FERTILISER
(INORGANIC, ORGANIC OR MIXED) (CONTROL) SECOND AMENDMENT ORDER, 2020
PREAMBLE
In
exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential
Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the
following Order further to amend the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed)
(Control) Order, 1985, namely:-
Order - 1.
(1)
This Order may be called
the Fertiliser (Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) second Amendment Order,
2020
(2)
It shall come into force
on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Order - 2.
In the Fertiliser
(Inorganic, Organic or Mixed) (Control) Order, 1985, (hereinafter referred to
as the said Order), in clause 29, in sub-clauses (1A) and (1B), for the portion
beginning with the words "National Centre" and ending with the word
"Nagpur", the words "Regional centre of Organic farming at
Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Ghaziabad, Imphal, Jabalpur, Nagpur and Panchkula"
shall be substituted;
Order - 3.
In the said order, after
clause 29AA, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"29AB.
No person shall be eligible to be notified as analyst for analysis of sample of
Biofertiliser, Organic fertiliser and non edible de-oiled cake fertilizers in
the laboratories notified under sub clauses (1A) and (1B) of clause 29, unless
the analyst possesses the following qualifications, namely:-
(a)
Postgraduate degree in
Agriculture Chemistry and Soil Science or Microbiology or Plant Pathology or
Chemistry or Biotechnology or Horticulture or Bio-Engineering;
(b)
training in analysis of
Biofertiliser, Organic fertiliser and non edible de-oiled cake fertilizers at
National Centre of Organic Farming or at a recognized laboratory or Institute:
Provided that the
analyst who has been appointed prior to the date of commencement of this Order,
but does not possess the requisite training or experience in analysis of
Biofertiliser, Organic fertiliser and non edible de-oiled cake shall undergo
prescribed training at the National Centre of Organic Farming or at a
recognized lab or Institute within a period of three years from the date of
such commencement.
Order - 4.
In the said order, in
clauses 29C and 29D, for the words "National Centre of Organic Farming,
Ghaziabad or Regional Centre of Organic Farming at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar,
Hissar, Imphal, Jabalpur and Nagpur", wherever they occur, the words
"Regional centre of Organic Farming at Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Ghaziabad,
Imphal, Jabalpur, Nagpur and Panchkula" shall be substituted.
Order - 5.
In the said Order, in
Schedule-I, in PART-A,-
(a)
Under sub heading
"1(c). STRAIGHT POTASSIUM FERTILIZERS", after serial number 5 and the
entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be
inserted, namely:-
"6.
Dihydrate Poly halite
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(i)
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Moisture per cent by
weight, maximum
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1.0
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(ii)
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Water soluble
potassium (as K2O) per cent by weight, minimum
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13.5
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(iii)
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Water soluble Calcium
(as CaO) per cent by weight, minimum
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16.5
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(iv)
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Water soluble
Magensium (as MgO) per cent by weight, minimum
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5.5
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(v)
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Sulphate Sulphur (as
S) per cent by weight, minimum
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18.5
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(vi)
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Cadmium (as Cd) per
cent by weight, maximum
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0.0025
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(vii)
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Arsenic (as As) per
cent by weight, maximum
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0.01
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(b)
under sub-heading
"1(g) MICRONUTRIENTS", in serial number 9 relating to Zinc Sulphate
Monohydrate (ZnSo4. H2O), item (vii) shall be omitted;
(c)
under sub-heading
"1 (h) FORTIFIED FERTILISERS", after serial number 28 and the entries
relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be inserted,
namely:-
"29
NPK 9:24:24 fortified with Mg S Zn B
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(i)
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Total nitrogen
(ammonical and urea), per cent by weight, minimum
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9.0
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(ii)
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Ammonical nitrogen,
per cent by weight, minimum
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6.3
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(iii)
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Available phosphorus
(as P2O5), per cent by weight, minimum
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24.0
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(iv)
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Water soluble
phosphorus (as P2O5), per cent by weight, minimum
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20.5
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(v)
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Water soluble
potassium (K2O), per cent by weight, minimum
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24.0
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(vi)
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Magnesium (as Mg), per
cent by weight, minimum
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0.3
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(vii)
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Total Sulphur (S). per
cent by weight, minimum
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2.1
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(viii)
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Total Zinc (Zn), per
cent by weight, minimum
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0.6
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(ix)
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Total Boron (B), per
cent by weight
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0.2-0.3
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(x)
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Moisture per cent by weight,
maximum
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1.3
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(xi)
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Particle size-minimum
90 per cent of the material shall be retained between 1 mm and 4 mm sieve.
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30
Boronated NP 28-28-0
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(i)
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Moisture per cent by
weight, maximum
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1.5
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(ii)
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Total N (ammoniacal
and nitrate) per cent by weight, minimum
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28.0
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(iii)
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Ammoniacal per cent by
weight, minimum
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9.0
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(iv)
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Available phosphorus
(P2O5) per cent by weight, minimum
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28.0
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(v)
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Water Soluble
Phosphorus (P2O5) per cent by weight, minimum
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24.0
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(vi)
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Boron (as B) per cent
by weight
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0.2
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(vii)
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Particle size-Min 90%
of the material shall be retained between 1 mm and 4 mm IS sieve."
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(d)
Under sub-heading
"1 (i) 100% Water Soluble Complex Fertiliser", after serial number 6
and the entries relating there to, the following serial number and entries shall
be inserted, namely:-
"7.
Potassium Nitrate (prilled) (13-0-45) (soil application)
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(i)
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Moisture per cent. by
weight, maximum
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0.5
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(ii)
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Total nitrogen (all in
Nitrate form) per cent. by weight minimum
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13.0
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(iii)
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Water soluble
potassium (as K2O) per cent. by weight minimum
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45.0
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(iv)
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Sodium (as Na) per
cent. by weight maximum
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1.0
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(v)
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Total Chloride (as C1)
per cent. by weight maximum
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1.5
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(vi)
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Matter insoluble in
water, per cent by weight maximum
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0.5
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(vii)
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particle size 80 per
cent. of the material shall be retained between 1 mm and 2.8 mm IS sieve.
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(v)
after sub-heading "1(j) BENEFICIAL ELEMENT FERTILIZER", and the
entries relating there to, the following sub-heading and entries shall be
inserted, namely,-
"1
(k) LIQUID FERTILIZER
1.
NPK 8:8:8 (liquid) (for
Sugar cane crop)
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(i)
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Total Nitrogen
(ammonical +nitrate form) per cent by weight minimum
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8.0
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(ii)
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Nitrogen in ammonical
form per cent by weight minimum
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3.0
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(iii)
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Available Phosphorus
(as P2O5) per cent by weight minimum
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8.0
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(iv)
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Water soluble Potash
(as K2O) per cent by weight minimum
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8.0
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(v)
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Sulphate sulphur per
cent by weight minimum
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2.0
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(vi)
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Water soluble Chlorine
(as Cl) per cent by weight maximum
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0.5
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(vii)
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pH of 1 per cent
solution
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3.5+0.5
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(viii)
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Insoluble particle
will not exceed 0.1 per cent by weight when filtered on muslin cloth
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(ix)
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Specify gravity
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1.35
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2.
Calcium Di hydrogen
Phosphate (liquid)
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(i)
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Available Phosphorus
(as P2O5), per cent by weight, minimum
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222.0
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(ii)
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pH
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1.1+/-1
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(iii)
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sp gravity (Kg/l)
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1.25-1.35.".
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Order - 6.
In the said Order, in
Schedule-II, in PART-B, in serial number 29, the following note shall be added
at the end, namely:-
"Note:- 1. Discard
ANSA solution if it does not completely dissolve, or yields a dark solution
immediately. Try again after changing source of de-ionised water.
2. Molybdate compounds
are considered as environmental hazard. Waste containing those elements has to
be collected and disposed of according to regional requirements.
3. Avoid use of glass
whenever possible. All standards and reagents should be kept in polyethylene or
other plastic bottles, particularly NaOH to avoid any possibility of it being
stored in glass. (NaOH is able to actively dissolve silica in glass)
4. Do not start filling
glass test tubes in advances with any of the reagents or sample, at the glass
can leach silicon.
5. As the same amount of
each reagent is used for both standard solutions and samples, a small amount of
Si contamination can be tolerated. The calibration line will allow for minor
background contamination. However, if the blue colour in the zero stand becomes
too intense, the working range may be pushed beyond the linear range of the
calibration line, and all contain solutions must be prepared again. Si
Contamination may occur in one or more of the following solutions; de-ionised
water (used to make up one or all of the solutions), 0.5 sulfluric acid,
ammonium para molybdate, tartaric acid or ANSA. Another de-ionised water supply
should be used, if available. If Si is still present, reagents and extractant
may need to be prepared in distilled, no de-ionised water.
Order - 7.
In the said order, in
Schedule-III, in Part-C relating in para 3 relating to "Drawal of
samples", for sub-paras 3, 2 and 3.3, the following sub-paras shall be
substituted, namely:-
"3.2
Of the sample of biofertilisers drawn by the Inspector, the label affixed
therein shall be defaced and a label containing generic name of bio fertilizers
or organic fertilisers, expiry date, code number and date of sampling shall be
pasted on the upper margin of sample packet/container. The sample shall be kept
in cloth bag and be sealed with Inspector seal. The sealed cloth bag containing
sample along with form 'P' shall be kept in another cloth bag and be sealed
with inspector seal. The identifiable detail such as code number, date of
sampling name of biofertiliser shall be put on cloth bag containing
biofertiliser with form 'P'.
3.3
Out of three samples collected one sample so sealed shall be sent to Incharge
of the laboratory notified by the State Government under clause 29 or the
Director, National Centre of Organic Farming at Ghaziabad. In case where the
sample is sent to Director National Centre of Organic Farming at Ghaziabad, or
his authorized officer shall recode the sample and forward to any of the
Regional Centre of Organic Farming at Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Ghaziabad,
Imphal, Jabalpur, Nagpur, and Panchkula for analysis. Another sample shall be
given to manufacturer or dealer as the case may be. The third sample shall be
sent by the inspector to the next higher authority for safe custody. The
appellate authority shall be sent any of the latter two samples for referee
analysis under sub-clause (2) of clause 29 B".
Order - 8.
In the said Order,
Schedule-IV, in PART-A, after serial number 8 and the entries relating thereto,
the following serial number and entries shall be inserted, namely,-
"9
Fermented Organic Manure
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(i)
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Moisture% by weight,
maximum
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30-40%
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(ii)
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NPK Nutrients-Total N,
P2O5 and K2O nutrient should not be
less than
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1.2%
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(iii)
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Total Organic Carbon
(minimum)
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14%
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(iv)
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C:N Ratio
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<20
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(v)
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Practical Size
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Minimum 90% material
should pass through 4.0 mm IS Sieve
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(vi)
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pH
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6.5-8.0
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(vii)
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Pathogens
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NIL
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(viii)
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Conductivity (as dSm-1)
not more than
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4
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(ix)
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Heavy metal content,
(as mg/kg), maximum
Arsenic as (As2O3)
Cadmium (as Cd)
Copper (as Cu)
Chromium (as Cr)
Mercury (as Hg)
Nickel (as Ni)
Lead (as Pb)
Zinc (as Zn)
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10.0
5.0
50.0
300.0
0.15
50.0
100.0
1000.0
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