Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announces proposed amendments to the Environment Protection Rules, 1986, specifically concerning hot mix plants. The draft notification is published for public feedback, which must be submitted within sixty days of the gazette's publication date. The amendments introduce new emission standards for particulate matter from hot mix plants.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendments to Environment Protection Rules, 1986:**
* These rules may be called the Environment Protection Amendment Rules, 2020.
* The amendments come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Insertion in Schedule I:**
* After serial number 114 in Schedule I of the Environment Protection Rules, 1986, a new entry for "Hot Mix Plant" is inserted.
* **Particulate Matter (PM) Emission Standards for Hot Mix Plants:**
* Batch Hot Mix Plant: 150 mg/Nm3
* Drum Hot Mix Plant: 300 mg/Nm3
* **Stack Height Calculation:**
* Stack height (Hs) = 14Q0.3 (Q is SO2 emission rate in kg/h)
* Stack height (Hpm) = 74Q0.27 (Q is PM emission rate in ton/h)
* The higher of the two calculated stack heights shall apply.
* **Operational Requirements:**
* Avoid the use of furnace oil and rubber process oil.
* Control dust emissions from material handling with water sprinkling or covering.
* Pave and maintain cleanliness of internal roads, working platforms, and loading/unloading areas.
* Use of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) is allowed.
* Recycle process rejects or leftover hot mix within the process.
* Reinstate the site after dismantling the plant at the end of the operation phase.
Impact Analysis:
* **Hot Mix Plant Operators:**
* *Impact:* Must comply with the new particulate matter emission standards and operational requirements for their plants.
* *Action Required:* Evaluate current emission levels, implement necessary changes to meet standards, calculate stack height as per the formula, and adhere to operational guidelines (oil usage, dust control, paving, RAP usage, recycling, and site reinstatement).
* **Central Government (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for reviewing public feedback and finalizing the amendment to the Environment Protection Rules, 1986.
* *Action Required:* Consider any suggestions or objections received from the public and finalize the notification for publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Public:**
* *Impact:* Affected by the environmental regulations governing hot mix plants and air quality.
* *Action Required:* Review the draft notification and provide suggestions or objections to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change within sixty days of the gazette's publication.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: A department of the Government of India responsible for environmental protection and climate change related policies.
Environment Protection Act, 1986: An Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1986. It authorizes the Central Government to protect and improve environmental quality, control and reduce pollution from all sources.
Environment Protection Rules, 1986: Rules framed under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, providing a framework for environmental protection in India.
Central Government: The executive branch of the Government of India.
New Delhi: The capital city of India.
CPCB: Central Pollution Control Board, a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Indira Paryavaran Bhawan: The office complex housing the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in New Delhi.
Hot Mix Plant: An industrial facility producing asphalt mixes for road construction.
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भाग II—ख(cid:2)ड 3—उप-ख(cid:2)ड (i)
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No. 14] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019/ PAUSHA 18, 1941
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अिधसचू ना
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(cid:1)ा(cid:21)प अिधसचू ना
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बनाती ह ै अथा(cid:16)त ्- :
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(2) ये सरकारी राजप7 म =उनके अंितम %प से (cid:24)कािशत होने क(cid:21) तारीख से (cid:24)भावी ह(cid:30)गे।
2. पया(cid:16)वरण (संर(cid:20)ण) िनयम, 1986 म,= अनुसूची-I म = Pम सं. 114 और उससे संबंिधत (cid:24)िविQय(cid:30) के बाद
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2
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होगी उसक(cid:21) गणना क(cid:21)जाएगी।
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िनयंि7त (cid:1)कया जाएगा।
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हमेशा साफ रखना चािहए।
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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th January, 2020
G.S.R. 16(E).—The following draft of the notification, which the Central Government proposes to issue in
exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) is
hereby published, as required under 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 notification shall
be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the
Gazette containing this notification are made available to the public.
Any person interested in making any suggestions or objections on the proposals contained in the draft
notification may forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Central Government within the period
specified above to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan,
Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or send it to Member Secretary, CPCB and Scientist ‘E’ Ministry at the e-mail
address i.e. mscb.cpcb@nic.in and h.kharkwal@nic.in.
Draft Notification
The Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection)
Rules, 1986, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Amendment
Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in Schedule-l, after serial number 114 and the entries relating
thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely:-
S. No. Industry Parameter Standards
(1) (2) (3) (4)
“115 Hot Mix Plant Particulate Matter Concentration mg/Nm3 in stack emission
Batch Hot Mix Plant 150
Drum Hot Mix Plant 300
Note:
(i) The stack height shall be calculated as (a) Stack height (Hs) = 14(Q)0.3 where, Q is the SO2 emission rate in
kg/h; and (b) Stack height (Hpm) = 74(Q)0.27 where, Q is the PM emission rate in ton/h. The stack height
whichever is higher shall apply.
(ii) Use of furnace oil and rubber process oil shall be avoided.
(iii Dust emission from material handling shall be contained with water sprinkling or covering of the points of
dust emission.
(iv) The internal roads, working platform, loading and unloading areas in premises should be paved and kept clean
all times.
(v) Use of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RSP) shall be allowed.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(vi) Any process rejects or left over of the hot mix should be recycled in the process.
(vii) The site shall be reinstated at the end of operation phase i.e. after dismantling the plant”.
[F.No. Q-15017/14/2018-CPW]
JIGMET TAKPA, 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 last amended vide notification number G.S.R.
952(E), dated the 26th December, 2019.
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