INFRASTRUCTURE

With a dedicated strength of 46 members, the Regional Directorate Regional Directorate Office has its permanent establishment at PICUP Bhawan, Gomtinagar, Lucknow. The office setup comprises two floors, each admeasuring appx 1200 sqm area and possessed with State of Art Administrative and Laboratory Infrastructure. The Laboratory has achieved NABL Accreditation as per International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 for Chemical and Biological Testing and is in advance stage of obtaining certification for Occupation Health and Safety Management System (OH&SMS) as per IS:18001:2007.

ACTIVITIES 

1. Co-ordination with SPCBs and PCC
2. Pollution Assessment, Survey & Monitoring
3. Pollution Control Enforcement
4. Hazardous Waste Management
5. Bio-medical Waste Management
6. Laboratory Management and Testing
7. Data Base Management
8. Training & Mass Awareness Activities

INDUSTRIAL SCENARIO

The North Zone predominantly has Agro based industries which include Sugar, Distillery, Pulp & Paper, Tanneries and their ancillariওes. Other major industries include Integrated Aluminum Smelter, Chlore alkali plant, Fertilizer, Cement and Stone Crushers. Different industrial clusters  in the Zone  and dominant industries therein are appended below:

Area	Type Of  Industry
Kanpur, Unnao, Agra (U.P.) 🌳 ♛  Jalandhar, Phagwara  (Punjab)	Tanneries
Ferozabad (U.P.)	Glass Bangle/Cutlery
Bhadohi (U.P.)	Carpet
Agra (U.P.)	Iron Foundries
Bulandshahar (U.P.)	Pottery
Aligarh & Moradabad (U.P.)	Brassware and Lock Manufacturing
Varanasi (U.P.)	Saree Manufacturing
Ludhiana (Punjab)	Woolen Textiles and Hosiery
Mandi Govindgarh (Punjab)	Steel Rolling Mills
Saharanpur (U.P.)  ꧋ Kashipur (Uttarakhand)	Paper Mills
Singraulli (U.P.)	Thermal Power Plants
Singraulli (U.P.)	Coal Mines
Ludhiana (Punjab), Faridabad (Haryana) Parwanoo (H.P.)	Electroplating
Baddi (H.P.)	Chemical and Pharmaceutical units
Panipat (Haryana)  an꧒d𒈔 Mathura (U.P.)	Textile Dying