Telangana Pollution Control Board
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 7 July 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Telangana |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana,  India |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Telangana |
| Website | http://tspcb.cgg.gov.in/ |
The Telangana Pollution Control Board is an ministry of Government of Telangana. It is body of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the State of Telangana, India.[1] 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:[2]
- 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 :[3]
- 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[4]
- 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
See also
- Awaaz Foundation Non-governmental organisation in India, works towards preserving and enhancing environment and for other socially oriented causes.
References
- ^ Telangana PCB constituted
- ^ Responsibilities
- ^ Functions
- ^ PCB to monitor water quality in river on day-to-day basis