Govt to amend environmental norms for iron and steel sector
06/05/2015 10:30
The government has decided to revise the environmental norms for iron and steel sector and clearance to industries in this sector will be given on case-to-case basis, PTI reported. "The environmental norms for iron and steel sector are being revised by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The environmental clearance to these industries would be given on case-to-case basis," PTI quoted the Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar as saying this. "Total of nine (iron and steel) units were issued directions under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986" since 2012, and they were in various stages of compliance,” he added. The Minister also informed that the Green Rating Project (GRP) which had reported that the iron and steel industries were failing to meet environmental norms had not considered a few parameters like reduced specific water consumption, 100 per cent utilisation of blast furnace and steel slag, rebuilding coke oven batteries, waste heat recovery, waste gas utilisation and recycling and reuse of solid wastes.
06/05/2015 10:30
The government has decided to revise the environmental norms for iron and steel sector and clearance to industries in this sector will be given on case-to-case basis, PTI reported. "The environmental norms for iron and steel sector are being revised by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The environmental clearance to these industries would be given on case-to-case basis," PTI quoted the Environment Minister, Prakash Javadekar as saying this. "Total of nine (iron and steel) units were issued directions under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986" since 2012, and they were in various stages of compliance,” he added. The Minister also informed that the Green Rating Project (GRP) which had reported that the iron and steel industries were failing to meet environmental norms had not considered a few parameters like reduced specific water consumption, 100 per cent utilisation of blast furnace and steel slag, rebuilding coke oven batteries, waste heat recovery, waste gas utilisation and recycling and reuse of solid wastes.
