West Bengal - Obtain Permission or License for Transporting Hazardous and Other Waste

ProcedureEdit

Apply In-Person

To apply for a permit for transporting Hazardous and other wastes in person, the proponent has to visit the Regional office of the West Bengal Pollution Control Board.
The Regional Office can be visited or contacted with the help the link given below: West Bengal Pollution board
Visit the Office and get the Application form or refer the “Documents to use” section in this page.
Please fill the application with essential information and details in accordance with the need to transport Hazardous and other wastes. Tick mark the “Transportation” check box under ‘Authorisation required for’ in Part A of the form and the form should be attested with the applicant’s signature.
Make sure that you have all the documents that are listed in “Required Documents” section of this page. Attach all the important documents mentioned.
Then, it should be submitted to the District Environmental Engineer who will further put the application and attached documents into scrutiny to check if there is any deficiency.
If anything found, it will be returned to the industry online within seven days from the date of application. The industry is supposed to resubmit the application or provide proper clarification for the deficiency.
The corrected complete application is now sent to the Inspection of Site and examined by the concerned Engineer.
If the inspection finds any incorrect information, the DEE shall return the application within 24 hours of inspection and obtain the correct information online.
Once when all the furnished information is found sufficient by the Engineer concerned, the Inspection Report shall be submitted within 24 hours without fail.
After further processes, the hard copy of the signed Authorization order shall be despatched within a day of approval, to the proponent.

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To apply for a permit for transporting Hazardous and other wastes, you have to visit the OCMMS module in WBPCB website using the following link: Apply online
If you already have an Industry registration, login using your User ID and Password. Else, make a new registration by clicking on “New Industry Registration” button in the “User Login” tab.
In the registration page, select the “Industry” or “Health care Establishment” radio button in the field “Registration for” and click “Submit” button. Your “User ID” and an one time “Password” will be provided which can be changed later.
Registration details will appear on the top of the screen, note it down and login using the Username and changed Password.
Edit your “Industry details” if you want by clicking on “Edit” button. Click on “Hazardous Waste Authorization” button. Click again “Hazardous Waste Authorization” button. Application module with required tabs will open.
Please provide the details asked under the tab “General Details” and select “Transportation” check box under ‘Authorization required for’ field then jump to the tab “Hazardous Waste Generation Details”. Provide the details asked click on “Add” button to proceed to the next step.
After filling each tab, you will be asked a question whether to save the application as “Completed” or “In Progress”. Select “In Progress” and Click “Save” button, so that the details can be saved and used for filling application in future.
Unit/Industry has to enter the fee details in the “Fee” page. And further unit/industry has to enter the Demand Draft details after hitting “Add” button.
Now, “Documents” tab will be opened. Click “Upload” button to upload the necessary documents by clicking on “Choose File” button. Once all the documents are attached, click “Save“ button and proceed.
If any additional document needs to be added, it can be added in the next page by entering the name of the document in the field provided and clicking “Choose File” button, then “Save” button.
After completing this, click on “Exit” button. Finally, click on “Complete” button and the “Save” button, so that the application is completed and submitted successfully.
After successful submission of the application, it will be taken to the glance of District Environmental Engineer (DEE) for verification and further processes. If the DEE finds any mistake in the application or documents attached, it will be returned to the industry and the industry can find it in the “Hazardous Waste Authorization” tab in the OCMMS module.
And if the authorization has been sanctioned, the User can view and download the certificate in the OCMMS module.

Apply through Centres:

To apply through centres, the applicant has to approach the respective “CSC” centre in their area. Refer the following link for location: CSC Locator link
- NOTE: The applicant has to select the state, district and block name from the drop-down menu, or the applicant has to click on their respective district to find nearby centres.
Please visit the centre and consult with the centre operator for your requirement.
If the operator issues an application form, then collect it and pay the requisite fee. Please complete the application form.
Now, submit the completed application along with the required documents as per the “Required Documents” section of this page. It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
The operator will process the application online. On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement. The applicant will also get a transaction number as a text message on their registered mobile number.
Applicant has to make necessary payment as centre operator quotes and don’t forget to take the receipt.
This application will be forwarded to the respective department for further processing.
”SMS” triggered update on application status will be sent to the applicant’s mobile. Please keep track of the notification.
The submitted application will be processed by the department. A designated authority will verify the submitted documents and inspect the area of the applicant to clarify the applicant’s details.
Based on the outcome of the above-mentioned steps and other internal processing, the designated issuing authority will issue the license.
The status, viz. Approval or Rejection will be conveyed to the applicant through an “SMS” or applicable norms.

Required DocumentsEdit

Covering Letter
List and Quantity of Raw Materials Used
List and Quantity of products manufactured
Manufacturing process and source of generation of Hazardous waste
Copy of Agreement made with the TSDF
Copy of the latest consent order/renewal issued

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

West Bengal Pollution Control Board,

Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal

Paribesh Bhawan, 10A, Block-LA,

Sector-III, Bidhannagar,

Kolkata-700106.

Email: [email protected]

Website: West Bengal Pollution control board

EligibilityEdit

Industries should apply for the Authorization only after obtaining the valid Consent/Renewal of consent order.
Hazardous wastes can hardly be reliably disposed a loose confederation. A dedicated operating agency can only offer a solution. Industry and regulatory authorities should, therefore, groom such operating agencies.

For more details on eligibility, please visit Hazardous waste management

FeesEdit

Please approach the concerned authorities for the fees structure.

ValidityEdit

The authorization shall be valid up to a period of five years.

Documents to UseEdit

Application form can be found in the page number 50 in the following document: Application

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Processing TimeEdit

Authorization is issued within 120 days, provided the application and the documents are in order.

InstructionsEdit

It has to be ensured that applicants should not have submitted applications (either Consent or HWA or BWA) using more than one User Id for the industry location.
INSPECTION REPORT will also be sent to the industries as attachment along with authorization. Provision has been made in the HWA module such that when authorization is generated and application is closed after approval, authorization and IR are made available for the industry to download.
Hence, the users shall mention in the additional condition that the IR is attached along with authorization while ’preparing authorization order’.

Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or Country of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

The authorization is essential for transporting the hazardous wastes with consent of the Pollution Control authorities.

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