Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Andhra Pradesh Warns Aqua Units Over Pollution Standard Violations
Andhra Pradesh officials warned aqua-processing businesses not to pollute water.
These businesses must treat their waste so it does not enter rivers, canals, ponds, estuaries or groundwater.
The state has 128 aqua processing and pre-processing units.
Officials tested samples from 82 units and found that 49 did not meet the required standards.
Some units had much higher pollution levels than allowed.
Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan said pollution should be stopped at its source.
Officials will check the units every 15 days.
The government also said it would help businesses with technical problems while protecting water resources and supporting industry growth.
Deputy Chief Minister K Pawan Kalyan directed aqua units to comply with pollution-control standards.
Andhra Pradesh has 128 aqua processing and pre-processing units, with samples collected from 82.
Officials found that 49 sampled units were not meeting prescribed standards.
BOD reached 321 milligrams per litre against a permitted 30, while TSS reached 365 against a limit of 50.
Compliance testing will occur every 15 days, with discussions planned among officials, fishermen and industry representatives.
- Who
- Deputy Chief Minister and Environment Minister K Pawan Kalyan, pollution-control officials, aqua units, fishermen and Seafood Exporters Association of India representatives.
- What
- The government warned aqua processing and pre-processing units to follow environmental regulations and ordered more frequent compliance testing.
- When
- Thursday; future testing was ordered every 15 days.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, with the review meeting held at the camp office in Mangalagiri and reported in connection with Vijayawada.
- Why
- To prevent aqua-industry waste from contaminating natural water resources and groundwater while supporting sustainable industry development.
Environmental Compliance
Industry Development
Pollution control
Environmental Compliance
The government says industries must prevent pollution at its source and strictly follow Pollution Control Board standards to protect water resources, livelihoods, agriculture, fisheries and ecosystems.
Industry Development
Industry representatives can bring technical and management difficulties to the government, which said it is prepared to consider measures to resolve them.
Sustainable growth
Environmental Compliance
Fishermen’s representatives called for a joint meeting to ensure environmental norms are implemented and water resources are protected.
Industry Development
The government said it is committed to industrial development as well as environmental protection, and industry representatives supported discussions on sustainable growth.
- Units operating
- 128 aqua processing and pre-processing units were operating in Andhra Pradesh.
- Units sampled
- Samples were collected and tested from 82 units.
- Noncompliant units
- 49 of the 82 sampled units were not meeting prescribed standards.
- BOD measurement
- Biochemical oxygen demand reached 321 milligrams per litre, compared with a permitted 30 milligrams per litre.
- TSS measurement
- Total suspended solids reached 365 milligrams per litre, compared with a permissible 50 milligrams per litre.
- Additional BOD finding
- Nearly 64 per cent of the units recorded BOD levels above 90 milligrams per litre.
- Monitoring schedule
- Compliance testing and monitoring reports were ordered every 15 days.
