The Pollution Control Board of Assam has directed all industries and involved in hazardous chemicals and generating waste to install display board outside factory gates. This direction was issued by virtue of a notification dated 17th August 2020.
The display board must contain information on effluent discharge, air emissions and waste generated in the factory premises. This information must be conveyed in the format prescribed in the annexure to the notification.
Furthermore, the Board reiterates that the installation of the Online Display Board is mandatory in all large scale units. However, medium and small scale units will be required to install manual environmental display boards of appropriate size outside of their factory gates.
This notification partially modifies an earlier notification issued by the Board dated 30th January 2020. The earlier notification required all categories of industries which needed consent from the Board under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and authorization under the Hazardous and Other Waste Management and Trans-boundary Movement Rules, 2016, to erect a display board outside the factory gate.
