CHENNAI: Poultry farms with more than 25,000 birds at a single location will now have to obtain consent to establish (CTE) and consent to operate (CTO) under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) said. Poultry farms having birds above 5,000 and less than 25,000 at a single location will have to obtain CTE and CTO from SPCB with effect from January, 1, 2023.
Poultry farms across the state have been asked to comply with the ‘Environmental Guidelines for Poultry Farms’ issued by CPCB in January 2022 and get CTE and CTO from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board as per the time schedule given above. For further details, contact the District Environmental Engineer and visit TNPCB official website: www.tnpcb.gov.in
