F.No.L-11011/77/2017-IA-Ill Government of India — THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

F.No.L-11011/77/2017-IA-Ill Government of India Ministry of Environment; Forest and Climate Change (IA Division) Indira Paryavaran Bhawan , Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi 3 Dated: October, 2017 Circulac Sub: Prior Environmental Clearance for manufacturing of Insecticides Compliance of the directions of the National Green Tribunal reg: The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification , 2006 under the Environment Protection) Act; 1986 mandates the requirement of prior environmental clearance for all the projectslactivities listed in the Schedule to the Notification. Pesticide is one of the items included in the Schedule, and thus requiring prior environmental clearance. Hon'ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench at New Delhi vide their order dated 27th July, 2017 in Original Application No.116 of 2017 in the matter of 'Karukampally Vijayan Biju Vs Union of India & Ors has directed as under:- 'We direct and hold that the expression 'pesticides' squarely takes within its ambit and scope the expression 'insecticides" as well. Resultantly, all the manufacturers of insecticides and particularly the private respondents are liable to take prior EC in terms of the Notification of 2006. 'We direct MoEF&CC t0 issue a public notice and a general circular to all the Pollution Control Boards and other competent authorities informing them about this judgement of the Tribunal and providing 3 period Of six weeks to the private respondents and all other manufacturers of insecticides to apply for obtaining the EC for manufacturing of such insecticides. If such applications are filed within the specified time, MoEF&CC shall process the same and pass appropriate orders expeditiously:' In compliance of the above directions of the Hon'ble Tribunal, all the manufacturers of insecticides are