Item No. 1.0
Updated inventorisation of
(a) 17 categories of Highly
polluting industries, (b) grossly
water polluting industries and
(c) red categories of industries
NEED OF UPDATED INVENTORIZATION
Formulation of policy
Monitoring of enforcement and compliance
 Reply of Parliament questions , RTI applications , PIL
& Court cases.
Departmental documentation
Updation of information on website
17 CATEGORIES OF HIGHLY POLLUTING
INDUSTRIES
 MoEF issued a notification on January 16, 1991 to ensure
compliance of environmental standards in polluting
industries.
 MoEF formulated 15 point programme for priority action.
 CPCB selected 18 Categories of major polluting industries
and after discussion 17 Categories of highly polluting
industries are finalized for regular follow up through
CPCB.
[ Removed Sulphuric Acid Plants as it is a part of Fertilizer plants / Smelters ]
PRESENT STATUS – 17 CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRIES
[COMPILED BY CPCB ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION RECEIVED TILL DATE ]
 2526 Industries are identified , out of which, 2050 are
operational and 476 closed.
 1796 [88% ] are complying and 254 [12 % ] are defaulters (i.e.
were not meeting the standards during last monitoring)
 Direction under Section 18(1)(b) of Water and Air Acts
issued for conducting half yearly monitoring and
submitting the status in prescribed format. (Annexure-V
of Agenda).
 Some SPCBs/PCCs have submitted updated information,
and information awaited from other SPCBs / PCCs.
GROSSLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES (GPIS)
 GPIs - Industries discharging effluents into a water course and (a)
handling hazardous substances, or (b) effluent having BOD load of
100 Kg per day or more, or (c) a combination of (a) and (b).
 In 1993-94, CPCB initiated identification of industries along the rivers
to control industrial discharges into rivers.
 The National River Conservation Authority (NRCA) in its meeting
dated July 12, 1997 directed to install the requisite effluent treatment
systems in industries located on the bank of water-bodies.
 In compliance of above, CPCB issued directions under Section 18(1)
(b) of The Water Act, 1974, to all the SPCBs/PCCs on July 14, 1997, for
inventorization of GPIs and initiating action against the defaulting
industries.
PRESENT STATUS OF GPIS
[ COMPILED BY CPCB ON THE BASIS OF RECEIVED INFORMATION]
 1453 Industries are identified, out of which 1177 are
operational and 275 closed.
 986 [84% ] are complying and 191 [16%] are defaulters (i.e.
were not meeting the standards at the time of last monitoring)
 SPCBs/PCCS were directed to carry out Quarterly monitoring
and submit the status to CPCB in prescribed format
(Annexure-VI of Agenda).
 Some SPCBs/PCCs have submitted the updated information
and is awaited from other SPCBs / PCCs.
Concerned SPCBs/ PCCs are requested to
submit
the
updated
information
in
prescribed formats in hard and soft copies
at the earliest.
SPCBs/PCCs are also requested to ensure
online submission of updated information of
17 Categories of Industries and Grossly
Polluting Industries on regular basis.
INVENTORISATION OF RED CATEGORIES OF
INDUSTRIES
• In 46th Conference of the Chairman and Member Secretaries held in
July 1998, “Guidelines for management of Consent and Directions”
were framed.
• Total 71 red categories (including 17 Categories and GPIs) of industries
were identified and the list was circulated to all SPCBs/PCCs.
• The list of remaining 54 Red categories [excluding 17 categories] of
industries is available in CPCB.
• CPCB issued directions under section 18 (1)(b) of the Water Act, 1974
and the Air Act, 1981 to all SPCBs/PCCs to submit the compliance
status of the large and medium industries of 54 Red Categories.
INVENTORISATION OF RED CATEGORIES OF
INDUSTRIES
 Every State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committee has
its own list of Red Category Industries other than the categories
identified by CPCB.
 SPCBs were requested to update the list to maintain uniformity in
categorization of such industries at national level.
 Proposals were asked for inventorization and updation of list and data
available with SPCBs.
 Proposals from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Goa and Mizoram
have been received and is awaited from other SPCBs / PCCs.
 The uniform list will be prepared with the help of a working group of
State Boards of West Bengal, Maharashtra, Orissa, & Madhya Pradesh
FIFTEEN POINT ACTION PLAN (1991)
1. Implement pollution control by December 31, 1991, in identified large and medium units in the 17 highly polluting
sectors, including revision of consent conditions by April, 1991 (S.C. No.23, dated 16.1.1991).
2. Bring all polluting units within the ambit of the regulation by requiring them to take a consent to operate.
3. Promote the setting up of common effluent treatment plants in clusters of small scale industrial units.
4. Lay stress in enforcement of heavily polluted areas where injury to health and damage to the environment is becoming
apparent and environmental restitution is needed.
5. Implement the Public Liability Insurance Act.
6. Review the stay orders granted by the High Courts, and other courts, and file appeals to prevent the polluters from
continuing to pollute.
7. Increase assessment and collection of water cess as an incentive to the polluters to install treatment plants.
8. Prepare an awareness building campaign.
9. Institutional development of the State Pollution Control Boards, particularly improving training and functioning of
laboratories.
10.Review of monitoring arrangements, including data and location of stations.
11.Preparation of a computerized data base.
12.Development of standards.
13.Review of progress in:
i. Adoption of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution )Amendment Act, 1988 and notification of rules there
under by the States of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnatka,
Kerala and West Bengal.
ii. Notification of rules under the Water Amendment Act, 1988 by the States of Assam, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Sikkim. Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
iii. Adoption of the Water Act, 1974 and constitution of a State Board under the Water and Air Acts by the State of
Nagaland.
iv. Notification of Rules under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 by the States of Tripura,
Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
v. Implementation of Hazardous Waste Management and Handling Rules, 1989.
vi. Installation of automatic air monitoring equipment by the major polluting units.
vii. Notification of air pollution control areas.
14. Review of directions issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
15. Review of the audit of Annual Statement of Accounts and preparation of the Annual Report of the State Pollution Control
Boards.
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Aluminium Smelting
Basic Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing
Chlor Alkali/ Caustic Soda
Cement (200TPD and above)
Copper Smelting
Dyes and Dye Intermediate
Fermentation (Distillery)
Fertiliser
Integrated Iron & Steel
Leather Processing including Tanneries
Oil Refinery
Pesticide Formulation & Manufacturing
Pulp & Paper (30 TPD and above)
Petrochemical
Sugar
Thermal Power Plants
Zinc Smelting
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STATUS OF 17 CATEGORIES OF HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES
Name of the State/
S.No.
Complying
Defaulting
Closed
Union Territory
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ASSAM
19
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ANDHRA PRADESH
305
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52
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BIHAR
17
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4
CHATTISGARH
70
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GOA
14
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GUJARAT
142
53
60
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HARYANA
82
14
34
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HIMACHAL PRADESH
12
2
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9
JAMMU & KASHMIR
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10
JHARKHAND
22
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11
KARNATAKA
119
9
12
12
KERALA
25
9
15
13
MADHYA PRADESH
42
18
5
14
MAHARASHTRA
237
8
69
15
MEGHALAYA
8
4
16
MIZORAM
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ORRISA
38
7
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18
PUNJAB
54
5
18
19
RAJASTHAN
80
4
75
20
TAMIL NADU
191
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TRIPURA
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UTTRANCHAL
21
17
2
23
UTTAR PRADESH
219
71
58
24
WEST BENGAL
54
10
21
25
CHANDIGARH
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255
130
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27
139
49
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314
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53
77
159
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Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya
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Meghalaya
Rajasthan
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Daman
Delhi
Pondicherry
West Bengal
Mizoram
Orissa
Sikkim
Himachal
Last Report Received
February 18, 2008
February 14, 2008
December 12, 2009
June 12, 2008
July 21, 2008
February 13, 2008
February 06, 2008
March 15, 2008
February 18, 2008
June 09, 2008
March 12, 2008
February 19, 2008
February 29,2008
January 01, 2008
February 21, 2008
March 03, 2008
23 Dec, 2009
March 05, 2008
March 03, 2008
March 05, 2008
September 06, 2008
Date of last Reminder
May 24, 2010
May 24, 2010
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Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Gujarat
Haryana
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Pondicherry
Punjab
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
DD & DNH
TOTAL
Total
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Complying
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71
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18
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139
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248
391
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986
Closed
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118
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INFORMATION AWAITED FROM SPCBS/PCCS-GPI
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Andhra
Last Report Received
Reminders given
04.03.2008
17.06.2010
Pradesh
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Assam
03.03.2008
17.06.2010
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Haryana
01.09.2009
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Karnataka
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Kerala
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Daman
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Maharashtra
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Chhattisgarh
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Tamil Nadu
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LIST OF 54 CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRIES
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Anodizing
Asbestos and asbestos based industries
Automobiles Manufacturing /assembling
Ceramic/refractories
Chemical, petrochemical and electro chemicals including
manufacture of acids such as sulphuric acid, nitric acid,
phosphoric acid, and so on
Chlorates, per-chlorates, and peroxides
Chlorine, fluorine, bromine, iodine, and their compounds
Coke making, coal liquefaction, coal tar distillation or fuel gas
making
Common effluent treatment plant
Dry coal processing/mineral processing industries like ore
sintering, palletisation, and so on
Explosives including detonators, fuses, and so on
Fermentation industry including manufacture of yeast, beer,
and so on
Fire crackers
Foundries
Glass and fiber glass production and processing (excluding
molding)
Glue and gelatin
Heavy, engineering
Hospitals
Hot mix plants
Hydrocyanic acid and its derivatives
Incineration plants
Industrial carbon including electrodes and graphite blocks,
activated carbon, carbon black, and so on
Industrial or inorganic gases namely : Chemical gases:
acetylene, hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, ammonia, sulphur
dioxide, ethylene, hydrogen sulphide, phosphine, (b)
hydrocarbon gases: methane, butane, ethane, propane
Industry or process involving electroplating operations
Industry or process involving foundry operations
Industry or process involving metal treatment or process such
as pickling, paint stripping, heat treatment, phosphating or
finishing, and so on
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Lead re-processing and manufacturing including lead smelting
Lime manufacturing
Lubricating oils, greases or petroleum-based products
Milk processing and dairy products (integrated project)
Mining and ore-beneficiation
Organic chemical manufacturing
Parboiled rice mills
Paints and varnishes (excluding blending/mixing)
Petroleum products manufacturing and oil/crude oil/residues
reprocessing
Phosphate rock processing plants
Phosphorous and its compounds
Photographic films and chemicals
Pigments and intermediates
Potable alcohol (IMFL) by blending or distillation of alcohol
Power generating plants (excluding DG sets)
Processes involving chlorinated hydrocarbons
Ship breaking
Slaughter houses and meat processing industries
Steel and steel products including coke plants involving lose
of any of the equipment’s such as blast furnaces, open
furnace, induction furnace or an arc furnace and so on, or any
of the operations or processes such as heat treatment, acid
pickling, roiling or galvanizing, and so on
Stone crushers
Surgical and medical products involving prophylactics and
latex
Synthetic detergent and soap
Synthetic fiber including rayon, tyre cord, polyester filament
yarn
Synthetic resins
Synthetic rubber excluding molding
Tobacco products including cigarettes and tobacco processing
Vegetable oils including solvent extracted oils, hydrogenated
oils
Yarn and textile processing involving or any effluent
/emission-generating process
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