Telangana Pollution Control Board

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Formed 6 July 2014
Jurisdiction Government of Telangana Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana, India Minister responsible C. Laxma Reddy,Health Minister, Government of Telangana Agency executive Rajeev Sharma, Chairman of the Board Parent agency Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Telangana

The Telangana Pollution Control Board(Telugu: తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర కాలుష్య నియంత్రణ మండలి) is a body of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the State of Telangana, India. The board is charged with enforcing laws related to environmental protection.

History

TSPCB was constituted under Sec.4 of Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,1974 and Section 5 of Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act,1981, on 07-07-2014.

Responsibilities

The Board has the responsibility of implementing a series of Environmental Acts and Rules:

Water Act

Air Act

Environment Protection Act

Hazardous Waste Rules

Bio Medical Waste Rules

Municipal Solid Waste Rules

Plastic Manufacture, Sale and Usage Rules

E-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011.

Functions

Some of the functions of Telangana Pollution Board are :

To encourage, conduct and participate in investigations and research relating to problems of water pollution and prevention, control or abatement of water pollution

Lay down, modify or annul effluent standards for the sewage and trade effluents and for the quality of receiving waters resulting from the discharge of effluents and to classify waters of the State

To advise the State Government with respect to the location of any industry the carrying on of which is likely to pollute a stream

To evolve methods of utilisation of sewage and suitable trade effluents in agriculture

References

Telangana Pollution Control Board Wikipedia

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