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Make information public, TNPCB told

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Information Commission has ordered that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board make information available to the public to access the Board’s library and the Internet. The information includes particulars on consent to establish, consent to operate, authorisation under hazardous waste management rules and minutes of public hearings.

The Public Information Officer of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board said that as per the order, the Board was working towards compiling information from January 2007 which would be put online.

This would be completed in around 10 days and regular updates would be made, the official said.

Hard copies of the inspection report of companies in Mettur and Cuddalore and compliance report of companies in Mettur and Cuddalore are available in the Board’s library, said the officer.

This information was specifically requested by Nityanand Jayaraman, an activist, who had filed a petition under Right to Information (RTI) Act, in which he also asked for the Board to make available information for the public to inspect.

The order by the Tamil Nadu State Information Commission was issued on July 19, 2008.

The Information Commission ordered that according to Section 4 of the RTI Act, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board should make information available so that “public have minimum resort to the use of RTI. Act to obtain information.”

The Section (4) of the RTI Act requires that disclosure of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by the Public Authority should be made available to the public.

The Section also requires every Public Authority to provide information to the public at regular intervals by various means of communications including the Internet.

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