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What is Consent to Establish and, why it required before establishing new unit?

Consent to Establish (CTE), also known as No Objection Certificate (NOC), is a mandatory legislative requirement for every industry / local body discharging any domestic sewage or tra de effluent into water body or on land and / or caus ing emission of any air pollutant in Air Pollution Control Area (APCA). A ll polluting facilities are legally required to obtain a CTE from respective State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) . The CTE will be granted after an evaluation of the potential environmental impact and design of P ollution C ontrol Measure (PCM) . The conditions for PCM is part of CTE, which should be complied.