The Telangana Pollution Control Board is an ministry of
Government of Telangana
The Government of Telangana also known as Telangana Government, is the governing authority of the state of Telangana in India. It consists of an executive, a judiciary and a legislative.
The state government is headed by the Governor of Telan ...
. It is body of the Department of Health and Family Welfare,
Government of the State of Telangana,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. 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
PCB to monitor water quality in river on day-to-day basis
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*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
Awaaz Foundation (meaning "the organisation against sound" – "Awaaz" means "sound" in Urdu) is a charitable trust and non-governmental organisation in Mumbai, India which builds awareness, carries out advocacy, and is involved in educational ...
Non-governmental organisation in India, works towards preserving and enhancing environment and for other socially oriented causes.
References
2014 establishments in Telangana
Government agencies established in 2014
State agencies of Telangana
State pollution control boards of India
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