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. 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 StatePCB to monitor water quality in river on day-to-day basis
/ref> *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

2014 establishments in Telangana Government agencies established in 2014 State agencies of Telangana State pollution control boards of India {{Telangana-stub

History

Responsibilities

Functions

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