CSE ranks Odisha State Pollution Control Board number one in Transparency index rating

Bhubaneswar : Odisha State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has been ranked as
number one in transparency index rating done by Center for Science and Environment(CSE),
New Delhi.

The performance of all 31 State pollution Control Board and Pollution Control Committees
operating in the country from 2016-2021 was taken into the assessment process.
The outcome of the assessment placed Odisha State Pollution Control Board at the top with
67 percentage points. Telangana Board scored at par with Odisha followed by Tamilnadu,
Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal.
SPCB Member Secretary Dr K Murugesan said the CSE did the assessment as per the
provisions in Sec-17 ( C) and Sec 35 (2) of Air Act, Section 17 ( C) and Sec-39 (2) of Water
Act, Environment Protection Action Act and various Waste Management Rules.
The assessment focused on putting of the data regarding continuous emission monitoring,
consent to establish and operate, public hearings for environmental clearance, show cause
notices, directions and closure notices on public domain about 17 categories of industries.
The rating was done on the basis of 18 parameters relating to these focus areas.
The SPCB has put online 11 major services and has also rolled out mobile applications for
redressal of public complaints in non-attainment cities.
Odisha Chief Secretary S C Mohapatra while complementing the Board for the achievement
advised the SPCB to involve different stakeholder in environmental management .
The involvement of the stakeholders would be helpful for the Board in enforcement of
regulatory compliances for environmental governance, he said .