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No. 65 Poudouchéry Mardi 8 Juillet 2025 (17 Asadha 1947) No. Puducherry Tuesday 8th July 2025
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
CHIEF SECRETARIAT (ENVIRONMENT)
(G.O. Ms. No. 11/ENVT-2025, Puducherry, dated 04th July 2025)
NOTIFICATION
With a view to improve the ease of doing business in the Union territory of Puducherry through undertaking key reform measures aimed at promoting Industrial and Commercial investments and ventures, the Government of Puducherry considers it necessary to systematically and expeditiously process the grant of Consent to Establish (CTE), Consent to Operate (CTO) and renewal of Consent to Operate (CTO) under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981; and for granting Authorizations under Hazardous Wastes Rules, Bio-medical Wastes Rules and Solid Wastes Rules.
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 422 4222. Therefore, the Government of Puducherry hereby notifies the reduced and optimal timelines for granting Consent to Establish (CTE); Consent to Operate (CTO); and for providing the requisite Authorisations under the various rules notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as follows:
Sl. Application Period in days No.
Red Orange Green (1)
(2)
(3) (4) (5)
1. Grant or refusal of consent to establish 21 15 7
2. Grant or refusal of consent to operate, first time 21 15 7
3. Grant or refusal of renewal of consent or expansion 21 15 7
or amendment.
4. Grant or refusal of Authorization and its renewal 15 15 7
under the Hazardous Wastes Rules, Bio-medical Wastes Rules and Solid Wastes Rules.
3. The Puducherry Pollution Control Committee (PPCC) shall ensure that the Consent to Establish (CTE), Consent to Operate (CTO) and Authorization applications are allocated to its staff on a rotation basis without any deviation.
4. The PPCC shall outline in detail SOP for clearing the applications within the stipulated time-limit.
5. In case, the applications are not decided within the stipulated timeline by the PPCC, the application shall be referred to the State Level Monitoring Committee constituted under the Control of Air Pollution (Grant, Refusal or Cancellation of Consent) Guidelines, 2025 notified under G.S.R. 84(E), dated 29-01-2025 and the Control of Water Pollution (Grant, Refusal or Cancellation of Consent) Guidelines, 2025 notified under G.S.R. 85(E), dated 30-01-2025.
6. The Notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
N. UDAYAKUMAR,
Under Secretary to Government (Environment).