Cement, Energy and Environment July-Sep 2002

Yeginoba li, Directo r of R&D Ins ti tute at TCMB, prese nted a paper on hi gh strength natural Iightweight aggregate concretes and their usc in pre fabrication. Regiona l edu cat ional ac ti viti es joi ntl y o rgan ized by TCMB and Turkish Ready Mixed Concre te Association cont inued during the month of May. During El\ERGY ACCOUNTING ~ORMS The Business S tandard, Fehruwy 9, ()2 The government has issued a noti fication promulgating the Cost Accoun ti ng (Elec tri c ity) Rules, 200 I with immediate effect making it necessary for energy companies the Istanbul Buildi ng Fair, on May 5, a panel entitled '·New Horizons in the World of Concrete'' was held for the architects. '·Applications of Concrete in Architecture" was the theme of a similar meeting which took place in Bursa on May 15. Mr . Adnan lgnebekcili, president of TCMB, addressed the heads of the schools of architecture ' REGULATION NEWS AII items of income and expenses in these proforma are required to be reconciled with the financial accounts for the relevant peri od or year. Violations of the norms would attract a penalty under Section 209 of the Compani es Act, 1956. A maximum fine ofRs. 5000 could be to maintain comprehensive records slapped under the provision of the and file annu al returns with the Act, the re lease said . Continuous Registrar of Companies (RoC). contraventi on of the rul es for Energy compan ies in c lude subsequent years wo uld attract those engaged in the generati on, further fmes ofRs. 500 per day after d istr ibution, tran smi ss ion and the fi rst day during which such supply of elect ricity from thermal contravention continues, it added. power, has turbine. hyd ro-electric The rul es also provide for power, atom ic powe r and wind stringent norms for maintenance of powe r. The rule s provide fo r records, materi al, salaries, wages, covering quantitative information, serv ice department expenses cos t informa tion, statements utilities, repair and maintenance or s howing proc urement of tool rooms and other overheads. conventional and non-conventional The ru les have also stipulated fuel, cost of generation of power, norms for roya lty or technical know– cos t of tran smiss ion, consume r how fees. research and development service. and billing, all ocation and expenses, int erest, expe nses or appoi ntment. The rul es wo ul d, in ce nti ves on expo rts. cost however, exempt companies not statements, production records, etc. exceedi ng the li mits as specified for Courtesy: FAR & NI~AR in Water & a small sca le industrial undertaking EnerKJ', CBIP. April 01. and the companies whose turnover P 23. Fa:c 9!- 11-61163 -17 during the fina ncial year does not E111ail: chip 1 {tl/l(/a. , ·snl.net.in exceed Rs. I0 crorc. Jtleh: ll'll'll' .cbip.org inTurkey during one oftheir regular meetings in Istanbul on May I0. to initiate specific acti vities wi thi n the TCMB-Schoo ls of a rchi tec ture Cooperation Programme. Courtesy: Cement and C 'onerete II·or/d. tllay-Jun 1001. Pp-1 0, 12. 19, 20, 22. 1-1. & 2 -: Fax: (903 / 2) 28-9272 E-mail: in. /o@tcma.org. tr URL: WlVll'. lema.org tr DRAFT NOTIFICATION FOR AMENDING THE COASTAL REG lJLA TION ZONE (CRZ) RULES 1991. Sandeep Shrivastava. Counselor, C/1- EMD The fo llowing are the prime features of the Draft Notitlcation: • The distance from the High Tide Line shall apply to both sides in the rivers, creeks and backwa ters and may be modified on a case to case bas is for reasons to be recorded whil e preparing Coastal Zone Management (CRZ) plans. Howeve r, this distance shall not be less than I00 meters or the width of creek, ri ver or backwaters is to be regulated sha ll be governed by the distance up to which the tidal effect is experienced in rivers, creeks or backwaters, as the case may be, and shal l be clearly identified in the Coastal Zone Management Plans. • The distance mentioned in the above clause may be reduced to 50 meters or the width of the ri ve rs, creeks and backwaters. whi cheve r is less, ro r th e speci ri ed s tre tches by the \ \