The Board has established a Central Laboratory at Patiala equipped with latest sophisticated instruments/equipments to carry out the analysis of various pollutants. The main function of the cell is to analyze the Surface Water, Trade Effluent, Ground Water, Soil, Wetland, Air (Ambient and source monitoring) samples received in the laboratory. Besides the Board has two Zonal Laboratories located at Ludhiana and Jalandhar to cater to the need of Zonal Offices viz Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar. The Zonal laboratories are doing analysis work of water and air samples. The work of water section of Head Office Laboratory is supervised by Senior Scientific Officer and Zonal Laboratories are being supervised by Senior Environmental Engineer.
The Board is monitoring surface water quality of four major rivers (i.e. Setluj, Beas, Ravi and Ghaggar) of the State at 37 locations quarterly under National Water Monitoring Programme (NWMP) funded by Central Pollution Control Board.
The ground water quality of Ludhiana is being monitored bi-annually at 6 locations under National Water Monitoring Programme.
The analysis of the samples of Sewage Treatment Plants and Common Effluent Treatment Plants installed in different cities of the State are being done regularly on monthly basis.
The scientific cell is involved in preparing specifications for the purchase of instruments /equipments required by the laboratory.
Ambient Air Quality is monitored at 24 locations in Punjab under NAMP (National Ambient Air Monitoring Programme) for 24 hrs thrice a week. The data is e-mailed to Central Pollution Control Board in excel format. Four stations in rural areas have been set up since November 2012 to monitor the impact of burning of agricultural residue on the Ambient Air Quality in rural areas . It has been appreciated by Central Pollution Control Board that Punjab is the first State to initiate such monitoring.
The user data of all the stations can be visualized at link Ambient Air Quality data
List of Ambient Air Quality Stations (NAMP) in the State of Punjab
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Sr. No. |
Name of Station |
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1
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R.O. Building Amritsar |
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2
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Vinod Chilling Centre, Amritsar |
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3
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Milk Plant, Bathinda |
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4
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C-Pyte , Dera Baba Nanak |
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5
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Winsome Yarn Ltd., Barwala Road, Dera Bassi |
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6
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PCPL, Dera Bassi |
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7
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R.O.Jalandhar |
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8
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Punjab Maltex ,Sports & Sugical Complex, JDR |
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9
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Focal Point, Jalandhar |
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10
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MC Tubewell, JDR now Zonal Office, JDR |
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11
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A.S. Senior Secondary School, Khanna |
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12
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Markfed, Khanna |
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13
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Milk Plant, Ludhiana |
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14
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Rita Sewing Machine/ JBR, Ludhiana |
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15
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Vishvakarma Chowk, Ludhiana |
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16
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Zonal Office ,Ludhiana |
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17
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Raj Steel, Mandi Gobindgarh |
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18
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Modi Oil, Mandi Gobindgarh |
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19
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United steel, Mandi Gobindgarh |
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20
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NFL, Naya Nangal |
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21
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PACL, Naya Nangal |
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22
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Ceylon Industries, Patiala |
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23
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Fire Brigade Station, Patiala |
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24
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R.O Building, Batala |
List of Ambient Air Quality Stations (NAMP) in the Rural Area of Punjab
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Sr. No. |
Name of Station |
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1
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Gurudwara Gangsar, Village Gangsar, Distt.Sangrur, |
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2
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Viilage Himmatpura, Distt. Faridkot |
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3
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Viilage Rasulpur, Distt. Amritsar |
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4
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Viilage Mukandpur, Distt. SBS Nagar |