Distillieries - Environmental Clearance

of environmental quality, post clearance monitoring protocol, related regulations, andprocedure of obtaining EC if liriked to other clearances for e.g., CRZ, etc.The main source of pollution from the distillery industry is the spentwash. Generally,biomethane followed by bio-cornposting or constuuction of spent wash and then incinerationare recommended for the ueatment of effluent. Standards for treated wastewater dischargesfrom distillation are notified and should be strictly followed. Multi-effect evaporatols alegenerally recommended to control gaseous emissions. India's industrial competitiveness andenvironmental future depends on Industries such as Distilleries adopting energy and resourceefficient technologies. Recycling and reuse of materials is critical.To keep pace with changing technologies and needs of sustainable development, thernanual would require regular updating in the fufure. The manual will be available on theMoEF website and we would appreciate receiving respolrses from stakeholders for furtherimprovements.I congratulate the entire team of IL&FS Ecosmart Ltd., experts from the sector who wereinvolved in the preparation of the Manuals, Chairman and members of the Core and PeerComrnittees of various sectors and various Resource Persons whose inputs were indeedvaluable in the preparation and finalization of the Manuals.(Jairam Ramesh)