Installation of OCEMS operating in air polluting industries operating in NCR Delhi
The Central Pollution Control Board (“CPCB”) has directed Delhi-NCR Pollution Control Committee (“PCC”), to immediately incorporate the condition regarding installation and connectivity of OCEMS and PTZ camera, as applicable for specified emission parameters as an essential condition under Consent to Operate (“CTO’) for all existing and upcoming units in the following sectors-
| S. No. | Sector | Requirement of OCEMS and PTZ Camera |
| 1 | 17 categories of high pollution potential industries | OCEMS |
| 2 | Common waste treatment/management facilities Common Effluent Treatment Plants having boilers, Biomedical Waste Incinerators, Hazardous Waste Incinerators, and MSW incineration-based Waste-to-Energy plants) | OCEMS |
| 3 | Red category air-polluting industries (large and medium scale), other than three sectors namely Food & food processing, metal processing and textile | OCEMS |
| 4 | Three sectors namely Food & food processing, Metal processing and Textile | OCEMS & PTZ Camera |
Further, it also directs Delhi-NCR PCC to ensure that only OCEMS from NPL certified vendors (presently available for PM, SO2 and NOx parameters) is installed in the units which have not installed OCEMS, as detailed in directions dated 09.10.2025, and new upcoming units.
Source: CPCB
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