Tamil Nadu Govt proposes voluntary green rating program for Industries

Chennai, June 10 (KNN) The Tamil Nadu government intends to implement a voluntary green rating program for industries.

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.

R. Kannan, Member-Secretary, TNPCB, said the guidelines were yet to be finalised and the TNPCB was in talks with other departments, such as Industries and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and Guidance Tamil Nadu to decide on the technicalities of the programme.

All types of industries under the red, orange, green categories, as listed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), will be given the rating based on certain criteria and prior consent from the TNPCB.

According to the department, the industries were proposed to be ranked as platinum, gold, silver, and bronze based on their performance.  (KNN Bureau)