HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER 05, 2026: The Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) conducted an Awareness-cum-Hands-on Training Programme on the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, on November 5, 2026, at Paryavarana Bhavan, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad. Organised in hybrid mode, the programme aimed to familiarise the concerned Government Departments, District Collectors, and Urban and Rural Local Bodies with their respective statutory roles and responsibilities under the Rules and provide practical guidance on using the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) Centralised Online Solid Waste Management (SWM) Portal (https://swmp.cpcb.gov.in).
The training session was conducted by Smt. M. Sujana Sree, Senior Environmental Engineer, TGPCB, State Nodal Officer for the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, and designated State Master Trainer, under the supervision of the Member Secretary, TGPCB.
The programme covered the statutory responsibilities of the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department (MA&UD), Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department (PR&RD), District Collectors, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Rural Local Bodies (RLBs), Gram Panchayats (GPs) and Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs).
A detailed walkthrough of the CPCB Centralised Online SWM Portal was followed by practical, hands-on demonstrations of its features and workflows. The demonstrations covered the complete registration and onboarding processes for UDD, ULBs, RDD, Gram Panchayats and BWGs, including user creation, application submission and verification, data entry, facility registration, geo-tagging, inspection-related functions, annual returns, Extended Bulk Waste Generator Responsibility (EBWGR) certificates, appeals, grievance redressal and other relevant portal functionalities.
Participants were guided through the respective login procedures, responsibilities and actions required at each stage to enable them to independently carry out the portal-related processes. The training also covered the roles of the concerned departments and authorities in coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the Rules, reporting compliance and maintaining relevant information through the Centralised Online Portal.
Officials from Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medchal–Malkajgiri districts participated in person, while officials from the remaining districts joined the programme online. Representatives of the concerned State Government Departments also attended the programme in person.
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