The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on October 08, 2026, notified the revised Industrial Categorisation and reclassified Red Category Sectors.
The Board has revised the categorisation of industries based on the recommendations of its Categorisation Committee meeting held on July 30, 2026, and the revised Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) scoring methodology prescribed on February 12, 2025. Industries not previously included in the categorisation list have been classified as follows: spice fumigation units and natural rubber latex pre-vulcanisation units under the Orange category, and stainless steel tank and vessel manufacturing units under Green category.
Further, certain existing Red category sectors have been reclassified: municipal solid waste-to-energy plants under Blue, coir bleaching and dyeing/printing units under Orange, LPG bottling plants under Green, worship places with sewage and sullage generation of 50 KLD or more under Orange, all zoological parks under Orange, hazardous waste transit storage facilities under Orange, and parks other than zoological parks generating wastewater of 5 KLD or more under Orange. These sectors have consequently been removed from the Red category, with the revised classification applying as specified by the Board.
[Notification No. - KSPCB/159/2022-SEE-3]
