There have
been stricter norms related to the emissions of air pollutants, effluents
discharged from industries, or hazardous waste generation or handling as a
result of increased awareness to protect the environment and the surroundings,
as well as the feeling that we are just trustees to the environment and need to
protect it. With the introduction of the ‘polluter pays’ idea throughout all
regulations and legislation, there are now pollution-related standards and
processes that industries and other business entities must adhere to. Pollution License is one of the
factors. On a high level, it consists of two parts: Consent to Establish and Consent
to Operate.
Before we get
into the processes for obtaining the appropriate NOC, we must first understand
an essential index known as the Pollution Index of every industrial sector,
which is represented by a number between 0 and 100, with 0 indicating the least
pollution effect and 100 representing the most.
The industries
are categorised into four groups depending on their pollution index score:
•
White (less
than 20)
•
Green (score between 21-40)
•
Orange (score
between 41-60)
•
Red (score
above 60)
With a higher
pollution index score, the type and scope of rules and requirements become more
stringent.
There are two
major steps involved in getting the pollution license, the first one is Consent
to Establish permission and the second one is Consent to Operate permission. We
will try to provide a brief introduction on both of them.
Consent to Establish
This is the
first step in the journey; in this step, the details of the proposed project
and its potential for pollution are summarized in a document and presented to
the Committee, which examines various details such as machinery quality, impact
on the nearby ecosystem, and a variety of other factors, and once the committee
is satisfied, the project is approved. Once you are approved, you will get it
in form of Consent to Establish.
Consent to Operate
The second
step is to establish the machinery and related infrastructure that you had
presented in the document that was served to the committee for granting the CTE
license. Once you have been granted the CTE license, you can move forward and
establish the machinery and related infrastructure that you had presented in
the document that was served to the committee for granting the CTE license.
Once the installation is complete and the industry is ready to run at full
capacity, numerous parameters are measured again, and if the committee is
satisfied with the results in terms of pollution standards, the Consent to
Operate license is awarded.
For any assistance
with pollution NOC or other certificates, Green Genra is a name you can trust.
Our clients benefit from our services and assistance at every step, and our
team of committed and subject specialists understands the complexities of the
process, which comes in helpful. Each stage in the procedure necessitates a
variety of paperwork, and we can assist you in getting them in order according
to the standards. We can also help with the installation of various pollution
control devices and types of equipment, as well as the follow-up process
through committees, and we can answer specific questions that require the
assistance of experienced specialists who are familiar with the regulations in
detail.