Q. Which of the following statements on Fly Ash Management and Utilization Mission and 2021 Fly Ash Notification is/are correct?

1. The Notification mandates the thermal power plant to upload monthly information regarding ash generation and utilization on its web portal.
2. Notification has the provision for third Party compliance audit for ash disposal by the thermal power plants, whereas mission doesn’t have such provision.
3. Both have the provision for Safety audits of the ash dykes.

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
Notes: The Mission is co-led by the secretaries of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Union Ministry of Coal and Power, and the chief secretaries of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the MoEF&CC secretary as the nodal agency. The December 2021 fly ash notification assigns the Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Boards the task of monitoring compliance, while also holding state chief secretaries accountable for fly ash management. Thermal power plants must upload monthly ash generation and utilization data online. The Mission will publish quarterly roadmaps and progress reports on fly ash utilization for stakeholders. Both the Mission and notification include provisions for monitoring fly ash utilization and safety audits of ash dykes. However, the notification lacks a roadmap for legacy fly ash management and does not include provisions for on-site crisis management plans, while the Mission does. The notification allows for third-party compliance audits, which the Mission does not.

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