Rule, 2018

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REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99

EXTRAORDINARY

II— — (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 49] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2018/MAGHA 5, 1939

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. 1/3 rd 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.” 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 19 th November, 1986 and subsequently amended vide the following notifications, namely:—

S.O. 433(E), dated the 18 th April, 1987;

G.S.R. 176(E), dated the 2 nd the 18 th February, 2009;

G.S.R. 149(E), dated the 4 th March, 2009;

G.S.R. 543(E), dated the 22 nd July, 2009;

G.S.R. 739(E), dated the 9 th September, 2010;

G.S.R. 809(E), dated the 4 th October, 2010:

th March, 2011;

G.S.R. 221(E), dated the 18 th dated the 2 nd May, 2011;

G.S.R. 424(E), dated the 1 st June, 2011;

G.S.R. 446(E), dated the 13 th June, 2011;

G.S.R. 152(E), dated the 16 th March, 2012;

G.S.R. 266(E), dated the 30 th March, 2012;

G.S.R. 277 (E), dated the 31 st March, 2012;G.S.R. 820 (E), dated the 9 th dated the 18 th March, 2013;

G.S.R. 535(E), dated the 7 th August, 2013;

G.S.R. 771(E), dated the th December, 2013;

G.S.R. 2 (E), dated the 2 nd January, 2014;

G.S.R. 229 (E), dated the 28 th March, 2014;

G.S.R. 232 (E), dated the 31 st March, 2014;

G.S.R. 325 (E), dated the 7 th dated the 25 th August, 2014;

G.S.R. 789 (E), dated the 11 th November, 2014;S.O. 3305 (E), dated the th December, 2015;

S.O. 4(E), dated the 1 st January, 2016;

G.S.R. 35(E), dated the 14 th January, 2016

G.S.R. 281(E), dated the 7 th March, 2016;

G.S.R. 496(E), dated the 9 th May, 2016,

G.S.R. 497(E), dated the 10 th May, 2016;

G.S.R. 978(E), dated the 10 th October, 2016,

G.S.R. 1016(E), dated the 28 th October, 2016 and lastly amended vide notification

GSR 1265(E) dated the 13 th October, 2017.

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

ALOK KUMAR

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Other instruments under the same Act

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