The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on January 01, 2024, issued the amendment to notification no. S.O. 5481(E) dated December 31, 2021, which states “ash utilization from coal and lignite-based thermal power plants”.
The following has been stated namely: -
• In paragraph B-
i. In sub-paragraph (1), for both the provisos, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: -
"Provided that the coal or lignite based thermal power plant has given a notice to such agencies for making available ash to such agencies for which cost of ash and transportation shall be borne by the coal or lignite based thermal power plant."
ii. in sub-paragraph (8), the following shall be substituted, namely:
"All building construction projects (Central, State and Local authorities, Govt. undertakings, other Govt. agencies and all private agencies) located within a radius of 300 kms from a coal or lignite based thermal power plant shall use ash bricks, tiles, sintered ash aggregate or other ash based products, provided these are made available at prices not more than the price mentioned in the Schedule of Rates as specified by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) or Public Works Department (PWD) of the State concerned or price of alternative products, if not mentioned in the Schedule of Rates.”
• In paragraph D.-
i. For paragraph (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:
"(1) The owner of thermal power plants shall give a written notice to persons or agencies who are required to utilise ash under sub-paragraph (1) & (3) of paragraph B for offering the supply of ash free of cost and bearing cost of transportation, with a copy to concerned State Pollution Control Board.
(1A) The manufacturers of ash bricks or tiles or sintered ash aggregate or other ash-based products shall give a written notice to persons or agencies who are required to utilise ash-based products under sub-paragraph (8) of paragraph 18 for offering for sale of such products with a copy to concerned State Pollution Control Board”
[Notification No. S.O. 05(E)]
