Process
Under the existing pollution Control Laws, all type of industrial units, before establishing are required to seek CONSENT TO ESTABLISH (NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE) from environmental pollution angle. For this purpose Board has prescribed an application format. Industries are required to submit an application along with necessary enclosures pertaining information's like site details, proposed pollution control plans, registration certificate from Industry Department, etc. Completed application has to be submitted either to General Manager, District Industrial Center (GM, DIC) or to Member Secretary, U.P. Pollution Control Board Lucknow or to Regional Officers of U.P. Pollution Control Board. In order to simplify the process of Obtaining Consent to Establish (NOC), the Board has decentralized the power of issuance of this certificate and has delegated to G.M, DIC and Regional officer, UPPCB.
According to the provisions of Water (Prevention & Control of pollution) Act – 1974 and revised provisions of the Act, Industries and local bodies who are discharging their effluent to river / ground/sever has to obtain consent after furnishing application on prescribed form and prescribed fee.
Time Frame
According to the Act, the application has to be disposed off within four months from the date of receipt to the Board. It is examined while disposing the application that there is arrangement in the industry for, necessary purification and the flow after treatment is being disposed according to the standards laid down by the Board. Against any order passed by the Board in this regard appeal can be made before the Appellate Authority.
As per the provisions of Air (Prevention & Control of pollution) Act – 1981 and revised provisions of the Act for running any industry and disposal of effluent to the Air, or for using any new redesigned chimini or for continuing disposal of effluents to the air it is essential to obtain consent from the Board on prescribed application form and fee. There is provision for disposal of the application within four months from the receipt of the application to the Board. Appeal, against any order passed by the Board, can be made within thirty days efore the Appellate Authority.
The time frame for providing consent/ disposal is given here under:-
| Category |
Nodal Officer |
Validity |
Time Frame Work |
| For category 220 non polluting industries (click here to view list) |
The date of receipt of application by the Board shall be treated as consent |
The consent shall be valid for non polluting industries. Till any deviation in the production activity/ change in product/ expansion in production capacity. |
Immediate |
| Polluting industries other than 47 highly polluted industries |
Concerned Regional Officer |
Large scale industries for one year. Medium sector industries for 3 years at a time. Small scale industries for 5 years at a time. |
Maximum one month |
| 47 Highly polluting industries |
Member Secretary |
One Year |
Maximum four months |
Standard for water, air and noise pollution is available on website of the Board www.uppcb.com
No Objection Certificate for new industries
For setting up new industries and for change in production process/ modernization/ capacity enhancement, provision has been made that the entrepreneur shall have to obtain No Objection Certificate from the Board from the point of view of Air Pollution. The motive behind issuing No Objection Certificate is that where the industry is proposed to be implemented there may not be any future aggravation in environmental Pollution due to the establishment of the industry.
The application for highly polluting industry under category 47 are disposed-off within four months from the date of receipt of application to the Board and for remaining within one month.
| Category |
Nodal Office |
Disposal Time |
| For establishment of category 220 industries (click here to view list) |
No requirement to obtain No Objection from the Board (Office Order No.G-2164/ 37/ARAN/97 dated 3.6.1993 and Office Order No. G-10456/C-3/01 dated 6.10.2001 regarding such industries.
The District Industries Centre in the temporary registration shall have to indicate that no Objection Certificate exemption has been provided in the concerned Notification.
|
Immediate |
| Other than 47 Highly polluting industries |
Concerned Regional Officer |
Maximum one month |
| 47 Highly polluting industries |
Member Secretary/ Chairman |
Maximum four months |
Procedure for obtaining NOC from U.P. Pollution Control Board for setting up slaughter house and meat processing unit in the State
Process Flow Chart for getting NOC from UPPCB (RO)
Process Flow Chart for getting NOC from UPPCB (HQ)