CPCB issues guidelines for environmental management of Dairy Farms and Gaushalas
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued guidelines for environmental management of Dairy Farms and Gaushalas. The major environmental issues of dairy farms and gaushalas are discharges of dung and urinal wastewater. This waste clogs the drainage systems and then pollutes the rivers and creates water pollution.
Following guidelines have been given by the government:
Solid Waste Management:
• To keep the floors, clean the dung should be collected at regular intervals.
• the premises should be disinfected and sanitised at regular intervals.
• The dungs and urinal should not be washed near the sewage so that the clogging does not happen.
• The practice of composting and bio-gas production shall be followed.
• The cow dung can be used as a wood fuel.
Wastewater Management:
• Judicious use of water for the cattle shall be done and the water usage should not exceed 150 litres a day.
• The water discharged should eb adequately treated according to the standards given by the SPCB.
Air Quality Management:
• The animal housing should be adequately ventilated allowing proper supply of fresh air.
• Proper sanitary conditions should be maintained.
• Tree plantation should be carried out near the premises to alleviate the smell from the dairy farms and gaushalas.
Siting Policy:
• Dairy Farms should be located 500 metres away from the city limits.
• They should not be in the flood prone area.
• They should be 200 metres away from the National Highways and 100 metres away from the State Highways.
