The Tamil Nadu government is planning to introduce a voluntary green rating programme for industries, including organisations such as hospitals and wedding halls, involving the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB).
As part of the new initiatives to be taken by the TNPCB this year, a system of green rating of industries has been proposed. Minister for Environment and Climate Change Siva V. Meyyanathan said in the Assembly that the rating would facilitate industries for achieving high environmental standards and encourage them to adopt cleaner technologies.
Referring to Mr. Meyyanathan’s announcement, Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Departments of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, said on June 6 that the framework was ready for benchmarking industries and the programme would be launched soon.
