Pollution oversight
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board regulates industrial pollution, which can add compliance requirements for plant operators.
Since 2019 India's telecom authority has rolled out mandatory testing and certification of telecom equipment, and the registration must be handled by an authorised Indian representative. Sources report between 1,500 and 2,000 units making chemicals, dyes, pesticides and pharmaceuticals, where solvent handling creates classified areas. A hazardous area mobile phone distributor in Ankleshwar would carry the IS-04Z1 to these buyers once certification completes.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Short answer. Ankleshwar has no appointed SAMS distributor yet: the IS-04Z1 is pre-launch (certification in progress, no certificate issued, launch planned for Q4 2026), and distributor applications are open.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. An operator's own vendor approval is a separate step. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Zone | 0, 1 or 2 for gas; 20, 21 or 22 for dust | Designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 |
| Gas group | IIA, IIB or IIC | IIC (target) |
| Area drawing | The operator's own classification drawing | Decided by the site operator |
| Where it applies | Ankleshwar: Pesticide manufacturing, Pharmaceutical bulk drug solvent handling, Chemical reactors and solvent areas | Classified by the site operator |

An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Ankleshwar India. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
Who operates there and which kinds of classified area a handset would meet, from the SAMS site research.
The Gujarat Pollution Control Board regulates industrial pollution, which can add compliance requirements for plant operators.
The Ankleshwar Industries Association lists 220 chemical, 156 dye and dye intermediate, 11 pesticide and 69 pharmaceutical member units, among others.
Ankleshwar is a hub of the Indian chemical industry, and its industrial estate produces more than 5 percent of the country's chemical output, including pharmaceuticals and dyes.
The nearby Dahej port has a dedicated liquid handling facility run by the Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company that can load or unload up to 25,000 tonnes a day.
Pollution in the estate is regulated by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board, which asks the industrial association to self-enforce among its member units.
A bridge built in 1881, the Golden Bridge, still connects Ankleshwar and Bharuch across the Narmada, and a newer bridge carries the highway, so river crossings are well established.
A hazardous area is a place where flammable gas, vapour or combustible dust may be present. Standards divide these into zones: Zones 0, 1 and 2 for gas and vapour, and Zones 20, 21 and 22 for dust. Zone 1 and Zone 21 are the tier where an explosive atmosphere is likely to occur in normal operation, which is where the IS-04Z1 is designed to work. Anything carried in must be marked for the zone, gas group and temperature class of the area.
No certificate has been issued for the IS-04Z1 yet, so it must not be taken into a classified area until the certificate covering it exists and the site operator has accepted it.
In Ankleshwar. Classified areas include chemical reactors and solvent areas, dye and dye intermediate plants, pesticide manufacturing and pharmaceutical bulk drug solvent handling. The unit operator classifies them. The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation is listed as a regulator, but SAMS does not classify areas, so ask each plant.
SAMS is appointing authorised distributors ahead of the Q4 2026 launch. No territory has been granted for Ankleshwar yet and applications are reviewed company by company. Because a certified Ex device cannot be opened by an ordinary phone workshop without invalidating its certificate, SAMS looks for partners who can provide competent technical support and after-sales service locally.
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Zone 1 and Zone 21 (gas and dust) with gas group IIC and temperature class T4, subject to certification. It must not be used in a classified area before its certificate is issued and the site has accepted it.
Likely candidates are chemical reactors and solvent areas, dye and dye intermediate plants, pesticide manufacturing, pharmaceutical bulk drug solvent handling. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Apply through the distributor page with your company details and the territory you cover. SAMS reviews applications company by company and has not yet granted a territory for Ankleshwar.
An estate has thousands of small and medium units run by different companies, each with its own processes, solvents and safety rules. Hazardous-area requirements therefore vary unit by unit, so always ask each plant for its area classification and accepted approvals.
Ankleshwar is on National Highway 8 and the Western Railway, about 14 kilometres from Bharuch, with the nearest major airports at Surat, Vadodara and Ahmedabad. Agree access and gate times with each unit before sending staff.
The Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation is listed for hazardous-area matters, and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board regulates industrial pollution, which can add compliance requirements. The exact remit for a phone has not been confirmed here. Ask the plant operator which authority and documents apply.
Other guides for Ankleshwar India, other places in India, and the pages behind them.
Share the site details and quantity. You will get the datasheet and the certification schedule back by email; pricing is indicative only until launch.
Name the site and the operator and we will send what is available before launch.