GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO 162
ANSWERED ON
26.03.2012
INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT
162 . Shri KOWASE MAROTRAO SAINUJI
ARUNA KUMAR VUNDAVALLI
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:(a) whether the Government provides funds under various schemes for industrial as
well as environmental pollution abatement to the implementing agencies including
State Governments;
(b) if so, the details of the major works undertaken during the last three years and
the current year, agency-wise;
(c) the mechanism in place to ensure regular monitoring of quality of works
undertaken by these agencies;
(d) whether any assessment has been made in regard to the success achieved
thereby; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY
OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARAS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.162 FOR 26.3.2012 REGARDING
INDUSTRIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT BY SHRI
MAROTRAO SAINUJI KOWASE AND SHRI V. ARUNA KUMAR.
(a)& (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has been implementing
a number of schemes for industrial as well as environmental pollution abatement
under which financial assistance is provided to the State implementing agencies.
These schemes are on-going in nature and include the following Centrally
Sponsored/Central Sector Schemes:
(I) National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)
(a) National River Conservation Programme
(b) National Lake Conservation Plan
(c) National Ganga River Basin Authority
(II) Pollution Abatement
The major work undertaken under the NRCP includes setting up of Sewage
Treatment Plants (STPs) and sewerage networks. Common Effluent Treatment
Plants (CETPs) and Common Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
for hazardous waste are established under the Pollution Abatement scheme. The
details of projects of the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure.
(c) to (e) The work done under the schemes is regularly monitored / reviewed by the
Ministry. Officers of the Ministry and Central Pollution Control Board visit the
States to monitor progress of schemes. Monitoring process, inter alia, includes
mandatory audit of accounts of grantee organization, submission of audited
utilization certificates, expenditure statement and a progress report on the activities
conducted by the grantee organization besides field visits by officers of the Ministry.
The National River Conservation Directorate has a detailed Management
Information System for monitoring in place. Regional offices of the Ministry also
review/monitor and take follow up action on various issues/programmes. A thirdparty inspection system has also been introduced.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED IN LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 162 DUE
FOR REPLY ON 26.3.2012 REGARDING INDUSTRIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION ABATEMENT BY SHRI MAROTRAO SAINUJI KOWASE AND
SHRI V. ARUNA KUMAR
(Rs.in crore)
Name
major
schemes
of
Projects sanctioned
2008-09
Capacit Fund
y/Unit
s
releas
ed
National
River
Conservation
Programme
STP*
269.1
376.76
MLD
(including
National
River Ganga
Basin
Authority
(NRGBA)
National
Lake
Conservation
Plan
1**
44.64
States
Capa
city/U
nit
2009-10
Funds
States
release
d
A.P.
Gujarat,
Karnatak
a,Mahara
shtra,
M.P.
Orissa,
Tamilnad
u, Delhi
Haryana,
U.P.
Uttrakha
nd , West
Bengal,
Kerala,
Sikkim
J&K,
Karnatak
a, M.P.,
Maharas
htra,
Orissa,
STP*
367.86
Rajastha
n,
Uttrakha
nd, U.P.,
West
Bengal
353.5
0
MLD
6**
44.80
Cap
acity
/Unit
2010-11
Funds
States
releas
ed
A.P.,
Bihar,
Maharasht
ra, M.P.,
Rajasthan,
Tamilnad
u, Delhi,
Haryana,
U.P.
Uttrakhan
d,West
Bengal,
Sikkim
STP
*
ML
D
657.05 Bihar,
Gujarat,
Karnataka,
Maharashtr
a, Punjab
Delhi,
Haryana,
UP,
Uttrakhand
,
Wes
Bengal,
Sikkim
J&K,
Maharasht
ra,
Nagaland,
Rajasthan,
U.P.
5**
49.96
352
J&K,
Karnataka,
Maharashtr
a,
Rajasthan,
Uttrakhand
U.P. ,
West
Bengal
2
Common
Treatment,
Storage and
Disposal
Facilities
(TSDFs)
Common
Effluent
Treatment
Plants
(CETPs)
1.6
8
4.40
Maharas
htra
3
3.60
Maharasht 3
ra, Kerala
and Uttar
Pradesh
2.20
Madhya
Pradesh,
Kerala and
West
Bengal
Maharas
htra,
Gujarat
and
Andhra
Pradesh
7
4.97
Maharasht 4
ra,
Gujarat,
Rajasthan
and
Andhra
Pradesh
5.69
Maharashtr
a and
Gujarat
*
Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) - capacity created in Million Litres per Day
(MLD)
** Conservation works completed - No. of Lakes.