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2nd
F. No.
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Date: 13th April, 2015
Subiect: Advisory regarding Implementation of Notification No'
and Use of
G.S.R. 02 (E) dated 2"d January, 2O14 lor Supply
CoalwithAshContentnotexceedingS4o/ofortheGoalbased
Thermal Power Plants.
vide the
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
2014 as
above mentioned Notification No. G.S.R. 02 (E) dated 2nd fanuary,
supply
Environment (ProtecrionJ Amendment Rules, 2014 has mandated
content not
and use of raw or blended or beneficiated coal with ash
exceeding34o/o,onquarterlyaveragebasisforcertaincategoriesofcoal
basedThermalPowerP|ants'ThesaidNotificationisavailableonthe
Ministry's website at hnp://www'moef'nic'in/amendments-to-principalrules.
It has been brought to the notice of this Ministry that the Collieries
,o-u of the Thermal Power Plants are not complying with the saidis
of this Notification
"nd
Notification. The subject matter of non-compliance
2.
No'79/20L4 [WZ)' The
also being heard by the Hon'ble NGT in Application
has earlier also
Ministry ,ria. it, O.M' of even number dated 25'o9'2014
the said Notification'
advised to all concerned for strict compliance to
again advised to all
Therefore, in view ofthe above matter' it is once
comply with the said
Coal based Thermal Power Plants to strictly
on ash content ofthe
Notification and submit the data on a quarterly basis'
Contd...
3.
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-2coal used by them to the Regional Office of this Ministry, concerned SPCB
and CPCB. In case of any non-compliance by the Collieries, the matter shall
be reported immediately to t}tis Ministry.
This is issued with approval of the competent authority.
Scientist'F' & Director (T)
To
The Joint Secretary (Thermal), Ministry of Power (Shri Anil Kumar
Singh), Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi- with the
request to kindly issue the above advisory to aU concerned
Thermal Power Plants.
The Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority, Sewa Bhawan,
R.K. Puram, New Delhi- with the request to kindly issue the
above advisory to all concerred Thermal Power Plants.
with the request to kindly issue the above
State Polludon Control Boards to ensure the
3. The Chairman, CPCB-
advisory to
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implementation of the above Notification.
all SPCBs/ UTPCCs - with the
implementation of the above
4. Chairpersons/ Member Secretaries of
request
to kindly ensure the
Notification.
5. All R.Os. of MoEF&CC- with the request to kindly monitor Ore
implementation of the above Notification.
Copy to:
1. PS to MEF & CC
2. PPS to Secretary (E,F&CC)
3. PPS to SS (SS)
a. PPS to AS (SKJ
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Website of MoEF&CC
5. Guard File