Lok Sabha Question No. 3001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Final Effluent Treatment Plant of Ankleshwar
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 3001

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Final Effluent Treatment Plant of Ankleshwar

## 3001. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

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

- (a) whether  his  Ministry/Government  has  issued  directions  through  Central  Pollution Control Board (CPCB), under Section 18(i) (9b) of Water Act, 1974 not to add any hydraulic load to the Final Effluent Treatment Plant (FETP) of Ankleshwar resulting in stalling of development of the industrial estates of the area;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  during  the  last  five  years  the  results  of  the  outflow  of  the  FETP  have substantially improved due to continuous and rigorous efforts of the State and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether as a result, the ban imposed under the said section of the Water Act needs to be lifted by CPCB for all around growth in the region; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the ban is likely to be lifted?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) &  (b)  In  view  of  the  Common  Effluent  Treatment  Plants  (CETPs)  including  Final Effluent  Treatment  Plant  (FETP)  of  Ankleshwar  not  complying  with  specified  standards, hydraulic capacities etc., Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) issued directions dated 31 st March  2016  to  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  and  Pollution  Control  Committee (PCCs)  of  the  State  and  UT  (Union  Territories)  (where  CETPs  exist)  including  Gujarat Pollution  Control  Board  (GPCB).  GPCB  has  been  directed  not  to  permit  establishment  / expansion of industrial units in the areas where the associated CETPs are not complying with specified standards or where such CETPs do not have adequate hydraulic capacities, except for such cases which do not impact performance of the CETP, viz.(i) not resulting in increase in  pollution  load  such  as  industries  generating  nil  effluent,  100%  effluent  recycling  units, industries  generating  only  concentrated  stream  disposed  at  Common  Hazardous  Waste Treatment  and  Disposal  Facility;  and  (ii)  CETP  has  unutilized  hydraulic  capacity,  and  the effluent of new industry/expansion will help in improving the performance of the CETP (in all such cases the SPCB shall provide details and justification for granting permission to new units/expansion of existing units to CPCB every quarter).

(c)   CPCB  carries  out  quarterly  monitoring  of  FETP  with  respect  to  critical  parameters namely  Total  Dissolved  Solids  (TSS),  Bio-chemical  Oxygen  Demand  (BOD),  Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Ammonical Nitrogen (NH3-N). The trend analysis based on last five  year  data  (annual  average)  with  respect  to  above  parameters  indicate  that  outflow  of FETP, Ankleshwar has not improved during the last five years and not complying with the prescribed outlet norms of GPCB for COD and Ammonical Nitrogen.

(d)  &  (e)  The  ban  has  been  imposed  due  to  non-compliance  with  specified  standards  and hydraulic  capacities.  The  ban  can  be  considered  for  revocation  once  compliance  with  the specified standards is done.

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