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| agency_name = Kerala State Pollution Control Board<br />
| nativename = ''{{lang|ml|കേരള സംസ്ഥാന മലിനീകരണ നിയന്ത്രണ ബോർഡ്}}''<br />
| logo = Kspcb.png<br />
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| headquarters = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], <br>{{IND}}<br />
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| formed = {{Start date and age|1974|09|12}}<br />
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| jurisdiction = [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
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| minister1_name = Shri [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]<br />
| minister1_pfo = [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] and Minister for Environment and Pollution Control<br />
| chief1_name = '''S. Sreekala'''<br />
| chief1_position = Chairman<br />
| chief2_name = '''Dr. Ratish Menon'''<br />
| chief2_position = Member Secretary<br />
| parent_agency = [[Department of Environment (Kerala)|Department of Environment, Government of Kerala]]<br />
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| website = [https://kspcb.kerala.gov.in https://kspcb.kerala.gov.in]<br />
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The '''Kerala State Pollution Control Board''' is a body of the [[Department of Environment (Kerala)|Department of Environment]], [[Government of Kerala|Government of the State of Kerala]], [[India]]. The board is charged with enforcing laws related to environmental protection. The Pollution Control Board has been established as a regulatory authority for implementing various pollution control laws. The board is committed to provide pollution free environment to the people of state. The Board has undertaken various studies of underground water, solid and air to take remedial steps to control pollution.<br />
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'''Member Secretary''':- Dr. Ratish Menon is an expert in environmental science and technology; His interest has always been in the transfer of academic know-how to societal benefits. At SCMS Water Institute, he works closely with local Self Governments in Kerala to help them address their environmental challenges. He was actively involved in the development of a Water Policy for Kochi city which is the first ever comprehensive policy at local government level in India. He is an environmental analyst by passion and closely observes the environmental impacts of policies and decisions at corporate and governmental level. He is well versed in environmental legislation, auditing and clearance procedures and has acted in the past as a technology and strategy adviser to various organizations. Apart from mentoring the future environmental engineers at SCMS, he is involved in technology development and incubation in the water and waste water treatment sector. Before joining SCMS Water Institute, he had worked as a project engineer at IIT Bombay and was instrumental in developing the first ever database of air pollution source profiles in India as part of CPCB 6 city air pollution study. His research interests at present include health and sustainability of urban environments. <br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Awaaz Foundation]] Non-governmental organisation in India, works towards preserving and enhancing environment and for other socially oriented causes.<br />
* [[List of Kerala State Government Organisations]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://kspcb.kerala.gov.in/ Kerala State PCB Official Website]<br />
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