Hyderabad, Nov. 25 -- The Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) has ordered the shutdown of 305 industries for violating pollution control norms between January 2024 and October 2025.

During the same period, the board also issued formal notices to 1,234 additional industrial units for similar breaches.

Between January 2024 and October 2025, the PCB approved the setup of 2,620 new companies. It granted Consent for Operations (CFO) to 3,521 units after confirming that they met air and water pollution control standards.

Telangana has a total of 12,264 industries demarcated in red, orange, green, and white categories based on the severity of pollution.

As many as 7,996 wastewater and hazardous waste samples and 3,807 air pollutant sam...