The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (“MoEFCC”) has issued Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2024 (“Amendment Rules”). The Amendment Rules seeks to amend Schedule I of the Environment (Protection) Rules 1986 (“Rules”) which deals with Standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants.
Previously, Schedule I of the Rules in serial number 2, under heading ‘Environment Standards for Man-made Fibre Industry’ under sub-heading ‘A. Effluent Standards’ in ‘Note’ stated that “The recovery of Sodium Sulphate shall not be less than 60% in Viscose Staple Fibre and Viscose Filament Yarn units”. The Amendment Rules now inserts “except production from continuous spun yarn technology” at the end of the said ‘Note’.
A Copy of the Notification is attached herewith for your ease of reference.
Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
