Environmental Acts

• Water Act, 1974
• Water Cess Act, 1977
• Air Act 1981
• Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986
• Rules for Hazardous Micro Organisms
• Hazardous Waste (Mgnt & Handling) Rules, 1989
• Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989
• The Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991
• Costal Regulation Zone
• Bio - Medical Wastes Rules
• Recycled Plastics Usage Rules, 1998 (Draft)

Environment Standards

• Ambient Air Quality Standards
• Ambient Noise Standards
• BIS 10500 2012 New Standards
• CPCB Water Quality Criteria
• Fuels Euro Norms
• General Standards For Discharge Of Environmental Pollutants
• Packaged Water Standards
• General standards for discharge of environmental pollutants
• Standards for VOCs
• Air Pollution Limits
• Water Pollution Limits
• Noise Pollution Limits

PROCEDURE TO OBTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE:

• The proponent shall apply in the prescribed application format i.e. Form- 1 (or Form 1 & 1A in case of construction projects) along with relevant documents to the concerned Authority ( MoE&F, GOI in case of Category-A projects OR SEIAA, TS incase of Category-B projects).
• The proponents are invited to the meeting of the State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), an advisory committee to the State level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA). The applications are subjected to screening and scoping. The SEAC issues Terms of References (TORs) to the project proponents based on the climatic conditions of the region, surroundings of the site, manufacturing process, pollution generated from the proposed project etc.
• The proponent has to prepare a draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report based on the TORs issued by the SEAC. The proponent approaches concerned State Pollution Control Board to undergo the process of public consultation. The public hearing is conducted under the Chairmanship of District Magistrate or his /her representative not below the rank of an additional District Magistrate assisted by the representative of State PCB. A paper notification is issued in the local news papers both in Telugu and English languages 30 days in advance indicating the date, time and venue for the public hearing. The public hearing will be conducted on the date specified in the paper notification. The minutes of the public hearing are prepared and sent along with the representations received from the public to the concerned Authority i.e. MoE&F, GOI for Category-A projects and SEIAA for Category-B projects.
• The proponent prepares the final EIA report incorporating the issues arouses in the public hearing and submits to the concerned Authority i.e. MoE&F, GOI for Category-A projects and SEIAA for Category-B projects.
• The concerned Authority appraises the final EIA report, minutes of the public hearing and representations received from the public and the reply /commitments of the proponent on the issues arouse in the public hearing. A final decision is taken regarding issue of environmental clearance, conditions to be stipulated in the EC. Accordingly, environmental clearance is issued. If the Authority decides to reject the application of EC, the decision will be communicated to the proponent along with reasons for rejection.
• As per the provisions laid under EIA-2006 notification, the maximum time required for the process of an application for issue of Environmental Clearance is about 10 to 12 months. (i.e. for above mentioned 4 stages).

GENERAL CONDITION (GC):

Any project or activity specified in Category B will be treated as Category A, if located in whole or in part within 10 km from the boundary of: (i) Protected Areas notified under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, (ii) Critically Polluted areas as notified by the Central Pollution Control Board from time to time, (iii) Notified Eco-sensitive areas, (iv) inter-State boundaries and international boundaries

SPECIFIC CONDITION (SC):

If any Industrial Estate/Complex / Export processing Zones /Special Economic Zones/Biotech Parks / Leather Complex with homogeneous type of industries such as Items 4(d), 4(f), 5(e), 5(f), or those Industrial estates with pre defined set of activities (not necessarily homogeneous, obtains prior environmental clearance, individual industries including proposed industrial housing within such estates /complexes will not be required to take prior environmental clearance, so long as the Terms and Conditions for the industrial estate/complex are complied with (Such estates/complexes must have a clearly identified management with the legal responsibility of ensuring adherence to the Terms and Conditions of prior environmental clearance, who may be held responsible for violation of the same throughout the life of the complex/estate)