EHS Gazette Notifications

Goa

Granting Of Consents With Certain Conditions In Goa

Goa Pollution Control Board vide Notification No.1/5/20-PCB/Vol.XXVI/Admin./3726 has announced that in view of the Covid-19 situation the applications for consents are getting piled up. Considering this all the units irrespective of the categories the applications for the consents are to be processed with internal reports (without carrying out inspections) wherever applicable and grant the consent with certain conditions as mentioned in the notification. The conditions, in a nutshell, are as follows: (1) The units that have applied for fresh Consent to Operate may be granted Consent for a period of six months (2) The units that have applied for Renewal of the Consent to Operate and have no complaints/ Court matter/non-compliance history, etc. against the unit be granted Consent for full eligible validity (3) In case the unit is having complaints/ Court matter/non-compliance history, etc., then the Consent be granted for 6 months validity (4) Applications received for fresh Consent to Operate from the unit of small green category industries like a guest house having rooms up to 10 nos. may be granted Consent for full validity (5) The application received for obtaining authorization under the various rules may be processed and granted with full validity (6) In case of Consent to Establish applications, temporary structures like shacks and cottages, restaurants and guest houses having rooms up to 10 nos. and the units are in Industrial Estate shall be processed with internal reports and the Consent may be granted (7) For all other CTE applications the site is required to be inspected as the case may be. Please refer to the notification for detailed information