Amendment on Standards for Brick Kiln.

7738 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 712] NEW D ELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 24 , 1945 CG-DL-E-15122023-250682 MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th December, 2023 G.S.R. 895(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) act, 1986 (29 of 1986) the Central Governmen t hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement .-- (1) These rules may be called the Env ironment (Protection) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into forc e on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, in the SCHEDULE -I, in entry at Sl. No. 74, for note no. 2, the following entry shall be substituted, namely: - "2. The existing brick kilns which are not following zig -zag technology or vertical shaft or use piped natural gas as fuel in brick making shall be converted to zig -zag technology or vertical shaft or use piped natural gas as fuel in brick making within a period of : (a) one year w.e .f. 23.02.2023 in case of kilns located within ten kilometers radius of non -attainment cities; except those located in million plus population cities, NCR districts, and critically & severally polluted areas as categorized by CPCB; (b) one year w.e.f. 23.02.2024 in case of other kilns. Provided that in case where Commission for Air Quality Management / Central Pollution Control Board / State Pollution Control Board / Pollution Control Committee has separately issued more stringent Norms/ timel ines, such orders shall prevail. " [F. No. Q -15017/35/2007 -CPW ] NARESH PAL GANGWAR , Addl . Secy . Note: The principle rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (i), vide number S.O. 844 (E) dated the 19th November 1986 and last amended, vide notification number G.S.R. 414(E) dated the 05th June, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.