India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Environment Protection (Management of Contaminated Sites) Rules, 2025 on 24.07.2025 for identification and management of contaminated sites in the country. The process of identification, determination and remediation of contaminated sites has been defined under the said Rules.
Under the Rules, a contaminated site has been defined as an area or a site affected with contaminants and declared as a contaminated site by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) / Pollution Control Committee (PCC), if the contaminant is found to be above the prescribed threshold levels after completion of the detailed s...