharma, Department of Geography, Univerisity of Jammu. 5. A study on snowfall climatology over western Himalayas by A.P. Dimri*, U.C. Mohanty and M.C. Pant Ceter for atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi-110016, * Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment, Manali, H.P. 6. Medium Range Prediction of Snowfall over Himalayan Region by a Global Circulation Model by L.S. Rathore, Nisha Mondiratta and Akhilesh Gupta, National Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, Department of Science and Technology, Mausam Bhavan Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.
Chairman : Brig. S.S. Sharma
Rapporteur : Dr. M.N. Kaul
1. Where do we stand in glacier Hydrology today ?. Pratap Singh, K.S. Ramasastri and Naresh Kumar, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee. 2. Himalayan snow and Ice: an overview. Jagdish Bahadur, Project Coordinator, Vigyan Prasar, C-24, Quitab Institutional area, New Delhi. 3. Monsoonal control on discharge characteristics of glaciarised Himalayan catchments. Renoj J. Thayyen and Syed I. Hasnain, Himalayan Glacier Project, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 4. Geoinformatics in glacier and hydrological monitoring for watershed and headwater region management. R.B. Singh, Department of Geography, University of Delhi, Delhi. 5. Results of expedition to Dokriani Bamak, Garhwal Himalya, India, Dr. J.T. Gargan and D.P. Dobhal, Wadia Institue of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun.. 6. Comparision of landforms of the Chhota Shigri glacier in Himachal Himalaya and Dokriani Bamak glacier in Garhwal Himalaya. R.K. Chaujar, Wadia Institue of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun. 7. Application of remote Sensing Technique in Glacier and Snow Cover studies by M.S. Dhanju, Water Resources Development Training Center, Univeristy of Roorkee. 8. Satellite Remote sensing application in Snow Hydrology with principle reference to mapping and monitoring of snow cover for providing operational snow - melt forecast in Sutlej basin by Shiv Sankar, Water Resources Group, National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad.
Chairman : Dr. Jagdish Bahadur
Rapporteur : Dr. D.K. Rao
1. Glacio chemical investigations of Himalaya glaciers by M.M. Sarin, V.N. Nijampurkar and D.K. Rao, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. 2. Dissolved load in Dokriani glacier meltwaters by Syed I. Hasnain and Renoj J. Thayyen, Himalayan glacier project, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 3. Hydrochemistry of Sub-Alpine streams in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttar Pradesh by Atul Aditya Panday, Patna Univeristy, Bihar. 4. Hydrochemical Investigations of Meltwaters draining from Bhagnyu Glacier, Garhwal Himalaya by Kameleshwar Pratap and Abhay Kumar Singh, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 5. Solute and suspended load characteristics of Alaknanda river basin, Garhwal Himalaya by Abhay Kumar Singh, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 6. Meltwater chemistry and Suspended sediment characteristics of Pindari Glacier Meltwaters, Kumaon Himalaya by Shiv Kumar Pandey, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 7. Suspended sediment - Discharge variations in Dokriani glacier meltwaters, Garhwal Himalaya by Renoj J.Thayyen and Syed I. Hasnain. Himalayan Glacier Project, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 8. Meltwater characteristics of Himalayan glaciers during late ablation season period by Sarfaraz Ahmed, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 9. Ecological implication of Land use - Land cover changes in Alpine Region by K.K Sen, K.S. Rao and K.G. Saxena*, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi- Katarmal, Almora,263643, * School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Unversity, New Delhi.
National Workshop on Legal Regulation of Hazardous Substances and Processes. Organised
by The Indian Law Institute & The Ministry of Environment and Forests held at Indian Law
Institute, Bhagawandas Road, New Delhi, India (November 29-December 1, 1996).
SESSION 1 [10 a.m. TO 11.15 a.m.]
LEGISLATIVE REGULATION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND PROCESSES
Issues :
Regulation of Industries - existing or new - Need for a uniform legislative definition of
hazardous substances - extent and application of the law - whether uniformly applicable or
certain matters left with the states - Norms for pollution control
SESSION II [11.30 a.m. to 1.15 p.m.]
LOCATION SITING AND LICENSING OF HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES
Issues :
Norms for licensing - feasibility of having uniform licensing policy - Location and Siting
of Industries - shifting of Industries problem
SESSION III [2.00 p.m. to 3.15 p.m.]
NORMS OF SAFETY AND INFORMATION
Issues :
Norms of safety - procedure of formulation - Norms of information - responsibility of
industry in dissemination of information - responsibility of Government - rights of workers and
local populations
SESSION IV [3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.]
IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND WASTES
Issues :
Norms for import and handling of hazardous substances and processes - Authority regulating
import - Expertise of enforcement authority - Norms for import of hazardous waste -
management of hazardous waste
01.12.1996
SESSION V [10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.]
LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION
Issues :
Norms of Liability - strict of fault based - upon failure to observe norms - upon accident
upon disaster
Basis of Compensation - paying capacity of Industry - earning capacity of sufferer - volume
of harm caused : to individual, to local population - to population at large and to environment
compulsory insurance
Extent of Compensation - mandatory minimum compensation - proportionate to harm
suffered - immediate and long term harm suffered
SESSION VI [1.30 p.m. 4.00 p.m.]
ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Issues :
Administrator enforcement authorities - Technical support needed for enforcement - problem
of overlapping jurisdictions - Monitoring of enforcement authorities - Difficulties encountered
by enforcement authorities - Forums of dispute settlement : courts, tribunals, committees,
collector - Judicial intervention - Implementation of judicial orders - difficulties encountered -
people s participation in dispute settlement - Efficacy ofvarious forums
VALEDICTORY SESSION [4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.]
Programme
30.11.1996
Chairperson : Hon ble Mr. Justice C.R. Calla
Judge
High Court of Gujarat
Co-chairperson : Mr. Vijay Sharma
Joint Secretary
Ministry of Environment & Forests
Theme Presentation : Dr. Indrani Chandrashekharan
Discussants
Mr. M.M. Srivastava : Director, Ministry of Petroleum & Chemicals, Delhi
Mr. R.B. Dutta : Ex-ICI, Calcutta
Mr. K. Chatterjee : Development Alternatives
Mr. Bhatnagar : KLG, TNO
Prof. V. Subramanian : Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Chairperson : Hon'ble Mr. Justice U.C. Banerjee
Judge, Calcutta High Court
Co-chairperson : V. Subramanian
School of Environmental Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110 067
Theme Presentation : Mr. Mirashi, Director, Industrial Safety
Maharashtra
Discussants
Mr. M.C. Mehta : Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Dr. Chhatrapati Singh : Centre for Environmental Law,
WWF, Lodi Road, New Delhi
Prof. Nilay Chaudhury : Jadavpur University, Calcutta
Mr. Sikandar Ali : Industrial Toxicology Research Centre
Lucknow
Mr. Venkataraman : Techno Safe Consultants
Chairperson : Hon ble Mr. Justice Aftab Alam
Judge, Patna High Court
Co-chairperson : Prof. S. Sethuraman
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Theme Presentation : Prof. S.N. Singh
University of Delhi
Discussants
Dr. K.C. Gupta : National Safety Council, Bombay
Dr. N.Seshagiri : National Informatic Centre, New Delhi
Ms. Aruna Dewan : Indian Council of Medical Research
Dr. Swaminathan : NEERI, Nagpur
Prof. Rahmatullah Khan : Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Mr. B. Ramaiah : Environmental Officer,
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
Chairperson : Hon ble Mr. Justice Dalveer Bhandari
Judge, Delhi High Court
Co-chairperson : Ms. Loretta Vaz
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Theme Presentation : Mr. A.K. Ganguli
Sr. Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Discussants
Dr. S.C. Saxena : National Productivity Council, New Delhi
Dr. Laxmi Raghupathy : Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi
Mr. Iqbal Malik : VATAVARAN
Dr. Narinder Singh : Legal and Treaties Division
Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi
Dr. Ravi Aggarwal : SRISHTI
Chairperson : Hon ble Mr. Justice Manmohan Sarin
Judge, Delhi High Court
Co-chairperson : Mr. R.C. Chopra
Delhi Higher Judicial Service
Theme Presentation : Ms. Usha Ramanathan
Discussants
Dr. Rashid Hassan : Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi
Mr. Subhir Gupta : Tata Risk Management Services
Mr. S.S. Prakash : General Insurance Corporation
Dr. M. Talib : Department of Sociology
Jamia Millia Islamia Univ.
Mr. S. Muralidhar : Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr. R.T. Nagrani : Emergency Management Consultants
Chairperson : Hon ble Mr. Justice M.N. Rao
Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Co-chairperson : Mr. D.K. Biswas
Chairperson, Central Pollution Control Board
Theme Presentation : Mr. Furqan Ahmad
Discussants
Mr. P.V. Kulkarni : Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
Mr. Rao : Municipal Commissioner, Surat
Mr. Anees Ahmad : Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr. G. Vaidyanathan : DG FASLI
Mr. A.B. Pandey : Ministry of Labour
Welcome Address : Mr. R.K. Anand
Vice President, Indian Law Institute
Presentation of : Mr. Vijay Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of
workshop Report Environment & Forests , New Delhi
Address : Mr. Soli J. Sorabjee
Senior Advocate
Valedictory Address : Hon ble Mr. Justice J.S. Verma
Judge, Supreme Court of India
Presidential Remarks : Mr. Ashok H. Desai
Attorney General of India
Vote of Thanks : Mr. A.K. Ganguly