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Environment (Protection) Third Amendment Rules, 2009

Made 2009-07-09 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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English; Hindi
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Regulation
Country
India
Subjects
Environment
Keywords
air quality/air pollution, emissions, pollution control

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  1. REGn.NO.D.L.-33004199~'lio ito v:t'l'o-33004199 ........ 0fIT Q:he <5o:£ette of ~ndia 31t1llmUI EXTRAORDINARY "'" 11--'""'" 3-....-...." (I) PART Il-c-Section 3-Sub-settion (i) wlFba>li ~ wq;I~It' PUBLISHED BY AUTIIORITY It 395J N~ 3951 'lff~ , ,SWI'd4 (i ,~ 9 , 2009/~ ta. 1931 NEW DELIII. THURSDAY. JULY9 . 1009/ASADHA 18. 1931 •Q:qf4iUI~ lA~ 3{~'l.iHI 'It Wffi . 9~. 2009 m....f.1. 5 ' 2(..).-~..".,.. """"" (~)~. 1986 (1986 'iii 19 ) "" "'" 6 am "'" 2HRlJrof ~ 'iii """' ;;«\ ~. """"" (~.) f.e!q . 1986 if am "'"'" m ,,; fu'< f, ..,fclf,," f.e!q 'Rlli\ i.~ 0 I. (I ) l'l f.!>oll 'iii llfu<l! "'"~(~) 1itmt "'"'" . 2009 t I (2) ..~ if""; '"""" "" ..m.. "" "l" m , 2 """"" (~) f.e!q. 1986 ,," 3lfi'll-1 if~ (.,; ) ""' ...... 39 am m f<ro<lA , f, ",,>if 'iii "'" f.fi'lT '""l,'1I; am ("') ""' """" 73 amm f<ro<lA , f.1'<41' if~ (;) f<ro<lA li*'o ,,;""" '" f.!"lli*'o "" """" 0 . .... 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""'" 37l ( 31).m.. 17~, 2002.~ ""'" 489( 31 ) """" 9~. 2002, ~ ""'" 1088( 31)...m. 1I~, 2002.'" ""'" 849( 31) """" 30~. 2002.~""'" 520( 31) """" I~,2003 .";. ""'" 92( 31 ) ...m. 29....m1, 2004,~ 'Iil.'" 448(31) .m.. 12~, 2004,~~ "" sn 520( 31) .m.. 12 ","",, 2004.'" ""'" m (31) .m.. 5~,2005 , .,;. ""'" 315(31) 1 6~, 2005, .,;. ""3l1. 546(31) 30 "'""'.2005.'" 'Iil.'" 46( 31) """" 3~, 2006, ~ 'Iil.'" 464(31)...m. 7 """", WOO. li ""'" 640( 31)...m. 16~, WOO, li ""'" 566(31 )...m. 29 ""'", W07, li ""'" 704(31) """" 12 ........ 2007,.,;. 'Iil.'" 186( 31) .m.. 18 ...... 2OQ8 , ";. 'Iil..3l1. 280( 31 ) 11 •• 2008,";. 'Iil..3l1 344(31)..m.. 7 ~, 2008,";. 'Iil.'" 414(31) """" 30~, 2008.";. ,".311. 481(31) """" 26 'l". 2008. .,;. '".'" 579( 31 ) 6 ","",,2008•.,;. ""'" 6OO( 31) 18 "'""', 2008, .,;. '".'" 752( 31) ..m.. 24 "'''I.'''.2008,";. 'Iil.311. 844(31)..mr 1 8~, 2009, am";.""311. 149(31) """" 4 ...... 2009 , 3 MlNlSlRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESfS N01lFICATION NewDelhi,9thJuly, 2009 C.s.R. SI2(E).-ln exerciseofthe powersconferred bySections6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act: 1986 (29 of 1986), iheCentral Government hereby makes thefollowingrules furthertoamend the Environment (Protection) Act. 1986,namely : I. (I) Theserules may be calledtheEnvironment (Protection)Third Amendment Rules. 2009. (2) Theyshall come into force on the date of lheir publication in the Official Gezene. 2. Inthe Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in schedule1, (a) serial number 39 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted; and (b) in serial number 73 andthe entries relatingthereto.c- . (i) for the existing heading, the following heading shall be substituted, namely : "Pharmaceutical (Manufacturingand Fonnulation) Industry." (u) for serial nwnbers(i) and (ii) and the entries relating thereto under columns3 and 4, the followingentries shall respectively be substituted, namely : S.No. Industry Standards 2 3 4 "EffluentStandards i. Compulsory Panmders Limiting concentration in mgtl , exped for pH 6~S 10 pH Oil & grease BOD (3 days27 ' C) Total suspended solids Bioassay Test 100' 100 90% survival offish after first 96 hours in 100% effluent" ii. Additional Parameters Mercury Arsenic Chromiwn(06+ ) Lead Cyanide 0.01 020 0.10 0.10 010 Phenolics(C,Hs0H) 1.0 Sulphides (as S) 20 Phosphate (as P) 5.0 Note: • The BOD and COD limits shall be 30 mgl l and 250 mgll respectively, if treated effluent is discharged directly into a fresh water body i.e., steam, canal, river or lake. •• The Bioassay Test shall be conducted as per IS : 6582·) 971. 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY 4 [PAIU n-5EC. 3(i)] (i) Parameters listed as •Add itional Parameters' sha ll be prescribed dependin g upon • the process and prodoct. (lJ)' Limits for total dissol ved so lids in effluent shall be prescri bed by the concerned pollutioncontrol board/pollutioncontrol committee depending upon me recipient water body.... IF.No.Q-ISO17i34I2O()6.{:PW] RAJNEESHDUBE,Jt Secy, Note:- The principel rules werepublished in theGazetteoflndia vide number S.D. 844(E) dated 19thNovember 1986and subsequently amended vide S.D. 433{E) dated 18th Apri~ 1987; S.D. 64(E) dated 18th January, 1988; S.0.3(E) dated 3Td January, 1989; S.D. 19O(E) dated 15th March, 1989; G.S.R. 913(E) dated the 24th October. 1989; S.D. 12(E) dated the 8th January, 1990; G.S.R. 742(E) dated the 30th August, 1990; S.D. 23(E} dated the 16th January, 1991; G .S.R. 93(E) dated the21st February, 1991 ; G.S.R. 95(E) dated the 12th February, 1992 ; G.S.R. 329(E) dated the 13th March, 1992; G.S.R. 475(E) dated the 5th May, 1992; G.S.R. 797(E) dated the IstCXtober. 1992;G.S.R.386(E)daledthe281itApril, 1993;G.S.R.422(E)daledthe 19th May, 1993;G.S.R.SOI (E) daledlitel lstDec<mb<7, 1993;G.S.R.176(E)daledthe 3nl Apri~ 1996;G.S.R.63I(E) daled the3IstOctober, 1997; G.S.R. 504(E) dated the 20th August, 1998;G.S.R. 7(E) dated the 2nd January, 1999; G.S.R. 682(E)dated the 6!h October, 1999;G.S.R. 742(E) dated the 25th September, 2000; G.S.R. 72(E)dated the 6th February, 2001; G.S.R. 54(E) dated the 22nd January, 2002; G.S.R. 371(E) dated the 17thMay, 2002; G.S.R.489(E}doled the 9th July, 2002; 5.0. 1088(E) dated the 11th October, 2002; G.S.R. 849(E) dated the 30th December, 2002; G.S.R.520(E)dared the lstJuty,2003;G.S.R.92(E)daledthe29thJan"")', 2004:G.S.R.448(E)doted the12thJuly, 2004;Corrigenda G.S.R.520(E) dared the 12thAugu;t,2004;G.S.R.272(E)daledthe5thMay,2005: G.S.R. 315(E) dated the 16th May, 2005; G.S.R.546(E)datedthe 30thAugust. 2005; G.s.R.46(E)datedthe 3rdFebruary, 2006; G.S.R. 464(E) dated the 7th August, 2006; G.S.R.64O(E) dated the 16th October, 2006; G.S.R. 566(E)dated the 29th August, 2007; G.S.R. 704(E) dated the 12th November, 2007; G.S.R. I86(E)dated the 18thMarch, 2008; GS.R.280(E) dotedthe 11th April, 2008; G.S.R.344(E)daledthe7thMay,2008; G.S.R.4I4(E)doted the 30thMay, 2008; G.S.R.481(E) datedthe26thJune, 2008; G.S.R.579(E)datedthe 6thAugust, 2008;G.S.R.600(E) datedthe 18th August. 2008;G.S.R. 752{E) dated the 24thOctober, 2008;G.S.R. 97(E) dated the18th February, 2009 and . G.S.R. 149(E)doted the4thMlll"ch. 2009. Prinled by the M~er, Government or India Press, Ril'lg RaId, M. r-Puri. New Delhi· I IQ064 and Publishe4 by the Conrroller o( Publiw lons. Delhi· l lOOS4.

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