COMPENDIUM OF TNPCB / CPCB / MoEF CIRCULARS & LETTERS RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL 2006 TNPCB / CPCB / MoEF Circulars & Letters Sl. Page Dept. Lr. No. Date Description No. No. I. Consent issue / renewal 1. TNPCB TS I / 020076 31.5.1995 TNPCB – Issue of consent – renewal under water & 1 / 95-1 Air Acts – Instructions issued – Reg. 2. TNPCB AM(1) / 219-10 14.7.1995 Technical branch – Application under Water (P&CP) / 95 Act, 1974, Green site application for highly polluting 3 industries – Topo sketch – Location of wells – furnishing by DEEs – Reg. 3. TNPCB AM(T) / 1219 24.8.1995 TNPCB – Issue of renewals to units after issue of / 95 Conset – Compliance of consent condition certain 5 instruction to DEEs – Issued – Issue of renewal – instruction issued – Reg. 4. TNPCB AM(T) / 1219 13.9.1995 TNPCB – Tech Branch – Inspection of units for issue / 95 of consent and investigation of compliants – Land use 7 zone classification – Reg. 5. TNPCB 4861 / 98 / 6.2.1999 TNPCB – application for consent under section 25 of AM(T) / 98 the Water (P & CP) Act, 1974 as amended and under the Air (P&CP) Act, 1981 as amended – Proposed site located within 1 km from specific water sources 9 attracting G.O.Ms.No.213 / E&F Dept., / Dt.30.3.1989 and within 5 km attracting G.O.Ms.No.127 E&F Dept. Dt.8.5.1998 – Returning of applications to the project proponent at the time of receipt of application – Reg. 6. TNPCB 15137/T10/ 29.6.2003 TNPCB – Industries – Renewal of consent orders – 1213 2003 Inspection report – To be submitted – Reg. 7. TNPCB T10 / CETP / 7.7.2003 TNPCB – Industries – Green site application – Textiles / Bleaching & Mercerizing units – Issue of consent – to 14 020028 be dealt by Corporate office – Instructions – issued – Reg. 8. TNPCB AQ / Tech / 13.6.2005 TNPCB – Consent Management – Check list for 019189 / Misc. renewal of consent – Specimen format – enclosed – 15 Reg. 9. TNPCB ADM(T) / 13.7.2005 TNPCB – Industries – Renewal of consent to the Red 023055/2005 – Small industries – Instructions issued to the District 18 Officers – Reg. II. Cess 10. Govt. 47180/WS-III/ 10.7.1995 MMWSSB – Payment of water cess to TNPCB – MA& 94-6 Request for waiver. 20 WS i Sl. Page Dept. Lr. No. Date Description No. No. 11. TNPCB CESS/ 26.5.2003 TNPCB– Cess – Water (Prevention and Control of 14365/2003 Pollution) Cess (Amendment) Act, 2003 (19 of 2003) – revised rates of cess – communicated – Reg. With 24 enclosure of MoEF Notification SO. 498(E) dated 6.5.2003. III. Disconnection of Power supply 12. TNEB SE / IEMC / 2.11.1003 Electricity – Action initiated against erring industries AE3 / AEE1 / for non observance of standards prescribed by the 33 D-711 / 93 TNPCB and stoppage of electricity to the industries – Reg. 13. TNPCB 19 / P1 / 95 7.12.1995 Issue of direction for closure of the unit and for 35 stoppage of power supply, water supply – Reg. 14. TNEB SE / Comml. 2.8.2002 Electricity – TNPCB – Industries – Directions issued EE.3 / AEE.1 / by the CPCB to the industries in Tamil Nadu – Reg. F.TNPCB / 37 CR.722 / D.196 / 02 15. TNEB SE / Comml. 4.12.2002 Electricity – TNPCB – Stoppage of Electricity to the EE.3 / AEE.1 / erring Industries for non-observance of standard 38 F.TNPCB / prescribed by TNPCB – Reg. With enclosure of CE D.320 / 2002 memo dated 4.12.2002 addressed to all SEs, TNEB. 16. TNPCB T10/2409/ 10.12.2002 TNPCB – Industries – Stoppage of Electricity to the MISC / 2002 erring industries for non observance of standard 42 prescribed by TNPCB – Certain instruction issued – Reg. IV. Delegation of Power to the Officers 17. TNPCB PER / P1 9.1.1996 TNPCB – Delegation of powers to JCEEs – Orders – 44 / 001 / 96 Issued – Reg. 18. TNPCB PER / P4 18.1.1996 TNPCB – Delegation of certain powers to JCEEs – 45 / 001 / 95-2 Orders – Issued – Reg. 19. TNPCB 3 / PER / 26.1.1996 TNPCB – Delegation of certain powers to JCEE – 46 P4 / 95 Orders – Issued – Reg. V. Hazardous Waste Management 20. CPCB C – 12015 / 68 25.1.2000 Processing of waste oil re-use – Reg. 47 / 98-AS 21. TNPCB HWM / Battery 19.6.2001 TNPCB – HWM – Implementation of Batteries (M&H) Rules /01 Rules 2001 – Details of units manufacturing lead acid 48 batteries and recovering lead from used batters – Called for – Reg. ii Sl. Page Dept. Lr. No. Date Description No. No. 22. MoEF 23-21/99- 19.7.2002 Office Memorandum – Registration granted by MoEF 51 HSMD-Vol.III only for used oil – Reg. VI. Bio-Medical Waste Management 23. TNPCB AM(T) / 2788A 19.5.1998 TNPCB – Environmental Control – Enforcement of / MDS / 98 Water & Air Act in Govt Hospitals, and Medical 52 College Hospitals – Exemption from payment of cost of application form – Orders – Issued – Reg. 24. TNPCB HWM / BMW / 18.7.2001 TNPCB – Individual incinerators not to be operated TNPCB / 22861 within residential area – action requested to stop 53 / 2001 operation – Reg. 25. TNPCB BMWM / 2.3.2004 Constitution of committee for suggesting safe disposal 55 4501 / 04 of plastic from bio-medical waste VII. Municipal Waste Management 26. TNPCB P & DI / 17.8.2000 TNPCB – Implementation of pollution abetment 20570 / 97 schemes by Local bodies – Non-compliance of orders 57 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and Directions issued by the Board – Reg. 27. TNPCB T10/TNPCB / 2.7.2001 TNPCB – Compost yard developed by local bodies – 20727/Misc / application for consent must be sent to Board – 60 2001 Instructions – Reg. 28. TNPCB 022133 29.4.2003 TNPCB – Illegal dumping of municipal solid waste and / SWM disposal of untreated effluent and other hazardous 61 substances – Regular monitoring – Instructions issued – Reg. VIII. Mining of Minerals & HACA 29. TNPCB F3 / 14650 / 31.3.1998 Hill area conservation authority – Mines and Minerals TRY / Misc / 98 lease – HACA clearance – Remarks of TNPCB called 62 for – Reg. 30. MoEF Z – 12013 / 4.12.2002 Prospecting and Exploration of Major Minerals in the 14 / 2002 – area above 500ha. – Site clearance under EIA 64 IA.II(M) notification No. SO. 60 (E) dated 27.1.1994 and its subsequent amendments – Clarifications reg. 31. TNPCB T10 / 027067 / 18.9.2003 TNPCB – Industries falling under Hill Area HACA-GOS / Conservation Authority – Related GOs – 65 2003 Communicated – Follow it up – Intimations – Reg. 32. TNPCB J-20012 / 11 / 28.10.04 Circular – Procedure for obtaining environmental 66 98-IA.II (M) clearance in case of mining projects – Reg. iii Sl. Page Dept. Lr. No. Date Description No. No. IX. EIA Notification 33. TNPCB LAW / LA1 / 24.3.1998 TNPCB – Industries seeking environmental clearance 24439 / 97 – Conducting of public hearing required under EIA 72 Notification 1994, as amended on 10.4.1997 – Instructions to be followed – Issued. 34. TNPCB AM(T) / LAW / 25.4.1998 TNPCB – Project attracting EIA Notification 1994, as 24439 / 98 amended on 10.4.1997 – Schedule of action – 75 Instruction – Issued. 35. MoEF J-13012 / 1/ 98 29.5.1998 Establishment of Cogeneration Project of 12 MW – 1A II (T) capacity at Makkavalli Village, K.R.Pet Taluk, 78 Mandhya District, Karnataka by ICL Sugars Ltd. 36. MoEF J-11013 / 23 / 17.7.1998 Public Hearing – Venue, etc., in case of Pipelines, 79 98 – 1A II roadways projects located in inaccessible areas – reg. 37. MoEF J – 11013 / 37 / 22.2.1999 Proposed 1 MPTPA clinker grinding unit at 80 98 – 1A – II (I) Arakkonam, Tamil nadu. 38. MoEF Z – 12013 / 14 16.3.1999 Prospecting and exploration of major minerals in the / 98 – IA area above 500 hectare – Site clearance under EIA 82 Notification O.K. 60(E) dated 27th January, 1994 as amended on 4.5.94 and 10.4.97. 39. MoEF J – 11011 / 20 / 17.5.1999 Expansion proposals of existing industrial projects. 83 97 – IA.II(I) 40. MoEF J – 11013 / 38 / 26.7.1999 Regarding M/s.Prince Aluminium Industries, Vallanur 84 99 – IA.II(I) Vilalge, Pudukottai Taluk and District. 41. MoEF J – 11013 / 44 3.8.1999 BCG Vaccine, Laboratory, Ministry of Health and / 99 – II(I) Family Welfare, Guindy, Mambalam Taluk, Chennai 85 District – Reg. 42. MoEF 21012 / 26 / - 15.10.1999 Environmental clearance for highway projects – 88 99 / IA – III except widening and strengthening of highway – Reg. 43. MoEF J – 11011 / 70 / 19.11.1999 MOEF Circular dated 19.11.99 – Environmental 99 – IA.II clearance for the projects located in critically polluted 89 area 44. MoEF J – 11011 / 60 / 29.11.1999 Environmental clearance for MRL;s 3 MMTPA 90 99 – IA.II(I) Expansion Project at Manali, Chennai – Reg. 45. MoEF J.11011 / 15 / 3.12.1999 Expansion cum Modernization of Madukarai Cement 91 98 – IA.II Works by M/s.ACC Ltd. Clarification reg. 46. MoEF J – 13012 / 1 15.2.2000 M/s.Arunachalam Sugar Mills Ltd., Co.Gen Power 2000 – 1A II (T) Plant – Proposal is Rs.48.7 crores – Does not attract 93 the provision of EIA Notification – Reg. iv Sl. Page Dept. Lr. No. Date Description No. No. 47. TNPCB 51977 / AM(T) 30.8.2000 TNPCB – Industries – Certain clarification form MoEF, 94 / 98 GOI regarding foundries – Communicated. 48. MoEF J – 11013 / 41 / 20.02.2001 Applicability of EIA Notification to Product substitution 2000 – IA.II (I) / change in product mix projects in chemical industries 96 – clarification – Reg. 49. MoEF Regional Office 9.4.2002 EIA Clearance for expansion of existing mining projects – Reg. with enclosure of MoEF circular dated 97 12.2.2002. 50. MoEF J-21011 / 8 / 98 14.5.2002 Projects which have been established or being – I(A).II(I) established without obtaining environmental 101 clearance.