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The Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) has ordered the shutdown of 305 industries for failing to comply with contamination power norms. Notices were issued to 1,234 units aft reviewing 2,069 industries, and closure orders were aboriginal revoked for 697 industries upon confirmation of compliance, according to an authoritative merchandise connected Tuesday.
TGPCB granted approvals for the constitution of 2,620 caller companies and issued Consent for Operations (CFO) to 3,521 units betwixt January 2024 and October 2025, aft verifying adherence to biology norms for aerial and h2o contamination control.
About 7,966 wastewater/hazardous discarded samples and 3,807 aerial pollutant samples were collected from assorted industries during the aforesaid play to guarantee strict contamination management. Laboratory results volition find further enactment against non-compliant units.
A 24/7 online monitoring compartment has been acceptable up to continuously way emissions and pollutants from 501 highly polluting industries. The Task Force Committee reviewed 108 industries for exceeding contamination norms and directed contiguous corrective measures, informing of ineligible enactment for continued non-compliance.
Computerized allocation of inspections was introduced done a instrumentality developed by the Centre for Good Governance (CGG). From January 2024 to October 2025, 1,664 concern inspections were carried retired and 324 industries were reviewed, with indispensable enforcement actions implemented.
A toll-free helpline (10741) and a mobile exertion ‘Janavani – Kalushya Nivarini’ was introduced portion nighttime patrolling is besides being undertaken successful concern zones. Telangana presently has 12,264 industries classified nether Red, Orange, Green and White categories based connected contamination severity, arsenic per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) guidelines.
TGPCB stated it is intimately monitoring some caller and existing concern units done a operation of approvals, inspections, notices and penalties to curb pollution. Five Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), 26 e-waste recycling units, 4 Construction & Demolition (C&D) discarded absorption facilities and 12 biomedical discarded attraction plants person been established for harmless discarded disposal and recycling.
The Board besides highlighted effectual measures specified arsenic strict implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems successful bulk cause and chemic industries, on with reuse of treated wastewater, arsenic cardinal contributors to contamination reduction.
