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.
(A) 221 TYPE OF
SMALL SCALE NON- POLLUTING INDUSTRY
Board has exempted 221 types of small scale non-polluting industry
vide its notification GO 2169/37/arf/97dated 3.6.97 and GO
8581/2000/software industry dated 28-06-2000 form seeking consent
To Establish (NOC). These type of Industries have to seek the
registration/consent to establish (NOC) from G.M, DIC.
(B) 27 CATEGORY OF
INDUSTRY
Following 27 category of industries are required to seek consent
to establish (NOC) before establishing the industrial unit from
Member secretary, UPPCB, Lucknow. These industries have to fill
all necessary information given application form. The consent to
Establish (NOC) is issued by Board's Head Office, within ninety
days after inspection and recommendation from concerned Regional
officer.
27 CATEGORY
OF LARGE SCALE INDUSTRY
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Fertilizer (Nitrogen/Phosphate)
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Sugar
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Cement
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Fermentation and distillery
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Aluminum
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Petrochemicals
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Thermal power
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Oil refinery
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Sulphuric acid
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Tanneries
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Copper smelter
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Zinc smelter
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Iron and steel
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Pulp and paper
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Dye and dye intermediates
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Pesticide manufacturing and formulation
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Basic Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
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Textile industries (cotton, woolen, synthetics, including
bleaching and dyeing process)
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Manufacture of edible vegetable oil and non edible oil.
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Manufacture of glass and glass products, involving use of fossil
and liquid fuel.
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Foundries
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Electroplating Industries and galvanizing process industries
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Ceramic industry.
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Synthetic rubber
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Chlorinated Hydro carbon (including paraffin wax)
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Manufacture of acid and alkaline
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Chemical industries (including manufacture chlorine, bromine,
fluorine, and its compound).
(C) 29 CATEGORY OF INDUSTRY IDENTIFIED AS REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEARANCE UNDER EP ACT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
The Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt, of India, has
identified following 29 type of industries which are required to
submit environmental impact assessment report. Before issuance of
consent to establish for these type of industries, State Board is
required to conduct the environmental public Hearing. Based on the
public hearing report, state board issues NOC for site clearance,
then Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India issues final
environmental clearance.
LIST OF PROJECTS REQUIRING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE FROM THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
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Nuclear Power and related projects such as Heavy water Plants,
nuclear fuel complex, rare earths.
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River valley projects including hydel power, major irrigation
and their combination including flood control.
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Ports, Harbors, Airports (except minor ports and harbors).
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Petroleum Refineries including crude and product pipelines.
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Chemical Fertilizers (Nitrogenous and Phosphatic other than
single superphospate).
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Pesticides (Technical).
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Petrochemical complexes (Both Olefinic and Aromatic) and
Petro-chemical intermediates such as DMT, Carprolactam, LAB etc.
and production of basic plastics such as LDPE, HDPE, PP, PVC.
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Bulk drugs and Pharmaceuticals.
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Exploration for oil and gas and their production transportation
and storage.
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Synthetic Rubber.
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Asbestos and Asbestos products.
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Hydrocyanic acid and its derivatives.
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(a) Primary metallurgical industries (such as production of Iron
and Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead and Ferro Alloys).
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Chlor-alkali industry.
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Integrated paint complex including manufacture of resins and
basic raw materials required in the manufacture of paints.
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Viscose staple fiber and filament yarn.
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Storage batteries integrated with manufacture of oxides of lead
and lead antimony alloy.
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All tourism projects between 200m-500 meters of High tide line
or at locations with and elevation of more than 1000 meters with
investment of more than Rs. 5 crores.
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Thermal Power plants.
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Mining projects (major minerals) with leases more than 5
hectares.
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Highway projects.
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Tarred Roads in Himalayas and/or Forest areas.
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Distilleries.
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Raw skins and hides.
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Pulp, paper and newsprint.
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Dyes.
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Cement
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Foundries (individual)
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Electroplating.
NOTE : Refer notification "The Environmental Impact
Assessment Notification, 1994".
27, January, 1994 Amended
on 04-05-1994.
(D) INDUSTRIES ARE
ALSO REQUIRED TO SEEK CONSENT TO ESTABLISH (NOC)
Industries are also required to seek consent to establish (NOC)
before estabilishing the industrial unit from member secretary,
UPPCB, Lucknow.
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Slaughter house.
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Meat processing
unit.
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Dairy (Milk
processing 150 kl/day).
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Bone mill.
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Food & vegetable
processing.
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Detergent (where
chemical processing is done)
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Stone chushers.
(E) CONSENT TO ESTABLISH (NOC) ISSUED BY REGIONAL OFFICE
All industries other than 221 category (GM, DIC), 27 category
(Head Quarter, UPPCB), 029 category (Public Hearing) and 7
categories of industies mentioned at point (D) are required to
seek consent to establish from Regional offices of UPPCB. These
industries are of small scale size and non polluting in nature get
consent to establish from Regional Offices of this Board within a
months time.
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