Apply In-Person

1. A person desirous of making a complaint about water quality in Tamil Nadu must visit the Pollution control office. Click on the following link to find the address of each district -link
2. Write down the complaint in a detailed manner on white paper. Fill in your name, contact details, address and duration of issue. Attach documents or pictures of proof, if any.
3. Submit the letter to the pollution control officer.
4. The officer will issue a receipt for further reference.
5. No fee is required for this procedure.
6. The time limit for each complaint varies according to the credibility and importance of the complaint.
7. The application status can now be checked online by clicking the “Complaint Status” option on the menu bar of the Pollution Board website: -link.
8. On the new page, select the “Report Type” and “Complaint Type” and click “submit.” The application status will be revealed.
9. The officials will notify if any steps were taken towards the complaint through a letter.

Apply Online

1. A person desirous of making a complaint about the water quality in Tamil Nadu must visit the Pollution Control Board website -link.
2. On the homepage, click on the “Click here” button next to “Complaint Registration.”
3. A new page with instructions and details about complaint registration will appear. Read the instructions and click on the “Next/Next” button given below.
4. On the next page, personal information is to be filled in. Fill in your name, contact details, and Address and click “Next/Next.”
5. Click on the “Send OTP/Send One Time Password” button on the next page. Enter the OTP in the box and click “Next/Next.”
6. Fill in every detail asked in the form. Select the type of pollution, District details, and type in the complaint in the given box.
7. If there are pictures or documents available related to the complaint, upload the files by clicking the “Choose file” button.
8. Once all the necessary details are filled in, and the documents are uploaded, click on the “Submit” button.
9. An application number will be provided on the next screen. The application status can be tracked by clicking the “Complaint Status” option on the menu bar of the Pollution Board website: -link
10. On the new page, select the “Report Type” and “Complaint Type” and click “Submit.” The application status will be revealed.
11. The officials will notify if any steps were taken towards the complaint through a letter.

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.
e.g.

1. Proof of childbirth from the Hospital.

Address:
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board,
76, Mount Salai,
Guindy,
Chennai - 600 032
Phone: 044 - 22353134 - 139
Email: tnpcb-chn@gov.in
Website: -link
-link Link
Details of Pollution Control office in every district: -link

Anyone with a valid complaint about pollution caused by Industries can apply.

No fee is required to register a complaint.

A complaint is valid until the authorities carry out the necessary solutions.

Please attach documents that people can use. e.g., links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

The time limit for each complaint varies according to the credibility and importance of the complaint.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.

Please remove the ‘&’ inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, Dailymotion, Facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, Metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, Viddler, Vimeo, Youku, YouTube width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of the webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g. In the following URL 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.

e.g., The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

A list of details required to be added to the complaint:

• Name
• Date
• Duration of issue
• Contact details
• Address
• District/Taluk/Village
• Type of Pollution
• Complaint details

This procedure needs to be done to solve water pollution issues caused by industries.

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Please explain what other uses are of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g., a Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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More Information which might help people.