KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

DISTANCE CRITERIA OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AND UNITS (as on 02/03/2023)

1. General criteria

Sl. Industry Minimum distance (in m) Circular number

No & date
Scale Category dR dO PCB/TAC/18/2004
Red 25 50 dated 09/08/2004
1 Small- less than 5
Orange 10 15
crore
Green 3 5
Red 50 100
Medium- 5 to less
2 Orange 15 25
than 10 crore
Green 6 10
Red 100 100
Large- 10 crore &
3 Orange 40 60
above
Green 15 30
dR is the distance to the nearby residence
do is the distance to the nearest public buildings

2. Industry specific criteria

Sl. Industry Minimum distance Minimum Minimum Circular number &

No. to nearby residence setback area date
/ other on all requireme
establishments sides nts
(in m) (in m)
1 Brick Kiln (fixed 150 25m from Minimum PCB/HO/KTM/16741/
type) chimney 50 cents 09/09 dated 30/12/2010
2 Brick kiln (Moving 50 m - - PCB/HO/KTM/16741/
type) 09/09 dated 21/11/2011
3 Crusher capacity ≤ 200 (150m if 30 0.5 PCB/TAC/St Cr.com/
30 HP stringent control hectares 65/2005 dated
measures such as 24/11/2009
enclosure of
crushers, classifiers,
screens and other
noise/dust producing
units with 40 cm
thick solid wall (not
hollow brick), false
roofing and dust
extraction system).
4 Crusher capacity 200 (150m if 50 1.0 PCB/TAC/St Cr.com/
>30 HP stringent control hectares 65/2005 dated
measures such as 24/11/2009
enclosure of

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 crushers, classifiers,
screens and other
noise/dust producing
units with 40 cm
thick solid wall (not
hollow brick), false
roofing and dust
extraction system).

5 Construction & 100m from the 10 1.0 PCB/HO/SEE-3/

Demolition waste processing facility. hectares TECH/139/2022 dated
processing plant 04/04/2022
6 DG set Not Not PCB/HO/SEE3/TECH/
(kVA is value specified specified 9/2019 dated
of highest capacity 10/11/2020
of DG set)
7 Fuel Outlets (Petrol 50m (from fill Not Not PCB/HO/HOW/RULE
pump) point/dispensing/ven specified specified S9/ 7/ 2019 dated
t pipe) residences, 24.02.2020
schools and
hospitals (10 beds
and above) and
where there are
constraints subject
to the
implementation of
additional control
measures as
prescribed by PESO,
the above distance
shall be minimized
to 30.0m. 50 m from
water bodies.
8 Flour Mill in Exempted Exempted NA PCB/T4/115/97 dated
Market 31/08/2016
9 Furniture unit 25 10 Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
specified 51/2019 dated
03/07/2019
10 Furniture units 10 5 Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
without plainer, specified 89/2019 dated
band saw and re- 21/01/2020
saw. Hand/portable
plainer is
permissible
11 Granite Quarry 50 Not Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
specified specified 2014 dated 06/08/2014
12 Hot Mix Plant 25 Not Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
(temporary- one specified specified 2015 dated 01/10/2015
year validity)
13 Hot Mix Plant 50 Not Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
(temporary- 1-3 specified specified 2015 dated 01/10/2015
year validity)
14 Hot Mix Plant 50 Not Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
(permanent) specified specified 2015 dated 01/10/2015
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15 Interlock Cement 25 10 Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
Blocks (excluding specified 51/2019 dated
Interlock Paving 03/07/2019
Tiles)
16 Laterite Quarry 50 25 Not PCB/T4/115/97 dated
specified 20/07/2011
17 Modular Wooden Green category norms PCB/T4/115/97 dated
Furniture/Medium 15/11/2012
Density Fibre Board
(MDF) not installed
with saw/planer/
grinding etc
18 Matti Sand 50 25 Not PCB/T4/115/97 dated
Washing (without specified 27/10/2011
crusher)
19 Plywood Green category norms PCB/T4/115/97 dated
Assembling Units 29/03/2017
(assembling only)
20 Ply Wood/ Veneer 50 25 Not PCB/T4/115/97 dated
units specified 20/07/2011&
27/08/2011
21 Rendering Plant 100 10 - Revised SOP for
rendering plants dated
10/11/2021 PCB/ HO/
SEE3/TECH/80/2019
22 Rock Sand 75 25 Not PCB/TAC/BM-168/
Production using specified 671/ 2009 dated
HIS/VSI. (including 08/02/2010 &
Cone Crusher used PCB/T4/115/97 dated
for production of 17/03/2015
crusher sand alone)
(< 100HP)

23 Rock Sand 105 25 Not PCB/TAC/BM-168/

Production using specified 671/ 2009 dated
HIS/VSI. (including 08/02/2010 &
Cone Crusher used PCB/T4/115/97 dated
for production of 17/03/2015
crusher sand alone)
100 HP-250HP)
24 - Rock Sand 125 25 Not PCB/TAC/BM-168/
Production using specified 671/ 2009 dated
HIS/VSI. (including 08/02/2010 &
Cone Crusher used PCB/T4/115/97 dated
for production of 17/03/2015
crusher sand alone)
( >250 HP)
25 Recycler/ 100 25 - PCB/T4/115/97 dated
Reprocessor of 15/12/2011
waste oil/ used oil
26 Slaughter House 25 50 Not PCB/T4/115/97 dated
(cattle) (less than 10 specified 08/05/2017
numbers per day)

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27 Slaughter House 90 50 Not PCB/T4/115/97 dated
(cattle) (more than specified 08/05/2017
10 numbers per
day)
28 Saw mill 25 10 Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
specified 51/2019 dated
03/07/2019

29 Solid Cement 25 10 Not PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/

Bricks (Solid & specified 51/2019 dated
Hollow Bricks) 03/07/2019

30 Saline sand washing

plants
10 As per the PCB/HO/CIRCULAR/
1. Temporary plant orange 57/2019 dated
category 19/05/2022
norms.

2. Permanent plant 50 10m

3. Farms
Sl Cattle Goat Rabbit Poultry# Distance to Minimum Circular
no (no) (no) (no) (no) nearby setback number and
residence/ date
other
establishments
(in m)
1 6-20 21-50 26-50 101-250 10 According PCB/T4/115/
2 21-50 51-100 51-100 251-500 25 to KMBR 97 dated
3 51-100 101-200 101-200 501-1000 25 Rules 31/08/2016
4 101-200 201-500 201-400 1001-5000 25
5 201-400 501-750 401-500 5001- 50
10000
6 >400 >750 >500 >10000 50

7 Dog - 25 do PCB/T4/115/
Farm 97 dated
09/07/2021
Pig Farm No of pigs
8 Revised SOP
no. PCB/HO/
1-5 Exempted do SEE-3/TECH/
6-15 50 99/2020 dated
16-50 75 04/11/2022
>50 100

4. Municipal solid waste processing/disposal centers

Sl Capacity of the Minimum Setback (3m) Circular number and
no. plant distance from the date
outer boundary of
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 the core activity
zone to the
nearest residential
building in metre
1 5TPD or lower 10 3 Guideline no.
(de-centralized) PCB/HO/SEE2/Model
2 >5TPD to < 100 Buffer zone as per
City/Kozhikode
50TPD guidelines for buffer
zone corporation/2019
3 > 50TPD 130 Buffer zone as per dated 09/09/2021
guidelines for buffer
zone
4 Sanitary Landfill 200 Buffer zone as per
(Secured Landfill) guidelines for buffer
zone

5. Sewage/Effluent Treatment Plant, Common Sewage/Effluent Treatment Plants and

Fecal Sludge Treatment Plants
Type of plant Minimum Minimum Minimum Circular number
distance to distance from Setback and date
nearby residence point of discharge
in metre of treated sewage
to water bodies in
metre
Sewage/Effluent 10 log (Q) 10 log (Q) 3 PCB/HO/SEE3/
Treatment Plant
TECH/6/2017
attached to an
individual unit. dated
Common Sewage/ 10 log (Q) 10 log (Q) 3
10/09/2021
Effluent Treatment
Plant (capacity less
than or equal to
100KLD)
Common Sewage/ 25 log (Q) 25 log (Q) 10
Effluent Treatment
Plant (capacity
greater than 100
KLD)
Fecal Sludge 25 log (Q) 25 log (Q) 10
Treatment Plants

Q is maximum capacity of the treatment Plant in cubic metres per day.

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