Notification, 2025

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 403] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2025/ASHADHA 12, 1947

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 3rd July, 2025

G.S.R. 446(E).—Whereas, the draft of certain rules to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 was published as required under sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act,1986, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number

G.S.R. 121(E), dated the 7th February, 2025, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice was given that the said draft shall be taken into consideration on or after expiry of sixty days from the date of publication in the official Gazette; And Whereas, objections and suggestions received from all persons and stakeholders in response to the aforesaid notification have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, 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 to further amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely: -

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2025.

(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, against serial number 5A, in column 4, after item II, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: - “Provided that the Ministry may, in consultation with the Central Electricity Authority and the Central Pollution Control Board, for reasons to be recorded in writing by an order grant exemption to thermal power plants from installation of Cooling Towers”.

[F. No. Q-15017/40/2007-CPW (part)] NEELESH KUMAR SAH, Jt. Secy.

and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

GORAKHA NATH YADAVA

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