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new Industry requires many approvals from Government Authorities. One of the major requirements is to obtain the Consent from the State Pollution Control Board. The new units are under compulsion to obtain consent under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 even before starting subsequent production. In case the unit is covered under Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, it shall simultaneously apply for the grant of consent under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. All the industrial sectors/projects have been categorized under Red, Orange, Green and White categories based upon their pollution potential and range of pollution index for the purpose of consent management under Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. The process for obtaining consent to establish and to operate involves making an application to the respective State Pollution Control Board along with required documents and scrutiny fees using the online portal of the State pollution control Board (Online consent management). It’s followed by physical scrutiny of the location and assessment of the environmental management system planned to meet with the mandatory requirement prescribed by the State Pollution Control Board. If any Industry / Plant / project operates without obtaining Consent, the entrepreneur shall be liable for imprisonment for a term which may extend to three (3) months or with a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees (INR 10,000) or with both. We, as EQMS have assisted more than ……. entrepreneurs and industries for obtaining Consents. EQMS has over 20 years of experience assisting more than …….. organizations for grant of Consents and NOC’s.