l We are understaffed, but do not know the criteria to appoint the personnel for spcb

l We at the state board headquarters don't have the annual reports of the Central Pollution Control Board after the year 1995.

l The same person who gives a secret code to samples from industry works in the laboratory, leaving a lot of scope for manipulation of test results.

l Lead is a very important parameter in pollution control, but we are not even monitoring it.

l We are only keeping track of how much hazardous waste is disposed of, but not on finding out whether it is percolating into the groundwater.

l We have not been able to convict any defaulting industries since 1981. Industry generally has a very low level of confidence in our testing and analysis.

l Often our staff is hand in glove with the polluting industry.