Kerala Pollution Board NOC

On September 12, 1974, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board was founded as a regulatory body to carry out various pollution control regulations. The board is dedicated to giving the people of Kerala State a clean environment. To control pollution, the Board has conducted numerous investigations on the soil, water, and air below ground.

The Board is authorized to carry out the duties of the State Pollution Control Board for all States under Section 4 of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974 and Section 6 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1981. All State Pollution Control Board duties are delegated to the Pollution Control Board (PCB), which has this authority. However, Section 4(4) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974 and Section 6 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1981 provide that the PCB may delegate all or any of its powers and functions as a State Board under the said Acts to such person or group of people as the Central authority may deem appropriate.

• To develop and ensure the implementation of a comprehensive strategy for the prevention, control, or reduction of stream and well pollution in the State;
• To provide advice to the State Government on any issue pertaining to the reduction, prevention, or control of water pollution;
• To gather and spread knowledge about water pollution and ways to avoid, regulate, or eliminate it;
• To promote, carry out, and take part in studies and research on issues related to water pollution and the control, prevention, or reduction of water pollution;
• To organize mass education programs and work with the Central Board to organize training for anyone involved in or planning to be involved in programs linked to the prevention, control, or reduction of water pollution;
• To examine plans, specifications, or other information pertaining to facilities set up for the treatment of water, works for their purification, and the system for the disposal of sewage or trade effluents, or in connection with the granting of any consent as required by this Act, to establish, modify, or annul effluent standards for the sewage and trade effluents and for the quality of.
• To inspect air pollution control areas at such intervals as it may think necessary, assess the quality of air therein and take steps for the prevention, control or abatement of air pollution in such areas
• To establish standards for the discharge of any air pollutant into the atmosphere from any source other than a ship or an aircraft, in consultation with the Central Board and taking into consideration the standards for the quality of the air established by the Central Board; provided, however, that different standards for emission may be established under this clause for different industrial sources.
• To keep an eye on whether ground water, air quality, leachate, compost, and incinerator regulations are being followed;
• To accept and process requests for permission to establish facilities for the processing and disposal of waste, as well as to grant, deny, renew, or revoke permission;
• The Central Pollution Control Board with annual reports.
• To receive applications for authorization from organizations responsible for producing, gathering, receiving, storing, transporting, treating, disposing of, and/or handling biomedical waste, to process the applications, and to grant, deny, renew, suspend, or cancel the authorization;
• To gather annual reports from operators and provide them to the Central Pollution Control Board;
• Assisting the District Collector with the public hearing and providing the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change with a report on it.
• To file a court case to implement the court's direction under section 13(3)(b), to prevent the owner from handling hazardous substances under section 13(1), and to collect the cost of doing so under section 13 (4).

The scale of the industries, resource consumption, pollution from the release of pollutants and effluents, and its anticipated influence on health were used as the main factors in the categorizing process up to this point. The categorization processes have been primarily based on the scale of the industries and resource consumption, and that pollution from the release of pollutants and effluents, as well as its anticipated impact on health, has not been regarded as a primary criterion. According to the Relative Pollution Index, there are as follows for a number of industries in each category: 

• Red category: Industrial Sectors having a Pollution Index score of 60 and above
• Orange category: Industrial Sectors having Pollution Index score of 41 to 59
• Green category: Industrial Sectors having Pollution Index score of 21 to 40
• White  Category: Industrial Sectors having Pollution Index scores incl. & up to 20

The Environment (Protection) Act of 1986's environmental clearance requirement, as well as the consent requirements of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1981 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974, do not apply to projects that fall under the new category of "white," which are essentially non-polluting. The goal of categorization is to encourage industrial sectors to adopt cleaner technology, which will ultimately result in the generation of no or very little pollution. It also serves to ensure that the industry is formed in a way that is consistent with the environmental objectives.

What Are The Types Of Consent Under The Kerala Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) NOC?

Environmental pollution control must be carried out in an integrated and thorough manner because all environmental segments are interconnected. An all-encompassing solution cannot be achieved by changing one type of pollution into another. For instance, if a business installs a scrubber to abide by the terms of an Air Act consent, the slurry waste must be taken into account in the terms of a Water Act consent, and if a company installs an oil trap to abide by the terms of a Water Act consent, the disposal of the recovered oil must be taken into account in the terms of a Hazardous Wastes Rules authorization. To achieve comprehensive compliance in all areas of environmental pollution control, it is necessary to combine the various consents and authorizations for effluent, emissions, and solid wastes.

The Board made the decision to implement an integrated clearance process and recommended to the State Government the necessary revisions to the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Rules and the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Rules. The proposal was approved and the Water Rules and the Air Rules were changed. The integrated application comes in five different forms to address the following sources of pollution:

• Consent under Water Act
• Consent under Air Act
• Authorisation under Hazardous Wastes Rules
• Authorization under Bio-Medical Wastes Rules and
• Registration under Plastics MS&U Rules

Consents, authorizations, and registrations should only be granted after all necessary environmental compliance.

Consent to Establish

Prior to beginning any work at the project site, consent to establish must be acquired. The applicant must seek Consent to Operate under the Water Act and/or the Air Act before commissioning such a unit. The webpage is where the application must be submitted. You can pay the consent fee online. However, even if the unit's construction has already begun, the consent to establish is still granted as long as the site is suitable;

• The required pollution control measures are provided.
• The application for consent to establish is accompanied by a consent fee including a penalty of 50% for late submission of the application

Consent to Operate

The applicant needs to get the Water Act's Consent to Operate. Applicants must submit their applications online. The applicable District Office accepts online payments for the consent fee.

What is the procedure to obtain a Kerala Pollution Control Board NOC?

When applying for permission to operate and permission to establish in the State of Kerala, the Prevention of Water Pollution Act, 1969, was cited. In accordance with Section 5 of the Air (P &CP) Act of 1981, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1981, and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974, the Board's rules were also developed. The Project Proponent and Start-ups that desire to operate their business project must first obtain authorization before establishing the Project anywhere in the State of Kerala. Each Project, Industry, and Non-Industries unit has been classified into one of four categories - Red, Orange, Green, or White - based on the range that it falls under in the Pollution Index and Pollution Potential for Consent Management. The project may already be created and operating, thus approval to establish the project is not necessary since the project must have the authorization to operate by the stipulated date.

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• We will deliver the CTE/CTO to you via email and courier

What are the Documents required to obtain Consent?

• Site map displaying buildings, roads, and water features within a 100-meter radius (200 metres for crusher industry).
• Affidavit on 200 rupees stamp paper or a certificate from a chartered accountant as proof of gross fixed capital investment (The cost of land, buildings, plants, machinery, etc. without depreciation up to the date of application shall be included in the gross fixed capital investment. If the land is leased, the cost of the land will be five times the annual lease payment.) There must be an associated registered leasing agreement.  
• A3/A4-sized layout plan displaying the location of the effluent treatment plant, outputs, and emission sources.
• Flow diagram chart and design specifications for the wastewater treatment facility concept.
• Specifics of proposed air and water pollution control strategies.
• Administration of solid waste details (HW, BMW etc)
• A copy of the possession certificate or the land tax receipt.

For Red, Orange, and Green category activities for which the applicant or industry produces a self-certification on conformity with environmental legislation, the consent to operate is automatically renewed. The following are the main aspects of the plan: 

• For operations where there is no change in production capacity and pollutant load as indicated through the most recent online application for consent, the consent to operate will automatically renew. 
• If the capital investment stays the same or varies, as long as there are no changes to the production capacity or emission load, the consent will automatically renew. 
• The applicant or industry must self-certify that the terms of the prior permission have been met. The Owner/Board of Directors must properly approve this self-certification.

Documents required for renewal

• Site map displaying buildings, roads, and water features within a 100-meter radius (200 metres for crusher industry).
• Affidavit on 200 rupees stamp paper or a certificate from a chartered accountant as proof of gross fixed capital investment (The cost of land, buildings, plants, machinery, etc. without depreciation up to the date of application shall be included in the gross fixed capital investment. If the land is leased, the cost of the land will be five times the annual lease payment.) There must be an associated registered leasing agreement.  
• A3/A4-sized layout plan displaying the location of the effluent treatment plant, outputs, and emission sources.
• Flow diagram chart and design specifications for the wastewater treatment facility concept.
• Specifics of proposed air and water pollution control strategies.
• Administration of solid waste details (HW, BMW etc)
• A copy of the possession certificate or the land tax receipt.

The Validity of Consent to Establish is 3 (three) years.

Consent to Operate- The duration of consent is 5 (five) years. However, if the price for these years is remitted, consent may be granted for the Orange category for a maximum of 10 years and for the Green category for a maximum of 15 years.

Validity of the renewed Consent

The maximum time frame for finishing the process is 1 (one) week from the date that the completed application is submitted. 

• Only the day that the application is made fully complete will be taken into account as the date that it was submitted. 
•  Industry will receive a certificate that has been provisory renewed and has a ^ (six) month validity period. 
• The Board will have finished the consent renewal process for the submitted application during this time.

At least 3 (three) months before the consent's expiration, a request for its renewal must be made. If a renewal application is received in the final three months of the validity term, a penalty equal to 25% of the prescribed consent fee will be assessed. A fine equal to 50% of the consent fee must be paid if the application is submitted after the validity period has passed.

What is the Procedure for Inspection under the KSPCB?

• The applicant's documentation must be carefully examined to determine whether the information provided about the type of industry is accurate and complete.
• The Environmental Engineer must initiate an OCMMS inspection activity and assign the file to the appropriate inspecting Officer.
• The inspecting officer must gather the applicant's background information and compliance history (if any are available). The inspecting Officer will be able to take note of any particular areas that might need more in-depth examination or verification during the inspection process because they will be familiar with the nature of the industry's operations as a result.
• The inspecting Officer shall obtain the following information about the industry-

1. Location of the industry 
2. Past consents issued to the industry 
3. Previous inspection reports 
4. Notices issued to the industry for non-compliance and track record from the Board of the industry with respect to implementation of directions issued 
5. Line of activity of the industry  
6. Manufacturing process of the industry