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Environment (Protection) (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2010:Date of Notification : 04.10.2010
G.S.R.809(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
Ministry : Ministry of Environment and Forests
Notification No. :GSR809(E)
Date of Notification : 04.10.2010
Date of Publication : 04.10.2010
Environment (Protection) (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2010
G.S.R.809(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) (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 2010.
(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 17 and the existing entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely :-
S. No. | Industry | Parameter | Standard | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
"18 | Iron Ore Mining and Ore Processing | A. Emission Standards for Stack for De-dusting Unit | ||
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| Particulate matter | 100 mg/Nm3 | |
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| Stack height ** | 15.0 m | |
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| ** Stack height tor De-dusting unit snail be calculated as H=74 Q0.27, where H and Q are stack height in metre and particulate matter (PM) emission in tonne/hr respectively, i.e. | ||
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| Q (kg/hr) | H (metre) | |
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| up to 2.71 | 15 | |
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| 2.72 - 7.86 | 20 | |
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| 7.87 - 17.96 | 25 | |
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| 17.97 - 35.29 | 30 | |
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| Note:- Stack attached to De-dusting unit shall have minimum height of 15.0 metres and would be atleast 2.50 metres above the top-most point of the nearby building/shed or plant in the mine. | ||
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| B. Fugitive Emission Standards | ||
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| Particulate matter | 1200 µg/m3 | |
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| Note:- Fugitive emission shall be monitored in the predominant downwind direction at a distance 25.0+2.0 metres from the source of fugitive emission as per following: | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
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| Area | Monitoring location | |
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| Mine face/ Benches | Drilling, excavation and loading applicable for operating benches above watertable | |
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| Haul Roads/ Service Roads | Haul roads to ore processing plant, waste dumps and loading areas and service road | |
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| Crushing plant | Run-off mine unloading at hopper, crushing areas, screens and transfer points | |
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| Screening Plant | Screens, conveying and transportation of ore discharge points | |
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| Ore Storage & Loading | Intermediate stock bin/pile areas, ore stock bin/pile areas, wagon/truck loading areas | |
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| Waste dump | Active waste/reject dumps | |
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| C. Effluent Standards | |
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| pH | 5.5-9.0 | |
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| Suspended solids (non-rainy day) | 50 mg/l | |
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| Suspended solids (rainy day) | 100 mg/l | |
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| Oil & grease | 10 mg/l | |
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| Note:- (i) All efforts shall be made to reuse and re-circulate the treated effluent. (ii) The aforesaid effluent standards shall be complied with for sewage, service water, beneficiation of ore washwater and surface run-off put together.". | ||
[F. No. Q-15017/21/2007-CPW]
RAJNEESH DUBE, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide number S.O.844 (E) 19th November, 1986; and subsequently amended vide S.O.433 (E) dated 18th April 1987; S.O.64 (E), dated the 18th January 1988 and recently amended vide G.S.R.97(E), dated the 18th February, 2009; G.S.R.149 (E), dated the 4th March, 2009; G.S.R.512(E), dated the 9th July, 2009; G.S.R.543 (E), dated the 22nd July, 2009; G.S.R.595(E), dated the 21st August, 2009; G.S.R.794 (E), dated the 4th November, 2009; G.S.R.826 (E), dated the 16th November, 2009; G.S.R.01 (E), dated the 01st January, 2010; G.S.R.61 (E), dated the 5th February, 2010; GSR 485(E), dated the 9th June, 2010; GSR 608 (E), dated the 21st July, 2010 and GSR 739 (E), dated, the 9th September, 2010.