Environment Protection (Management of Contaminated Sites) Rules, 2025 Notified

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Key Features:

This rules are applicable to:

(1) These Rules shall not apply to a contaminated site affected by –

(a) radioactive waste as defined under clause (xxii) of rule 2 of the Atomic Energy (Safe Disposal of Radioactive Wastes) Rules, 1987; 

(b) mining operations as defined under clause (d) of section 3 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957); 

(c) pollution of the sea by oil or oily substance as governed by the Merchant Shipping Act of 1958 and the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil) Rules, 1974; 

(d) solid waste from dump site as defined under clause 20 of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-rule (1), if the contamination of a site is due to a contaminant mixed with radioactive waste or mining operations or oil spill or solid waste from dump site, and if the contamination of the site due to the contaminant exceeds the limit of response level specified in these rules, then remediation of the site would be covered under these rules. 

Identification of contaminated sites:

(1) The local body or District Administration, on its own or on receipt of a complaint from public, shall identify an area affected with contaminants and list all such areas as suspected contaminated sites in its jurisdiction on centralised online portal.

(2) The local body or District Administration shall furnish the list of suspected contaminated sites to the State Board periodically on half-yearly basis, in Form 1 on the centralised online portal. 

(3) The State Board shall identify suspected contaminated sites located in the industries or industrial premises through Consent monitoring mechanism available under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981

Remediation of the contaminated sites:

(1) The State Board shall select a reference organisation, within three months from the date of publication of the list of the contaminated sites under sub-rule (13) of rule 4 of these rules, and initiate preparation of remediation plan and execute remediation activities.

(2) In case, the contaminated site has been transferred by the person (transferor) causing the contamination to other person (transferee), the State Board shall determine responsible person as the other person (transferee).

Responsible person has to initiate the remediation of the contaminated site as per the rules and furnish half-yearly progress report to the State Board with intimation to the Central Board till the completion of the remediation.

Cost of remediation has to be completely borne by responsible person.

Verification of remediation:

(1) After completion of remediation, the State Board shall submit its report to the Central Board. 

(2) The Central Board may appoint any reference organisation to verify the completion of remediation activities. 

Environmental Compensation.- 

(1) The State Board may impose environmental compensation on any responsible person who does not comply to the provisions of these rules in undertaking the remediation or does not undertake the remediation under these rules in respect of a contaminated site and poses risks to human life and the environment contributing thereby to loss, damage or injury to environment or human health. 

(2) In case, the State Board does not take action regarding imposition of environmental compensation in sixty days under sub-rule (1), the Central Board may impose environmental compensation on any person who does not comply to the provisions of these rules in undertaking the remediation or does not undertake the remediation under these rules in respect of a contaminated site and poses risks to human life and the environment contributing thereby to loss, damage or injury to environment or human health. 

(3) Notwithstanding above, Central Board or State Board may take appropriate action under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, as the case may be. 

(4) The payment of environmental compensation shall not absolve the responsible persons from payment of remediation cost that has been levied.

Environment Protection (Management of Contaminated Sites) Rules, 2025

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