Cross-border illegal waste dumping: Keralam, T.N. pollution control boards to draw up joint monitoring protocol for better surveillance
The pollution control boards of Kerala and Tamil Nadu are developing a joint protocol to combat illegal cross-border waste dumping. This initiative follows incidents of biomedical and solid waste being transported across state lines.
Why it matters
Interstate cooperation is essential for environmental protection and effective enforcement of waste management regulations.
The State pollution control boards of Keralam and Tamil Nadu will soon come up with a joint monitoring protocol to prevent cross-border illegal waste dumping.
The proposed protocol is intended to establish a coordinated mechanism for monitoring and verification of consignments and documents, identification of violations and appropriate follow-up and enforcement action by the respective boards.
The decision to formulate a joint protocol is part of the steps initiated following the illegal dumping of biomedical and mixed solid waste from Kerala in various locations across Tiruneveli district of Tamil Nadu in December 2024.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), which took suo motu cognisance of the incident, had asked the State Pollution Control Boards of Keralam and Tamil Nadu to submit a report on the action taken to curb cross-border illegal waste dumping.
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