Sri Vijaya Puram, May 6: All industrial units and stakeholders have been informed that, as per Section 25 (Restrictions on New Outlets and New Discharges) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, no person shall, without the previous consent of the State Board, establish or take any steps to establish any industry, operation, or process, or any treatment and disposal system or any extension or addition thereto, which is likely to discharge sewage or trade effluent into a stream, well, sewer, or on land.
Further, as per Section 21 (Restrictions on Use of Certain Industrial Plants) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, no person shall, without the previous consent of the State Board, establish or operate any industrial plant in an air pollution control area.
Accordingly, no industrial unit shall be established without obtaining Consent to Establish (CTE), nor shall any unit operate without obtaining Consent to Operate (CTO) from the State Pollution Control Board. Compliance with these requirements is mandatory under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.”
The Andaman and Nicobar Pollution Control Committee (ANPCC) has observed that several industrial units in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been established and are operating without obtaining the requisite consents, which is in violation of the above-mentioned statutory provisions.
All stakeholders and industrial entrepreneurs have been advised to obtain CTE prior to establishment and CTO prior to commencement of operations. Applications for the same shall be submitted online through the portal: www.anocmms.nic.in.
Failure to comply with these provisions will invite strict action under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.