Dear Mohantyji,
There are a variety of industries around Bangalore, mostly software.
There are some automobile companies, electronic companies, food processing
companies, etc. Karnataka State industrial development board has also developed an
industrial estate called Bidadi industrial estate, some 31 km from Bangalore. The major
company here is Toyota. There is also Yalachahally village near Bangalore where Volvo
plant is located.
You could include a variety of industries as you are focussing on compliance, even
hotels for that matter.
Regarding designing of questionnaire, make your questionnaire simple, and not very
complicated. You could ask for the following:
1. Compliance – Consent status of the companies (whether they have obtained clear
consent for discharge of waste water, for air emissions or for hazardous waste handling);
has any show cause notice been filed against the company; any cases by SPCB; any closure
notice; have they had to pay any fine, etc. Also ask for monitoring reports for waste
water, air emissions with the SPCB's standards. You can also ask if the company has
any internal standards.
2. For steps taken in minimisation of toxic releases to air, water and soil – You
can ask about the ETP, its description, air pollution control equipment attached to
various air pollution sources, various solid waste generated, is it reused or
disposed? How is it reused or disposed? What initiatives have been taken by the
company for minimisation of waste such as process or technology modification, etc.
3. Energy efficiency — Request for the total energy consumption, convert to a
common unit and then deduct per unit energy consumption. Or else, ask the industry to
provide the per unit energy consumed. However, comparison would be more valid only in case
of similar products and operations. You should also ask for energy conservation measures.
4. Production
& packaging — Very valid nowadays especially for automobile companies which
source a lot of component. Ask what packaging materials are used? Are the packaging
material received, sold or reused. What modifications have been made to reduce
packaging.
Check up the Green Ratings Programme (GRP) page in www.cseindia.org. The questionnaires
that CSE used for pulp and paper companies, automobile companies, and chlor-alkali
companies are there as pdfs.
