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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-24072025-264926
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 444]
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025/ ASHADHA 31, 1947
4899 GI/2025
[F. No. Q-15017/06/2019-CPW]
NEELESH KUMAR SAH, Joint Secretary
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd July, 2025
G.S.R. 487(E).—Whereas, the draft of certain rules further to amend the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 were published, vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, number, G.S.R. 753(E), dated 17th October, 2023, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 18th October, 2023, inviting objections or suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of a period of sixty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notifications were made available to the public;
And whereas, the copy of the said Gazette notification was made available to the public on the 18th October, 2023;
And Whereas, objections and suggestions received from all persons and stakeholders in response to the aforesaid notification have been duly considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, 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. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Environment (Protection) Sixth Amendment Rules, 2025.
(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-l, for serial number 40 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely:-
| S. No. | Industry | Parameter | Standards |
| :----- | :---------------- | :------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| "40 | Pesticide Industry | Effluent Standards | Limiting concentration in mg/l, except for pH and Bioassay test |
| | | | **A. Compulsory Parameters** |
| | | COD | 250 for technical grade units and for those units where formulation activities as well as technical grade production in the same premises |
| | | | 150 for formulation grade units |
| | | BOD (3 days 27°C) | 30 (for both formulation units as well as technical grade units) |
| | | pH | 6.5-8.5 |
| | | Oil and Grease | 10 |
| | | Suspended Solids | 100 |
| | | *Bioassay Test | 90% survival of fish after 96 hours in 100% effluent |
| | | | **B. Additional Parameters** |
| | | Cyanide as CN | 0.1 |
| | | Arsenic as As | 0.1 |
| | | Copper | 1.0 |
| | | Manganese | 1.0 |
| | | Mercury | 0.01 |
| | | Antimony (as Sb) | 0.1 |
| | | Zinc | 1.0 |
| | | Nickel, etc. (heavy metals individually) | Shall not exceed individually 5 times the drinking water standards as per BIS |
| | | Nitrate (as NO3) | 50 |
| | | Phosphate (as P) | 5.0 |
| | | Phenol & Phenolic Compounds as C6H5OH | 1.0 |
| | | Sulphur | 0.03 |
| | | Benzene Hexachloride (BHC) | 0.01 |
| | | Carbonyl | 0.01 |
| | | Copper Sulphate | 0.05 |
| | | Copper Oxychloride | 9.6 |
| | | DDT | 0.01 |
| | | Dimethoate | 0.45 |
| | | 2,4 D | 0.4 |
| | | Endosulfan | 0.01 |
| | | Fenitothrion | 0.01 |
| | | Malathion | 0.01 |
| | | Methyl Parathion | 0.01 |
| | | Paraquat | 2.3 |
| | | Phenathoate | 0.01 |
| | | Phorate | 0.01 |
| | | Proponil | 7.3 |
| | | Pyrethrums | 0.01 |
| | | Ziram | 1.0 |
| | | Other Pesticide (individually) | 0.10 |
*Bioassay Test shall be carried out as per IS: 6582-1971.
Note:
1. Not applicable to industry discharging to Common Effluent Treatment Plants, and shall be applicable to all discharge to land and surface water bodies including use of treated wastewater for horticulture or irrigation purpose.
2. The concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee shall prescribe limits of Total Dissolved Solids, Sulphates and Chlorides depending on the usages of recipient water body in downstream, in which effluent shall be disposed off.
3. Parameters listed as “Additional Parameters” shall be prescribed depending upon the process and product, on a case to case basis.
C. Emission Standards
| Parameter | Limiting Concentration in mg/Nm³ |
| :-------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| HCl | 20 |
| Cl2 | 5 |
| H2S | 5 |
| NH3 | 30 |
| P2O5 | 10 |
| CH3Cl | 20 |
| HBr | 5 |
| Pesticides compounds in the form of particulate matter | 20 |
| Benzene | 5 |
| Toluene | 100 |
| Xylene | 100 |
| Acetonitrile | 1000 |
| Dichloromethane | 200 |
| Acetone | 2000 |
| Methanol | 350 |
The total cumulative losses of solvent* should not be more than 5 percent of the solvent on annual basis from storage inventory
*Losses of solvent means the solvent leaving in gaseous emissions and wastewater.
D. Emission Standards for Incinerator
| Parameter | Limiting Concentration in mg/Nm3, unless stated | Sampling durations in(minutes) unless stated |
| :-------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------- |
| Particulate Matter | 50 | 30 or more (for sampling of 300 litres of emission) |
| HCl | 50 | 30 |
| SO2 | 200 | 30 |
| CO | 100 | Daily average |
| Total organic Carbon | 20 | 30 |
| Total Dioxins and Furans (Existing or New Incinerator) | 0.1 ngTEQ/Nm3 | 8 hours |
| Sb+As+Pb+Cr+Co+Cu+Mn+Ni+V and their compounds | 1.5 | 2 hours |
Note:
(i) All monitored value shall be corrected to 11% oxygen on dry basis.
(ii) The CO2 concentration in tail gas shall not be less than 7%.
(iii) In case, halogenated organic waste is less than 1% by weight input waste, all the facilities in single chamber incinerators shall be designed so as to achieve a minimum temperature of 1100°C in the incinerator. For fluidized bed technology based incinerator, temperature shall be maintained at 950°C.
(iv) In case halogenated organic waste is more than 1% by weight in input waste, waste shall be incinerated only in twin chamber incinerators and all the facilities shall be designed to achieve a minimum temperature of 850±25°C in primary chamber and 1100°C in secondary combustion chamber with a gas residence time in secondary combustion chamber not less than two seconds.
(v) Scrubber meant for scrubbing emissions shall not be used as quencher.
(vi) Incineration plants shall be operated (combustion chambers) with such temperature, retention time and turbulence, as to achieve Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content in the incineration ash and residue less than 3% and their loss on ignition is less than 5% of the dry weight. In case of nonconformity, ash and residue as the case may be, shall be re-incinerated.
(vii) The incinerator shall have a chimney of at least thirty meters height.
E. Effluent from Incinerator
Note:
(i) Effluent from scrubber(s) and floor washings shall flow through closed conduit or pipe network and be treated to comply with the effluent standards mentioned at 'B' above read with Schedule VI: General Standards for Discharge of Environment Pollutions (Part A : Effluents) notified under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.
(ii) The build-up in Total Dissolved Solids in wastewater or floor washings shall not exceed 1000 mg/l over and above the Total Dissolved Solids of raw water used.
F. Storm water
Note:
(i) Storm water shall be allowed to mix with scrubber water and/or floor washings.
(ii) Storm water shall be channelized through separate drains passing through a High Density Polyethylene lined pit having holding capacity of 10 minutes (hourly average) of rainfall."
[F. No. Q-15017/06/2019-CPW]
NEELESH KUMAR SAH, Jt 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 G.S.R. 482(E), dated 21st July, 2025.
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YADAVA
Date: 2025.07.24 12:11:51 +05'30'