Exemption for Certain Industrial Plants under the Water and Air Pollution Acts Introduction In a major update, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has issued a notification exempting specific categories of industrial plants from certain provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of…
Introduction Monitoring and enforcement mechanism for the Standard Operating Procedure infrastructure like roads, pipelines, and water bodies through projects like dredging and de-silting for upkeep, disaster management, and functionality. The Ministry emphasizes the need to enforce the mentioned SOP/environmental safeguards thoroughly in the field. project proponent should inform the concerned SPCB at least fortnight before…
The ministry of environment, forest & climate change has released office memorandum for clarification on the applicability of EIA Notification 2006 for manufacturing of welded pipes and seamless tubes. Metallurgical industries are covered under item 3(a) of the schedule of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. Of these Industries, all non-toxic secondary metallurgical processing…
The government of Maharashtra has released circular for implementation of standard operating procedure – SOP for environmental clearance. For effective and efficient implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, all administrative departments should inform the local bodies/planning authorities under their jurisdiction to strictly follow the said Standard Operating Procedure. This circular is made available on…