Affidavit of Kerala State Pollution Control Board in the matter of the News item titled Pollution control boards are the weak link, which appeared in Deccan Herald, October 24, 2023.
The application was registered Suo motu on the basis of the news item. The CPCP, September 23, 2024 directed all the SPCBs/ PCCs to submit before the CPCB on or before January 1, 2025, a progress report in the form of an affidavit indicating vacancies, laboratory infrastructure and the number of laboratories.