GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF
ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO
216
ANSWERED ON
09.07.2014
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
216 . Smt. KAMLA DEVI PATLE
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be
pleased to state:-
(a)
whether industrial development play a major role in air, water and noise pollution;
(b)
if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
(c)
the details of the industries/power plants identified by the Government as
environment polluting establishments in the country State-wise including in Chhattisgarh;
and
(d)
the steps taken by the Government to check the pollution from industrial units and
the action taken against the erring units/ establishments?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT,
FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
(a)&(b)
Industrial activities cause air, water and noise pollution if proper
preventive measures like installation of pollution control devices etc. are not taken. Based
on the assessment conducted on prevailing air and water quality in industrial clusters, the
Central pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 83 polluted clusters in the
country. Out of these areas, 43 areas have been identified as Critically Polluted Areas
(CPAs) based on Comprehensive Environment Pollution Index (CEPI) score of a value
more than 70. The CPCB is also monitoring 17 categories of highly polluting industries
through a mechanism of Environmental Surveillance Squad (ESS) program with the
objective of carrying out surprise inspections to assess the adequacy of pollution control
systems adopted by these industries to meet emission/effluent quality norms. Since April
2010, CPCB has inspected 970 industrial units besides industrial inspections under
National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) program and issued 601 Directions to
the defaulting industries under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (EPA)
and to the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) under Section 18(1)(b) of the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981(Air Act) and the Water (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Water Act) in reference to 138 non-complying units.
The details are given at Annexure-I.
(c)&(d)
The State wise and category wise details of polluting industries under 17
categories of highly polluting industries are given at Annexure-II and III respectively. Of
the 3266 industries identified under the 17 categories of highly polluting industries, 2328
are complying with the prescribed norms, 571 are non-complying and 367 have been
closed down. Based on the findings of inspections carried out under ESS program by
CPCB, actions have been taken under EPA,1986 and Air and water Acts, 1981 and 1974
against 20 power plants.
Following steps have been taken to check pollution from industrial units including power
plants:
i.
Sector-specific norms notified for effluent and emissions;
ii.
Emphasis is on achieving Zero Liquid Discharge from Distilleries, Pulp & Paper
industries, Sugar industries, etc;
iii.
Industries falling in 17 Category of polluting industries have been directed to
install real time monitoring system for monitoring their effluent and emissions;
iv.
Identified Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) discharging into rivers/lakes;
v.
Stricter emission limit ( particulate matter 50 mg/Nm3 against the notified limit of
150 mg/Nm3) for new power plants to be located in critically polluted area, urban area
and ecologically sensitive area;
vi.
Mandatory use of beneficiated coal in thermal power plants located 1000 km from
coal mine area while plants located within 500-750 & 750 to 1000 km shall commence
use of beneficiated coal w.e.f. from January 2016 & 2015 respectively.
ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) & (B) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARED
QUESTION NO. 216 DUE FOR REPLY ON 9.07.2014 REGARDING
‘INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTION’ RAISED BY SHRI MATI KAMLA DEVI PATLE.
Summary of Directions issued by CPCB during the last four years
including current year
Year
During
201011
During
201112
During
201213
During
201314
During
201415 (till
June
2014)
TOTAL
GRAND
TOTAL
Number of Directions issued
to the units under Section 5 of
EPA
No. of
Directions
for
Compliance
62
Nos. of Directions issued to
SPCBs/PCCs under Section
18(1)(b) of Air, 1981 & Water
Act 1974
No. of
Total No. of
Directions
Directions
for
for
Closure
Compliance
17
79
28
No. of
Total
Directions
for
Closure
5
33
79
18
97
48
6
54
190
54
244
30
8
38
150
15
165
11
1
12
16
0
16
1
0
1
497
104
118
20
138
601
739
Note- The above details include directions/notices issued in case of inspections carried out
under NGRBA activities also.
ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) & (D) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARED
QUESTION NO.
216 DUE FOR REPLY ON 9.07.2014 REGARDING ‘INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION’ RAISED
BY SHRI MATI
KAMLA DEVI PATLE.
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No
STATE WISE STATUS OF 17 CATEGORIES OF INDUSTRIES AS ON
19.05.2014
State
Complying
Non
Closed
Total
Complying
1 A.P.
Arunachal Pradesh
2
3 Assam
4 Bihar
5 Chattisgarh
6 Chandigarh
7 Daman & Diu
8 Delhi
9 Goa
10 Gujarat
11 Haryana
12 H.P.
13 Jharkhand
14 Jammu & Kashmir
15 Karnataka
16 Kerala
17 Lakshadeep
18 Madhya Pradesh
19 Maharashtra
20 Meghalaya
21 Mizoram
22 Nagaland
23 Orissa
24 Puducherry
25 Punjab
26 Rajasthan
359
74
39
472
2
36
16
71
0
1
2
13
302
119
14
103
7
175
21
0
65
317
4
1
0
37
5
57
69
0
12
4
6
0
1
0
2
7
6
0
48
0
30
11
0
16
145
12
0
0
17
2
12
31
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
8
16
3
22
3
26
19
0
2
58
1
0
0
11
0
18
18
2
49
20
78
0
3
2
15
317
141
17
173
10
231
51
0
83
520
17
1
0
65
7
87
118
27 Sikkim
28
3
1
0
4