Consent to Operate

Exemption for Certain Industrial Plants under the Water and Air Pollution Acts Introduction In a major update, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has issued a notification exempting specific categories of industrial plants from certain provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of…

The “Green-Channel” system expedites consent renewals by categorizing units as “Compliant” or “Non-Compliant” based on site compliance. Non-compliant units are excluded, with eligibility limited to those with a clean compliance history. Renewals focus on existing capacity and pollution sources, and approvals are granted within 7 days by Group-Incharge/Regional Officers without higher-level approval. The GIC and…

Introduction Monitoring and enforcement mechanism for the Standard Operating Procedure infrastructure like roads, pipelines, and water bodies through projects like dredging and de-silting for upkeep, disaster management, and functionality.   The Ministry emphasizes the need to enforce the mentioned SOP/environmental safeguards thoroughly in the field.  project proponent should inform the concerned SPCB at least fortnight before…