Links to State Pollution Control Boards
LINKS TO STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARDS
| State |
Link |
Public Hearing Information |
Consent Granted/Rejected Information |
Citizen Charter |
FAQ |
Grievance Redressal / Complaint |
Legal Information | Legal Action |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Not traceable |
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| Arunachal Pradesh |
Yes, Minutes only |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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| Assam |
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| Bihar |
No |
No |
No |
Yes, in Consent section only |
Link given, not working |
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| Chhattisgarh |
Yes, Minutes, EIA summary |
No |
No |
Yes |
Under ‘ENVIS center’ link |
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| Gujarat |
Yes, Venue, time and documents |
Yes, Summary provided under ‘Activities’ |
No, FAQs |
Yes, Under ‘e-citizen’ |
Answered under ‘FAQ’ |
Yes, link to MoEF | No |
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| Haryana |
Yes, only PH notice |
Industry specific inspection matrix on environment |
Yes, under Policy Orders & notifications |
Yes |
No |
Notifications and laws only |
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| Himachal Pradesh |
Yes, proceedings of conducted hearings. |
No, only fee and list or red, green industries given |
No |
No |
No |
Norms and standards |
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| Jammu & Kashmir |
Yes, only few conducted summary |
Yes |
Link provided to ‘citizen guidelines’ but not working |
Link not working |
No |
Yes | No |
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| Jharkhand |
Yes, only conducted hearings date and notice of PH |
Yes, NOC, Consent |
No |
No |
Yes, Link “Help Desk” |
Yes, link to MoEF | No |
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| Karnataka |
Yes, Upcoming PH list, Ex Summary EIA upcoming and conducted |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes, through SMS, Fax, Phone, mail in Contact Us section |
Yes | Yes |
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| Kerala |
Yes, not in tabular form. Each entry has to be clicked to check |
Yes, No clear link |
Yes, No clear link |
No |
No |
Standards, circulars, notifications given |
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| Madhya Pradesh |
Yes, conducted & only summary – not updated |
Yes |
No |
No |
No, ‘Emergency Response Centre’ link |
Yes | Yes |
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| Maharashtra |
Yes for both upcoming and conducted |
Yes |
Yes, not upfront |
Yes |
No, locatable links in search, not on home page |
Yes | No, case laws |
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| Meghalaya |
Yes, Only conducted |
Links not working |
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| Odisha |
Yes, upcoming no date, venue & other details, for conducted PHs proceedings, date given |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes, on link “Citizen Forum” i.e. Public Complaint |
Yes | Yes, Only important case laws |
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| Punjab |
Yes, proceedings of conducted PHs |
No, list of industries in categories provided |
Yes, in the form of Do’s & Don’ts |
Yes |
Yes, Public Grievance Redress & Monitoring system (home page) |
Yes, Acts-Rules-Notifications | No |
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| Rajasthan |
Yes, information about conducted |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes | No |
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| Tamil Nadu |
Yes, only conducted but no proceedings |
Yes |
No, Public interest notices |
No |
Only mentions ‘investigate complaints’ under “commitment” |
Yes | No |
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| Uttar Pradesh |
Yes, in text form but not updated |
No, NOCs given |
Yes |
No |
Yes, Complaint web form provided |
Yes | No |
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| Uttarakhand |
Yes, conducted, only public notice and minutes |
Yes, only granted and under disposal |
No |
No |
Notice for general environment improvement prior to legal action |
No | No |
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| West Bengal |
Yes, under ‘Environmental News’ section |
No, description given |
No |
No |
Yes, description, e-mail, toll free number given under ‘Env. Legislation’ and ‘Activities’ – Legal and Public Grievances cell |
Yes | No, judicial orders etc. |
· Quick assessment of key features of PCBs websites in May 2014
· Some of the links not working / introduced now may start / introduced by respective states