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Date: 2015-05-25 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Central Government issued directions for restricting the excavation of top soil for manufacture of bricks and promoting utilisation of fly ash in the manufacture of building materials and in construction activities with a specified radius of one hundred kilometers from coal or lignite based thermal power plants

Issued by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Climate Change Division

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change amends previous notifications regarding fly ash utilization. It aims to promote the use of fly ash and fly ash-based products by increasing the radius within which certain regulations apply and assigning cost responsibilities for fly ash transportation. The public has 60 days from the date the notification is available to submit objections or suggestions. Key Points / Main Content: Radius Expansion: The radius for regulations concerning fly ash utilization is increased from 100 kilometers to 500 kilometers from coal or lignite-based thermal power plants. Thermal Power Plant Responsibilities: Thermal power plants must upload and update fly ash stock information on their websites every fortnight. They are responsible for transportation costs of fly ash for building and road construction projects within a 100 km radius. Cost Sharing for Fly Ash Transportation: For distances between 100 km and 500 km, the transportation cost of fly ash shall be shared equally between the user construction agency and the thermal power plant. Thermal power plants must bear the entire transportation cost of fly ash for road construction projects under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna and asset creation programs involving construction of buildings, roads, dams, and embankments within a 500 km radius. State Authority Responsibilities: State authorities approving construction projects must ensure that a Memorandum of Understanding or other arrangement for using fly ash or fly ash-based products is in place between thermal power plants and construction agencies or contractors. Impact Analysis: Central Government: Impact: Tasked with reviewing and considering public feedback on the draft amendments. Action Required: Review and incorporate feedback received within the specified timeframe before finalizing the amendment. Thermal Power Plants: Impact: Increased responsibilities for fly ash utilization and transportation costs. Action Required: Update websites with fly ash stock information every fortnight, bear transportation costs as specified, and establish agreements with construction agencies for fly ash usage. Construction Agencies: Impact: Potential for increased fly ash utilization in projects and cost sharing for transportation. Action Required: Engage in agreements with thermal power plants for fly ash usage and cost sharing for transportation beyond 100 km. State Authorities: Impact: Responsibility for ensuring fly ash utilization agreements are in place for construction projects. Action Required: Enforce the requirement for Memoranda of Understanding or similar arrangements between thermal power plants and construction agencies. Public: Impact: Affected by the environmental impact of fly ash utilization and construction practices. Action Required: Submit objections or suggestions regarding the draft amendment within 60 days of the notification's publication.

Key Entities Referenced

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and climate change policies. It is the primary authority issuing this notification. Environment Protection Act, 1986: An Act of the Parliament of India. It was enacted in 1986 under Article 253 of the Constitution of India. The Act implements the decisions made at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in June 1972. Environment Protection Rules, 1986: Rules established under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, providing a framework for environmental regulations and standards in India. New Delhi: The capital city of India and the location of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, where the notification was issued. Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna: A rural road construction scheme in India. BISHWANATH SINHA: Joint Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Signatory of the notification. Central Government: The executive branch of the Government of India S.O. 763E, dated the 14th September, 1999: An earlier notification concerning fly ash utilization, which this current notification amends.
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And whereas, vide the said amendment notification number S.O.804(E) dated the 3rd November, 2009, timeline to achieve the target of hundred per cent utilisation of fly ash by thermal power plants was specified; And whereas, it is observed that the thermal power plants are yet to achieve the target of hundred per cent utilisation of fly ash and the unutilised fly ash quantum is continuously increasing; And whereas, it is observed that the construction agencies are not using fly ash and fly ash based products in their construction projects; And whereas, it is felt that there is an urgent need to provide additional measures for utilization of fly ash and fly ash based products in the country; And whereas, the issue has been examined by the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Central Government is of the opinion that the said notification needs to be amended; And whereas, clause (a) of sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 provides that whenever the Central Government considers it expedient to impose prohibition or restrictions on the locations of any industry or the carrying on of processes or operations in any area, it may give notice of its intention to do so; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (v) of sub-section (2) of the section 3, and section 5 of the Environment (Protection)Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the following further amendments, which the Central Government proposes to make in the said notification is hereby published as required by clause (a) of sub-rule(3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for the information of the public likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft amendment notification will be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette, in which this notification is published, are made available to the public; Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 4th Level, Prithvi Block, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or electronically at e-mail address: bnsinha@gov.in, sharad.sapra@nic.in. The objection or suggestion, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft amendments within the period specified above, will be taken into consideration by the Central Government. DRAFT AMENDMENTS 1. In the said notification, in paragraph 1,- (a) in sub-paragraph 1(A), for the words “hundred kilometers”, the words “five hundred kilometers” shall be substituted:4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] (b) in sub-paragraph (3), for the figures and letters “100 km.” the words and letters “five hundred kilometers” shall be substituted; (c) in sub-paragraph (5), for the words “hundred Kilometers”, the words “five hundred Kilometers” shall be substituted. (d) in sub-paragraph (7), for the words “hundred Kilometers”, the words “five hundred Kilometers” shall be substituted. 2. In the said notification, in paragraph 2, after the sub-paragraph (7) the following sub-paragraphs shall be inserted, namely:— “(8) Every coal or lignite based thermal power plants shall, (A suitable date prospective to final notification is to be specified) upload the stock of each type of fly ash available with them on their website and, thereafter shall update the stock position for each type of fly ash at least once in every fortnight. (9) A radius of hundred Kilometers from a coal or lignite based thermal power plant, the cost of transportation of fly ash for building and road construction projects shall be borne by such coal or lignite based thermal power plant and the cost of transportation beyond a radius of hundred Kilometers and upto five hundred kilometers shall be shared equally between the user construction agency engaged and the coal or lignite based thermal power plant. (10) The coal or lignite based thermal power plants within a radius of five hundred kilometers shall bear the entire cost of transportation of fly ash to the site of road construction projects under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna and asset creation programmes of the Government involving construction of buildings, road, dams and embankments”. 3. In the said notification, in paragraph 3, after the sub-paragraph (7) the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted, namely:— “(8) It shall be the responsibility of all State Authorities approving various construction projects to ensure that Memorandum of Understanding or any other arrangement for using fly ash or fly ash based products is made between the thermal power plants and the construction agency or contractors.” [No. 9-8/2005-HSMD] BISHWANATH SINHA, Jt Secy. Note : The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extra ordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) vide notification number S.O. 763 (E), dated the 14th September, 1999 and was subsequently amended vide notification numbers S.O. 979(E), dated the 27th August, 2003 and S.O. 2804 (E), dated the 3rd November, 2009. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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