SUSHI AU Andaman And — THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

SUSHI AU Andaman And EXTRAORDINARY wire AY wearer Published by Authority @. 154, ule stay, T @. 154, ule stay, Tal, 3 sPTI, 2017 No. 154, Port Blair, Thursday, August 3, 2017 F. No. 10.12/PCC/Gen-Consent/2010/PF/216 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NOTIFICATION Port Blair, dated the 3 August, 2017 No. 146/2017.— The Administration had laid down detailed guidelines for siting of the Stone Crushing Units (SCUs) to prevent air pollution and improve the Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) in and around such units vide Notification No. 257 dated 23.11.2012 published in the Andaman & Nicobar Gazette (Extraordinary) and the Order No. 136 dated 12.03.2013 in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. However, after careful consideration of the complaints and suggestions received from various quarters, the above guidelines have been revisited to ensure that the Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) and the environment surrounding the units those are likely to come up in future do not adversely affect the environment and the Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) to the disadvantage of the habitations. In view of above and in supersession of Notification No. 257 dated 23.11.2012 and Order No. 136 dated 12.03.2013, the Administrator (hereinafter called the Lieutenant Governor), in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) read with Notification No. S.O. 667 (E) dated 10'" September, 1992, is pleased to lay down the following revised siting criteria / guidelines for setting up of SCUs in A & N Islands : Criteria / Guidelines for siting of Stone Crushing Units in Andaman & Nicobar Islands : 1) Location criteria for siting of SCUs : Distance of SCUs from Road : Irrespective of the nature of the road, SCUs shall not be Distance of SCUs