Lok Sabha Question No. 1984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Industrial Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, SHARAD TRIPATHI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1984

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2017

## Industrial Pollution

1984.   SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether discharge of industrial waste into the rivers including major rivers has increased and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  industries  which  do  not  comply  with  the Central  Pollution  Control  Board  norms  and  are  spreading  excessive  pollution  in  the environment and rivers thereby rendering agricultural land infertile;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Union Government has issued directions/guidelines to the States to check the discharge of industrial waste into the rivers in the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to check the said pollution and its impact on the health of people?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a)  Discharge of untreated and partially treated  sewage from cities/ towns, industrial effluents and  run-off  from  agricultural  fields  constitute  a  major  source  of  pollution  in  rivers.  As  per  a report published by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in February 2015, 302 polluted river  stretches  on  275  rivers  have  been  identified,  based  on  Bio-chemical  Oxygen  Demand (BOD)  levels,  a  key  indicator  of  organic  pollution.  The  Central  and  State  Pollution  Control Boards have identified major Grossly Polluting Industries on various rivers across the country for priority action.

(b)&(c) CPCB has directed the 17 category of highly polluting industries to install system for online monitoring of emission / effluent quality. Out of total 3387 industrial units, 2438 units were  identified  for  installing  online  monitoring  system.  2023  industrial  units  have  so  far installed online monitoring system and 415 units are in the process of installation.

(d)to(f)  CPCB  issues  directions  from  time  to  time  to  various  State  Pollution  Control  Boards/ Pollution Control Committees for UTs and industries concerned, as the case may be, to check the discharge of untreated effluents in to the rivers or other water bodies.

Steps  have  also  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  control  water  pollution  which inter  alia, include Clean India Mission, promoting common effluent treatment plants for cluster of small scale industries, formulation of River Action Plan for interception, diversion and treatment of Municipal  Wastewater,  tightening  of  effluent  quality  norms,  augmenting  sewage  treatment capacity to achieve 100% treatment of wastewater, directing the industries (tanneries, distilleries and  textile  industries)  to  achieve  Zero  Liquid  Discharge,  specifying  the  water  consumption norms  for  specific  sector  of  industries,  installation  of  real  time  effluent  quality  monitoring systems in industries, initiating in-situ bioremediation for treatment of flowing sewage/ effluent, etc.

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