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May 2013
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Citizen’s Charter
The A.P. Pollution Control Board (APPCB) is a statutory authority entrusted to implement
environmental laws and rules within the jurisdiction of the State of Andhra Pradesh. The
APPCB was constituted in the year 1976 after the enactment of the first major environmental
legislation of the country, i.e., the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.
1. Vision
Protecting the wholesomeness of water and air for a sustainable development in the State of
Andhra Pradesh
2. Mission
To prevent, control and abate pollution of streams, wells, land and air in the State, to protect
the environment from any degradation by effective monitoring and implementation of
pollution control legislations.
3. Objectives
• To bring all round improvement in the quality of the environment in the State by
effective implementation of environmental laws.
• Control of pollution at source to the maximum extent possible with due regard to
technological achievement and economic viability.
• Advice to the entrepreneur in selection of sites for setting of industries from pollution
point of view.
• Identifications of sites and development of procedures and methods for the disposal of
Hazardous Wastes.
• Promoting re-use and re-cycle of sewage and trade effluent on land for irrigation and
for industrial purpose after giving appropriate treatment and thereby economizing the
use of water. The practice also helps in stopping pollution of water due to reduction in
discharges of waste into water bodies.
• Co-ordination with other agencies of the State Government and local authorities to
encourage the Common Effluent Treatment Plants and Treatment Stabilisation
Disposal Facilities.
• Close co-ordination and rapport with Industries Associations, Government
organisations, etc. to create environmental awareness and compliance.
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Functions
• Advise the State Government matters concerning the prevention, control or abatement
of water pollution; collect and disseminate information related to water pollution.
Collaborate with the Central Board in organising the training of persons engaged or to
be engaged in programs relating to prevention, control or abatement of water
pollution and organize mass education program
• Inspect sewage or trade effluents, works and plants for the treatment of sewage and
trade effluents; review plans, specifications or other data relating to plants set up for
the treatment of water, works for the purification thereof and the system for the
disposal of sewage or trade effluents or in connection with the grant of any consent as
required by Act.
• Prescribe, modify, annul effluent standards for the sewage and trade effluents and for
the quality of receiving waters resulting from the discharge of effluents and to classify
waters of the State
• Evolve economical and reliable methods of treatment of sewage and trade effluents,
having regard to the peculiar conditions of soils, climate and water resources of
different regions. And to evolve methods of utilisation of sewage and suitable trade
effluents in agriculture
• Evolve efficient methods of disposal of sewage and trade effluents on land.
• Prescribe standards of treatment of sewage and trade effluents to be discharged into
any particular stream taking into account the minimum fair weather dilution available
in that stream and the tolerance limits of pollution permissible in the water of the
stream, after the discharge of such effluents
• Advise the State Government with respect to the location of any industry the carrying
on of which is likely to pollute a stream or wells.
• Perform such other functions as may be prescribed or as may, from time to time be
entrusted to it by the Central Board or the State Government
• The Board may establish or recognise a laboratory or laboratories to enable the Board
to perform its functions under this section efficiently, including the analysis of
samples of water from any stream or well or of samples of any sewage or trade
effluents.
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4. Main services/ transactions
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3. Board Service 3: Issuing Bio-Medical Waste Management Authorization
a. Health Care Establishments Application form prescribed For Fresh Form-I 30 days from the Regional
(HCEs) with less than 10 in the Rules shall be made by authorization - www.appcb.ap.nic.in date of receipt of Officers.
beds the HCE. Regional Office Rs.100/- per bed per complete
inspects the HCE, verifies year application, with The contact
the correctness, place before clarifications (if details of the
the Committee and Issues / For Renewal of any) along with Regional
Rejects the Authorisation, authorization - prescribed fee. Officers along
based on the Committee’s Rs.50/- per bed per with their
decision. year jurisdiction are
given at Item
In case of Clinics No. (9) (B).
with less than 10
beds, Pathological
Laboratories and
Blood banks - A flat
charge of Rs. 1000/-
per annum.
b. HCEs with 10 beds but less Application form prescribed -do- Form-I 45 days from the Zonal Officers
than 50 in the Rules shall be made by www.appcb.ap.nic.in date of receipt of
the HCE at RO. Regional complete The contact
Office inspects the HCE, application, with details of the
verifies the correctness and clarifications (if Zonal Officers
forward the application along any) along with along with their
with Report to the Zonal prescribed fee. jurisdiction are
Office. The ZO place the given at Item
same before the Committee No. (9) (A).
and Issues / Rejects the
Authorisation, based on the
Committee’s decision.
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c. HCEs with 50 beds and Application form prescribed -do- Form-I 45 days from the Head Office
more. in the Rules shall be made by www.appcb.ap.nic.in date of receipt of
the HCE at RO. Regional complete The contact
Office inspects the HCE, application, with details of the
verifies the correctness and clarifications (if Concerned
forward the application along any) along with Officer along
with Report to the Head prescribed fee. with their
Office. The Head Office jurisdiction are
place the same before the given at Item
Committee and Issues / No. (8) Sl. No.
Rejects the Authorisation, (3).
based on the Committee’s
decision.
4. Board Service 4: Issuing Municipal Solid Waste Authorization
Issuing Municipal Solid Application form prescribed No Fee Form-I 45 days from the Head Office
Waste Authorization in the Rules shall be made by www.appcb.ap.nic.in date of receipt of
the ULB at RO. Regional complete The contact
Office inspects the solid application, with details of the
waste disposal facility, clarifications (if Concerned
verifies the correctness and any). Officer along
forward the application along with their
with Report to the Head jurisdiction are
Office. The Head Office given at Item
place the same before the No. (8) Sl. No.
Committee and Issues / (3).
Rejects the Authorisation,
based on the Committee’s
decision.
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5. Board Service 5: Other Activities
a Legal hearings and remedial Legal Hearings are -- -- 30 days Zonal Offices
action conducted periodically at and Head
Zonal Offices & Head Office Office
to take the remedial action on The contact
Complaints received from details of the
the Citizens on the Industrial Concerned
Pollution. Officers along
with their
jurisdiction are
given at Item
No. (9) (A) for
Zonal Offices
and at Item No.
8 Sl. No. (5) for
Head Office
b Monitoring of Pollution Periodic samples (Water & -- -- Continuous Regional
through Regional Labs, Air) are collected and Offices, Zonal
Zonal Labs & Central Lab at analyzed to verify the Offices and
Head Office compliance of standards Head Office
stipulated. The contact
details of the
Concerned
Officers along
with their
jurisdiction are
given at Item
No. (9) (A) &
(B) for Zonal &
Regional
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Offices and at
Item No. 8 Sl.
No. (4) for Head
Office.
c Control & Regulation of Citizens concerned about -- -- Continuous Regional
Pollution Industrial pollution approach Offices, Zonal
respective Regional Officers Offices, Task
/ Task Forces for redressal. Forces and
Head Office
The contact
details of the
Concerned
Officers along
with their
jurisdiction are
given at Item
No. (9) (A) &
(B) for Zonal &
Regional
Offices, Item
No. 5 for Task
Forces and at
Item No. 8 Sl.
No. (5) for Head
Office.
The APPCB proposes to designate an Officer as Service Delivery Officer as and when the “A.P. Public Service Delivery Act” is enacted
by the Govt. of A.P.
# - List of Green, Orange and Red Category of Industries information is given in the Website www.appcb.ap.nic.in
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5. Grievance Redress Mechanism
The Department has a website at which details of major activities of this department, list
of wings under the department and contact details of all key officers are available.
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7. Stakeholders
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3 Authorization for Sri I. Raghunatha Swamy JCEE Head Office 23887507
Bio-Medial Waste &
Municipal Solid
Waste and
Registration of Plastic
Manufacturing Units.
4 Air & Water quality Dr. K.V. Ramani JCES Head Office 23887504
information
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Engineer, Zonal Nizamabad & Control
Office, Adilabad Board, Zonal
Ramachandrapu Office, 25-
ram 35/11, Tulasi
Reddy
Complex, 2nd
Floor, Opp:
Mandal
Office,
Ramachandrap
uram, Medak
District-502
032.
3. Joint Chief Krishna, Guntur, 0866- 9866776731 zovjajcee@pcb.a A.P.
Environmental Khammam, 2546217 p.gov.in Pollution
Engineer, Zonal Prakasham & (Tele Fax) Control
Office, Nellore Board, Zonal
Vijayawada Office, Plot
No. 41,
Gurunanak
Road, Opp.
State Bank of
Hyderabad,
Sri
Kanakadurga
Officers
Colony,
Vijayawada -
520 008.
4. Joint Chief Srikakulam, 0891- 9866776750 vsp.zo.jcee@pcb. A.P.
Environmental Vizianagaram, 2719481, ap.gov.in Pollution
Engineer, Zonal Visakhapatnam, 0891- Control
Office, East Godavari & 2719380 Board,Zonal
Visakhapatnam West Godavari (Tele Fax) Office,
Besides RTA
Office,
Madhavadhar
a Vuda
Layout,
Visakhapatna
m - 530 018.
5. Joint Chief Kurnool, 08518- 9866776741 knl.zo.jcee@pcb. A.P.
Environmental Anantapur, 233619 ap.gov.in Pollution
Engineer, Zonal Kadapa & (Tele Fax) Control
Office, Kurnool Chitoor. Board, Zonal
Office,1st
Floor,
Shanker
Shopping
Complex,
Krishna
Nagar Main
Gate,
Kurnool -
518 002.
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(B) Regional Offices:
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7. Environmental Guntur 0863- 9866776738 gtr.ro.ee@ A.P. Pollution Control
Engineer, 2215537 pcb.ap.go Board, Regional Office,
APPCB, v.in Flat No:102, Raghava
Regional Office, Apartment, Brundavan
Guntur Gardens, Guntur.
8. Environmental Nellore & 0861- 9866776736 nlr.ro.ee@ A. P. Pollution Control
Engineer, Prakasham 2329730 pcb.ap.go Board, Regional Office,
APPCB, v.in 1st Floor, A P S F C
Regional Office, Building, A K Nagar,
Nellore Nellore - 524 004
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5. Checking the website regularly for updates on policies, programmes and procedure
General guidelines
a. Report perceptible pollution to the officers of the Board whose names, addresses,
contact numbers are available above.
11. Month and Year for the next review of the Charter: This Citizen’s Charter has been
prepared by the APPCB on 04.05.2013 and this will be revised on or before 31.03.2014.
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