Andhra Pradesh · APPCB
APPCB compliance software for Andhra Pradesh
Pharma on the Visakhapatnam coast, manufacturing at Sri City, processing around Kakinada — every APPCB consent, authorisation and coastal clearance across your clients, tracked to the day.
What does APPCB issue?
The Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board issues Consent for Establishment (CFE) and Consent for Operation (CFO) under the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981, plus hazardous-waste authorisation. Units on the coast may also need Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance.
Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board
- Before building or expanding
- Consent for Establishment (CFE)
- To operate
- Consent for Operation (CFO)
- Hazardous waste
- Authorisation and Form 4 annual return (HOWM Rules, 2016)
- Every year
- Form-V environmental statement, due 30 September
Visakhapatnam — Parawada & Atchutapuram
Pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturing along the coast.
Sri City
Multi-sector manufacturing zone on the Tamil Nadu border.
Kakinada & the East Godavari coast
Processing, petrochemical and port-linked industry.
Nellore & Krishnapatnam
Port-linked and heavy industry on the southern coast.
A coastline of regulated industry
Much of Andhra's industry sits on the coast, so a project can need a consent, hazardous-waste authorisation and a CRZ clearance — each with its own timeline. Keeping all three in step is where projects slip.
What EnvironDesk keeps on track in Andhra Pradesh
- CRZ clearance alongside consents for coastal units
- Pharma effluent and hazardous waste around Visakhapatnam
- Large greenfield projects needing CFE, EC and CRZ in sequence
- Marine discharge conditions written into some consents
Working with APPCB today: the compliance calendar, CFE / CFO renewal reminders, clearance board, lab reports, client messaging, quotations and invoicing all work for Andhra Pradesh clients. Auto-filled application forms and the government fee calculator currently cover GPCB (Gujarat).
Andhra Pradesh questions
- Does EnvironDesk work with APPCB?
- Yes. Tracking CFE / CFO renewals, the clearance board, lab reports against CPCB and NAAQS limits, WhatsApp and email reminders, quotations and invoicing all work for APPCB clients today. Auto-filled application forms and the fee calculator currently cover GPCB (Gujarat); for Andhra Pradesh you track and file as usual, with EnvironDesk keeping every date and document in one place.
- Do Form-V and hazardous-waste returns apply in Andhra Pradesh?
- Yes — both are national rules. The Form-V environmental statement is due by 30 September each year under Rule 14 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, and the hazardous-waste annual return (Form 4) by 30 June under the 2016 Rules. EnvironDesk reminds you of both for every client.
- Are the Red, Orange, Green and White categories the same in Andhra Pradesh?
- The categories come from CPCB's 2016 classification and are used across states, though each board sets its own consent validity and fees for them. EnvironDesk records each factory's category so you can filter and plan by it.
Run your Andhra Pradesh client book from one place.
Import the spreadsheet you already keep and see every consent, sampling round and return on one calendar. 14-day free trial, no credit card.
- No credit card
- 5-minute setup
- Import your Excel
- Cancel anytime