Chandigarh, July 3 -- In a major step towards strengthening environmental governance and enhancing public accountability, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) is set to launch a technology-driven online grievance redressal portal within a month. The digital platform will allow citizens to report pollution-related violations from anywhere in the state, track action on their complaints in real time and challenge unsatisfactory decisions. PPCB chairperson Reena Gupta said, "The portal has been designed to ensure time-bound disposal of complaints related to industrial pollution, contaminated water bodies, air pollution, illegal emissions and other environmental violations." An integrated auto geo-tagging feature will automatically capture the location of the reported pollution source, facilitating quicker inspections while minimising inaccurate or misleading complaints. If a complaint is found to be incomplete, the system will prompt the complainant to upload supporting documents, photographs or other evidence before it is processed.HTC...