Cross-border illegal waste dumping: Keralam, T.N. pollution control boards to draw up joint monitoring protocol for better surveillance
Kerala and Tamil Nadu’s pollution control boards announced plans to develop a joint monitoring protocol aimed at curbing illegal cross‑border waste dumping. The framework will set up coordinated surveillance, verify waste consignments and related paperwork, detect breaches, and enable each board to take enforcement action. Officials say the measure seeks to improve oversight and compliance between the two states.