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Date: 2018-01-25 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment Protection

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Executive Summary: This notification, G.S.R. 94(E), published on January 25, 2018, amends the Environment Protection Rules, 1986. It mandates the implementation of dust mitigation measures for construction and demolition activities in cities and towns where particulate matter exceeds prescribed limits. The amendment comes into force on the date of its publication. Key Points / Main Content: Dust Mitigation Measures for Environmental Clearance Projects: * No building or infrastructure project requiring Environmental Clearance can proceed without an approved Environmental Management Plan that includes dust mitigation measures. * Roads at construction sites must be paved. * Excavation requires adequate dust mitigation measures. * Loose soil, sand, construction/demolition waste, or other dust-causing material must be covered. * Windbreakers (1/3 of building height, up to 10 meters) are required. * Water sprinkling systems must be in place. * Dust mitigation measures must be prominently displayed at the construction site. Dust Mitigation Measures for All Construction and Demolition Activities: * Grinding and cutting of building materials in the open is prohibited. * Construction material and waste must be stored within designated areas; roadside storage is prohibited. * Uncovered vehicles carrying construction material and waste are prohibited. * Construction and Demolition Waste processing and disposal sites must be identified, and dust mitigation measures must be notified at the site. * These measures apply to cities and towns where particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) exceeds National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Impact Analysis: Project Developers/Builders: * Impact: Must incorporate dust mitigation measures into Environmental Management Plans for projects requiring Environmental Clearance. Increased costs and oversight for construction/demolition activities. * Action Required: Update Environmental Management Plans, implement required dust control measures, ensure compliance with storage and transportation regulations. Construction Workers: * Impact: Improved air quality at construction sites due to dust mitigation measures. * Action Required: Follow the displayed dust mitigation measures at the construction site. Regulatory Bodies (e.g., Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change): * Impact: Responsible for enforcing the new rules and ensuring compliance. * Action Required: Monitor construction sites for compliance, update regulatory procedures, and address violations. General Public (Residents of cities/towns exceeding particulate matter limits): * Impact: Potential improvement in air quality due to reduced dust emissions from construction and demolition activities. * Action Required: Report violations of dust mitigation measures to relevant authorities.

Key Entities Referenced

Environment Protection Act, 1986: A key environmental law in India, providing a framework for environmental protection and regulation. Environment Protection Rules, 1986: Rules formulated under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, which are being amended by this notification. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The Indian government ministry responsible for environmental protection and climate change policies. New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. Environment Protection Amendment Rules, 2018: The title of the amendment rules being introduced through this notification. Schedule I: A schedule within the Environment Protection Rules, 1986, that is being amended by this notification. National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Standards for air quality in India. Environmental Management Plan: A plan required for building or infrastructure projects requiring Environmental Clearance and must include dust mitigation measures.
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REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY II— — (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 49] No. 49] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018/MAGHA 5, 1939 पययवा रण, वन और जलवयय ु पररवतना मत्रं यलय अधधसचू नय नई ददल् ली, 25 जनवरी, 2018 सय.कय.धन. 94(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकयर, पययावरण (संरक्षण) अधधधनयम, 1986 (1986 कय 29) की धयरय 6 और धयरय 25 द्वयरय प्रदत्त शधियों कय प्रयोग करत े हुए, पययावरण (संरक्षण) धनयम, 1986 कय और संशोधन करन े के धलए, एतदद्व् यरय धनम्नधलधखत धनयम बनयती ह,ै अथयात ्:— 1. (1) इन धनयमों कय नयम पययावरण (संरक्षण) संशोधन धनयम, 2018 ह।ै (2) ये रयजपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकयशन की तयरीख को प्रवृत्त होंग े । 2. पययावरण (संरक्षण) धनयम, 1986 म,ें अनुसूची-1 म,ें क्रम संख्यय 105 और उससे सम्बधन्द्धत प्रधवधियों के पश् चयत्, धनम्नधलधखत क्रम संख्ययएं और प्रधवधिययं अन्द् त:स्थ यधपत की जयएंगी, अथयता ् :— ‘‘106. पययावरणीय स्व ीकृधत की अपक्षे य वयली पररयोजनयओं स े सबं ंधधत धनमयणा एव ं धवध्व सं दक्रययकलयपों के धलए धलू उपशमन उपययों कय आज्ञयपक कयययन्द्ा व यन : (i) पययावरणीय स् वीकृधत की अपक्षे य वयली कोई भी भवन अथवय अवसंरचनय पररयोजनय धलू उपशमन उपययों सधहत अनुमोददत पययावरणीय प्रबंधन योजनय के धबनय कयययाधन्द्वत नहीं की जयएगी । (ii) धनमयाण स्थ लों पर यय वहय ं तक जयने वयली सड़कें खड़ंजय और ब्ल ैकटॉप् ड (अथयात् मेटेधलक सड़कें) होनी चयधहए। (iii) पययाप् त धलू उपशमन उपययों के धबनय धमट्टी की खुदयई नहीं की जयएगी। (iv) कोई भी धमट्टी यय रेत यय धनमयाण और धवध् वंस अपधशष्ट यय धूल वयली कोई अन्द् य धनमयणा सयमग्री धबनय ढके नहीं छोड़ी जयएगी। (v) समुधचत ऊंचयई अथयात ् भवन की ऊंचयई की 1/3 और अधधकतम 10 मीटर तक के ववड-ब्रेकर की व् यवस्थ य की जयएगी। (vi) जल धछड़कयव प्रणयली की व् यवस् थय की जयएगी। (vii) धनमयाण स् थल पर जनतय को आसयनी स े ददखयई देने के धलए धूल उपशमन उपययों कय स् पष्ट तौर पर प्रदशान दकयय जयएगय। 531 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 107. सभी धनमयणा एव ं धवध व् ंस दक्रययकलयपों के धलए धलू उपशमन उपययों कय अधनवयय ा कयययन्द्ा व यन : (i) खुले क्षत्रे म ें भवन सयमधग्रयों की धघसयई तथय कटयई को प्रधतबंधधत दकयय जयएगय। (ii) धनमयाण सयमग्री तथय अपधशष्ट कय भंडयरण केवल धनधयाररत क्षत्रे के अंदर दकयय जयएगय और धनमयाण सयमग्री तथय अपधशष्ट को सड़क के दकनयरे भडं यरण को प्रधतबंधधत दकयय जयएगय। (iii) धनमयाण सयमग्री तथय अपधशष्ट ढोने वयले धबनय ढके हुए दकसी भी वयहन की अनुमधत नहीं दी जयएगी। (iv) धनमयाण तथय धवध् वंस अपधशष्ट प्रसंस् करण और धनपटयन स् थल कय अधभधनधयारण दकयय जयएगय और स्थ ल पर अपेधक्षत धूल उपशमन उपयय अधधसूधचत दकए जयएंगे। नोट : उपरोक्त क्रम संख् ययंक 106 और 107 उन नगरों और शहरों के धलए लयग ू होंग े जहयं धूलकण 10/ धलू कण 2.5 रयष्र ीय पररवेशी वयय ुगुणवत् तय मयनकों म ें धनधयाररत सीमयओं स े अधधक हो।’’ [फय. स.ं क्य -ू 16017/172/2017-सीपीए] ररतेश कुमयर वसह, संयुक् त सधचव नोट : मूल धनयम भयरत के रयजपत्र, असयधयरण, भयग II, खडं 3, उपखंड (i) म ें कय.आ. स.ं 844(अ), तयरीख 19 नवम्बर, 1986 द्वयरय प्रकयधशत दकए गए थ े और तत्पश्चयत ् उनम ें धनम्नधलधखत अधधसूचनयओं द्वयरय संशोधन दकए गए थ,े अथयात ्:- कय.आ. 433(अ), तयरीख 18 अप्रैल, 1987; सय.कय.धन. 176(अ), तयरीख 2 अप्रलै , 1996; सय.कय.धन. 97(अ), तयरीख 18 फरवरी, 2009; सय.कय.धन. 149(अ), तयरीख 4 मयच,ा 2009; सय.कय.धन. 543(अ), तयरीख 22 जलु यई, 2009; सय.कय.धन. 739(अ), तयरीख 9 धसतम्बर, 2010; सय.कय.धन. 809(अ), तयरीख 4 अिूबर, 2010; सय.कय.धन. 215(अ), तयरीख 15 मयच,ा 2011; सय.कय.धन. 221(अ), तयरीख 18 मयचा, 2011; सय.कय.धन. 354(अ), तयरीख 2 मई, 2011; सय.कय.धन. 424(अ), तयरीख 1 जनू , 2011; सय.कय.धन. 446(अ), तयरीख 13 जून, 2011; सय.कय.धन. 152(अ), तयरीख 16 मयच,ा 2012; सय.कय.धन. 266(अ), तयरीख 30 मयचा, 2012; सय.कय.धन. 277(अ), तयरीख 31 मयच,ा 2012; सय.कय.धन. 820(अ), तयरीख 9 नवम्बर, 2012; सय.कय.धन. 176(अ), तयरीख 18 मयच,ा 2013; सय.कय.धन. 535(अ), तयरीख 7 अगस्त, 2013; सय.कय.धन. 771(अ), तयरीख 11 ददसम्बर, 2013; सय.कय.धन. 2(अ), तयरीख 2 जनवरी, 2014; सय.कय.धन. 229(अ), तयरीख 28 मयच,ा 2014; सय.कय.धन. 232(अ), तयरीख 31 मयच,ा 2014; सय.कय.धन. 325(अ), तयरीख 7 मई, 2014; सय.कय.धन. 612(अ), तयरीख 25 अगस्त, 2014; सय.कय.धन. 789(अ), तयरीख 11 नवम्बर, 2014; कय.आ. 3305(अ), तयरीख 7 ददसम्बर, 2015; कय.आ. 4(अ), तयरीख 1 जनवरी, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 35(अ), तयरीख 14 जनवरी, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 281(अ), तयरीख 7 मयच,ा 2016; सय.कय.धन. 496(अ), तयरीख 9 मई, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 497(अ), तयरीख 10 मई, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 978(अ), तयरीख 10 अिूबर, 2016; सय.कय.धन. 1016(अ), तयरीख 28 अिूबर, 2016 और अंधतम बयर अधधसूचनय संख्ययंक सय.कय.धन. 1265(अ), तयरीख 13 अिूबर, 2017 द्वयरय संशोधधत दकए गए थे। MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 25th January, 2018 G.S.R. 94(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely: - 1. (1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule-I, after serial number 105 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted, namely: - “106. Mandatory Implementation of Dust Mitigation Measures for Construction and Demolition Activities for projects requiring Environmental Clearance: (i) No building or infrastructure project requiring Environmental Clearance shall be implemented without approved Environmental Management Plan inclusive of dust mitigation measures.II (i) 3 (ii) Roads leading to or at construction sites must be paved and blacktopped (i.e. metallic roads). (iii) No excavation of soil shall be carried out without adequate dust mitigation measures in place. (iv) No loose soil or sand or Construction & Demolition Waste or any other construction material that causes dust shall be left uncovered. (v) Wind-breaker of appropriate height i.e. 1/3rd of the building height and maximum up to 10 meters shall be provided. (vi) Water sprinkling system shall be put in place. (vii) Dust mitigation measures shall be displayed prominently at the construction site for easy public viewing. 107. Mandatory Implementation of Dust Mitigation Measures for all Construction and Demolition Activities: (i) Grinding and cutting of building materials in open area shall be prohibited. (ii) Construction material and waste should be stored only within earmarked area and road side storage of construction material and waste shall be prohibited. (iii) No uncovered vehicles carrying construction material and waste shall be permitted. (iv) Construction and Demolition Waste processing and disposal site shall be identified and required dust mitigation measures be notified at the site. Note : The serial numbers 106 and 107 above shall apply to cities and towns where value of particulate matter 10/ particulate matter 2.5 exceeds the prescribed limits in National Ambient Air Quality Standards.” [F. No. Q-16017/172/2017-CPA] RITESH KUMAR SINGH, Jt. Secy. Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number S.O. 844(E), dated the 19th November, 1986 and subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely:— S.O. 433(E), dated the 18th April, 1987; G.S.R. 176(E), dated the 2nd April, 1996; G.S.R. 97 (E), dated the 18th February, 2009; G.S.R. 149(E), dated the 4th March, 2009; G.S.R. 543(E), dated the 22nd July, 2009; G.S.R. 739(E), dated the 9th September, 2010; G.S.R. 809(E), dated the 4th October, 2010: G.S.R. 215(E), dated the15th March, 2011; G.S.R. 221(E), dated the 18th March, 2011;G.S.R. 354(E), dated the 2nd May, 2011; G.S.R. 424(E), dated the 1st June, 2011; G.S.R. 446(E), dated the 13thJune, 2011; G.S.R. 152(E), dated the 16thMarch, 2012; G.S.R. 266(E), dated the 30th March, 2012; G.S.R. 277 (E), dated the 31st March, 2012;G.S.R. 820 (E), dated the 9th November, 2012; G.S.R. 176(E), dated the 18thMarch, 2013; G.S.R. 535(E), dated the 7thAugust, 2013; G.S.R. 771(E), dated the 11th December, 2013; G.S.R. 2 (E), dated the 2nd January, 2014; G.S.R. 229 (E), dated the 28th March, 2014; G.S.R. 232 (E), dated the 31st March, 2014; G.S.R. 325 (E), dated the 7th May, 2014; G.S.R. 612(E), dated the 25th August, 2014; G.S.R. 789 (E), dated the 11th November, 2014;S.O. 3305 (E), dated the 7th December, 2015; S.O. 4(E), dated the 1st January, 2016; G.S.R. 35(E), dated the 14th January, 2016 G.S.R. 281(E), dated the 7th March, 2016; G.S.R. 496(E), dated the 9th May, 2016, G.S.R. 497(E), dated the 10th May, 2016; G.S.R. 978(E), dated the 10th October, 2016, G.S.R. 1016(E), dated the 28th October, 2016 and lastly amended vide notification GSR 1265(E) dated the 13th October, 2017. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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