EHS Gazette Notifications
Released Date: 6th Jul, 2021
Central
Assam PCB Issues Notification On Implementing Environmental Compensation For Violating Noise Pollution Rules
Assam Pollution Control Board vide notification no. WB/LAB-362/21-22/711/228 has directed the deputy commissioner and police commissioner to implement the scale of compensation for violation of the Noise Pollution Rules, 2000.In order to ensure compliance of the existing rules and prevent further violation of noise level with respect to prescribed standard’s/limit and in the exercise of the power delegated to the chairman, CPCB under section 5 of environment protection act 1986 the chairman, CPCB directed the chairman, Pollution Control Board Assam to direct the designed authorities of the state to implement the scale of compensation for violation of Noise Pollution Rules, 2000.The Standards have been fixed for most of the major source of noise as well as ambient noise level in different category areas such as silence zone, commercial, industrial, and residential area. Further, it has fixed the noise limit for generator sets run with petrol or kerosene, noise limit for automobiles, construction equipment’s etc. Please refer to the notification for more details
Effective Date: 6th Jul, 2021
