The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change vide its notification dated 17th February 2020 has issued the Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2020.
Amendments is brought to Schedule-l, for serial number 86, which specifies the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants in which additional parameters for Primary Water Quality Criteria for Class SW-III Waters [For Industrial Cooling, Recreation (non-contact) and Aesthetics] and Primary Water Quality Criteria for Class SW-V Waters [For Navigation and Controlled Waste Disposal] has been inserted.
The Draft Notification will be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date of publication – February 17, 2020.
Any objections or suggestions on the above draft shall forward the same in writing, for consideration of the Central Government to the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or send it to Member Secretary, CPCB and Scientist ‘E’ Ministry at the e-mail address i.e. mscb.cpcb@nic.in and h.kharkwal@nic.in.
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