About TNPCB
The Tamilnadu Prevention and Control of Water Pollution Board was constituted by the Government of Tamilnadu on twenty seventh day of February, Nineteen eighty two (27-2-1982) in pursuance of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Central Act 6 of 1974). The Board was later renamed as Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in the year 1983. It enforces the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the rules made under these Acts, which includes.
- The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
- The Tamilnadu Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983.
- The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
- The Tamilnadu Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983
- The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986
- Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
- Fly Ash Utilization Notification 1999
- The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
- The Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006
- The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
- The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
- The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
- The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
- The E-Waste Management Rules, 2016
- The Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016
TNPCB is implementing the Pollution Control Legislations and Rules and Notifications framed therein. In discharging the duties entrusted to it, the Board investigates, collects and disseminates data relating to water, air and land pollution, lays down standards for sewage/trade effluent and emissions.
TNPCB issues consent to new industries in two stages. Consent to establish is issued depending upon the suitability of the site before the industry takes up the construction activities and consent to operate is issued after installation of pollution control measures by the unit to satisfy the standards.
The field officers of the Board periodically inspect every industry under their jurisdiction to assess the adequacy of treatment measures provided to treat the effluent and gaseous emission.