Post bifurcation, the residual Andhra Pradesh will be in possession of only one constructed immovable asset of the AP Pollution Control Board (APPCB) whereas the Telangana State will get four constructed buildings.
In view of the fast-approaching appointed day, the APPCB officials have almost completed the formalities pertaining to the division of the board. While there are four immovable assets with open lands in Andhra region, there are two such properties of the board in Telangana region.
The lone constructed building in the Andhra region, measuring 1290 Sq. Mts, is in Visakhapatnam. In Telangana region, the constructed properties are at Sanathnagar, Nampally and Begumpet in Hyderabad and one in Warangal.
The APPCB was initially listed in schedule 10, which gives the Board one year time for division. However, according to a notification released on May 20, the board has been shifted to schedule 9 which makes the division of the board imminent on the appointed day.
“The division of employees is almost complete. Those who are holding the post of executive engineer and above are appointed by the government and hence they will be divided between both the boards. But the services of those appointed by the APPCB like assistant engineers, Grad 1 and Grade 2 officers and managerial staff will depend on the decisions of the respective new boards created by the State governments. Even decision on continuing or hiring outsourced staff will depend on the new boards,” informed Sanjay Kumar, member secretary, APPCB.
In view of the bifurcation, the regular work at the board has completely come to a halt. According to sources, no new permissions have been given to major projects in the last few days.
