The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) on October 28, 2020 has issued an order stating that the implementation of certain services will be made online by OSPCB. Implementation process for following services have been made online:
• Consent to Establish under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
• Consent to Operate under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
• Authorization under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans boundary Movement) Rules, 2016
• Authorization under Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
• Authorization under E-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016.
• Registration/ Renewal under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Further to the implementation of the online system, it is notified that:
• No physical/ manual application should be required to be submitted for the above services.
• The application shall be disposed off within the stipulated timeline as defined under ORTPS Act-2012.
• Authorities shall accept downloaded digitally, manually signed certificates as valid and shall not require physically signed/ stamped certificate. However, the applicant shall produce authentic copy of the respective documents on demand during inspection.
• The applicant shall not be required to get in touch with the authorities in person except in cases where inspection is mandated by law.
[Order no- 10626/IND-II-CTE-6391]
