Lok Sabha Question No. 1682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Discharge of Chemical Effluents by Factories
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1682

ANSWERED ON 2 8.11 .2019

## DISCHARGE OF CHEMICA L EFFLUENTS BY FACTO RIES

## †1682. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether chemical effluents of factories/industries are released in the streams/rivulets utilized for irrigation and causes cancer;
- (b) if so, the steps take n by the Government to check the discharge of chemical effluents in rivers
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  list  of  such  factories/industries  which  are  disc waste water in the canals; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State - wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)& (b) As per the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of P Act 1974, industrial units are required to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and treat comply with stipulated environmental standards before discharging it into water bodies.

Steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  stop  discharge  of  chemical  eff luents  into  rivers  inter  alia include issuance of notification of specific  discharge standards, revision of the criteria of  industries  and  issuing    directions  to  all  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)/Poll Committees  ( PCCs)  to  adopt  the  same,  issuance  of  consent  to  establish/consent  to  operat SPCBs/PCCs,  regular  and  surprise  inspections  of  Grossly  Polluting  Industries  (GPIs)  for verification  against  stipulated  environmental  norms,      installation  of  On line  Continuous  Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS) for assessment of effluent quality and compliance status.

Further, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , SPCBs and PCCs monitor industries with respect to  effluent  discharge  standards  and  take  action for  non - compliance  under    provisions  of  Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

(c)& (d) According to CPCB, there are 2743 GPIs in the country which are discharging their ef various water bodies. Out of total 2743 industries, 2497 industries are operational and 246 in -closed. Number of complying and non - complying units are 2222 and 275 respectively.  State - wise status of GPI units in the country is attached as Annexure .

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 1682 to be answered on the 28.11.2019 regarding ' Discharge of Chemical Effluents by Factories '.

| State - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                       | SPCB/PCC                                                    | Total no. of industries                                     | No. of industries closed by their own                       | No. of industries operational                               | No. of Indus. complying with standards                      | No. of Industries. Non -complying with standards            |
| 1                                                           | Andaman & Nicobar                                           | 2                                                           | 0                                                           | 2                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           |
| 2                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                              | 198                                                         | 5                                                           | 193                                                         | 189                                                         | 4                                                           |
| 3                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                           | 97                                                          | 8                                                           | 89                                                          | 63                                                          | 26                                                          |
| 4                                                           | Assam                                                       | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 5                                                           | Bihar                                                       | 84                                                          | 34                                                          | 50                                                          | 50                                                          | 0                                                           |
| 6                                                           | Chandigarh                                                  | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 7                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                | 2                                                           | 0                                                           | 2                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           |
| 8                                                           | Daman & Diu                                                 | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 9                                                           | Delhi                                                       | 3                                                           | 0                                                           | 3                                                           | 3                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 10                                                          | Goa                                                         | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 6                                                           | Gujarat                                                     | 191                                                         | 13                                                          | 178                                                         | 139                                                         | 39                                                          |
| 12                                                          | Haryana                                                     | 660                                                         | 22                                                          | 638                                                         | 625                                                         | 13                                                          |
| 13                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 14                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                                             | 69                                                          | 0                                                           | 69                                                          | 66                                                          | 3                                                           |
| 15                                                          | Jharkhand                                                   | 45                                                          | 6                                                           | 39                                                          | 5                                                           | 34                                                          |
| 16                                                          | Karnataka                                                   | 4                                                           | 0                                                           | 4                                                           | 4                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 17                                                          | Kerala                                                      | 29                                                          | 1                                                           | 28                                                          | 27                                                          | 1                                                           |
| 18                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                 | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 19                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 2                                                           | 0                                                           | 2                                                           | 2                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 20                                                          | Maharashtra                                                 | 4                                                           | 0                                                           | 4                                                           | 4                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 21                                                          | Manipur                                                     | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 22                                                          | Mizoram                                                     | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 23                                                          | Meghalaya                                                   | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 24                                                          | Nagaland                                                    | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 25                                                          | Odisha                                                      | 6                                                           | 0                                                           | 6                                                           | 6                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 26                                                          | Puducherry                                                  | 3                                                           | 0                                                           | 3                                                           | 3                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 27                                                          | Punjab                                                      | 5                                                           | 0                                                           | 5                                                           | 2                                                           | 3                                                           |
| 28                                                          | Rajasthan                                                   | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 29                                                          | Sikkim                                                      | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 30                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 31                                                          | Telangana                                                   | 2                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           | 1                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 32                                                          | Tripura                                                     | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 33                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 1218                                                        | 139                                                         | 1079                                                        | 950                                                         | 129                                                         |
| 34                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                 | 76                                                          | 12                                                          | 64                                                          | 54                                                          | 10                                                          |
| 35                                                          | West Bengal                                                 | 43                                                          | 5                                                           | 38                                                          | 27                                                          | 11                                                          |
|                                                             | Total                                                       | 2743                                                        | 246                                                         | 2497                                                        | 2222                                                        | 275                                                         |

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