The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on June 03, 2019, has issued a Notification prescribing the validity period for Consent to Operate (CTO) for Red, Orange & Green category industries or organizations.
Accordingly, the CTO validity period for Large/Medium/Small/Micro - Red, Orange, Green category industrial sectors/organization/ activities are prescribed as under:
|
Category
|
Red
|
Orange
|
Green
|
|
Large
|
5 Years
(5 Years fee)
|
10 Years
(10 Years fee)
|
15 Years
(10 Years fee)
|
|
Medium
|
5 Years
(5 Years fee)
|
10 Years
(10 Years fee)
|
15 Years
(10 Years fee)
|
|
Small
|
5 Years
(3 Years fee)
|
10 Years
(6 Years fee)
|
15 Years
(1 Year fee)
|
|
Micro (<25 lakhs)
|
5 Years
(1 Year fee)
|
10 Years
(1 Year fee)
|
One time permanent consent (1 Year fee)
|
The validity period shall come in to effect from the date of this Notification.
The Consent to Operate for Red, Orange & Green category industrial sectors/ organizations/ activities, the validity starting from next renewal of CTO shall be issued as prescribed above by collecting total consent fees as per the Notification dated February 19, 1998, under the Water Act and the Air Act. This Notification supersedes all other orders issued earlier in respect of consent validity period and shall be valid until further orders.
[Notification No. KSPCB/798/COC/2016-17/1490]
