Lok Sabha Question No. 117 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Pollution in Kanpur
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION N0. *117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## Pollution in Kanpur

## *117. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether Kanpur is at 109th position in the list of the most polluted cities of the world, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether high  levels  of  pollution  is  spreading  in  the  Sandila  and  Bilhaur  Assembly constituencies of Misrikh District of Uttar Pradesh and other neighbouring Districts of Kanpur  and  Jajmau  from  the  factory  emissions  which  are  causing  ailments  to  the people in these areas;
- (c) whether several crops are also being damaged due to water pollution, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to make the said area and  the  adjacent  rivers  pollution  free,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFEERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARAS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 117 FOR 28.06.2019 REGARDING 'POLLUTION IN KANPUR' RAISED BY SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT

- (a) The  World  Health  Organization  (WHO)  released  the  WHO  Global  Ambient  Air Quality  Database  (update  2018)  which  consists  of  mainly  annual  means  for  PM10 and/or  PM2.5,  covering  more  than  4000  human  settlements  in  108  countries  for  the years from 2010 to 2016. Kanpur figures as one of the cities with high levels of PM2.5 in this list published by WHO. Taking cognizance of the high PM in Kanpur, it has been included as one of the high priority cities for focused interventions under NCAP.
- (b) There  are  04  potential  polluting  industries  operational  in  UPSIDC,  industrial  area, Sandila,  District-Hardoi.  These  industrial  units  are  equipped  with  adequate  air pollution control devices to control emissions. Mishrikh is far away from Kanpur in northerly direction. Only one Sugar mill is situated there, which is a seasonal industry and has installed adequate air & water pollution control systems.
- (c) No such information is available with CPCB.
- (d) In order to control water pollution in Kanpur, following steps have been taken:
-  Dedicated team constituted and office established by UPPCB at Jajmau and Unnao for day to day monitoring of tanneries and drains. Inspection report regularly submitted by DM to State Govt. of UP.
-  Weekly monitoring of 24 drains Bio-remediation adopted in domestic drains (5 nos.) resulting in 10-30% reduction in BOD
-  Conveyance  Channel,  Pumping  Stations  and  Rising  mains  of  CETP  at  Jajmau repaired for better performance
-  Proposed 20 MLD CETP for Jajmau tannery cluster approved by NMCG, work has been awarded.
-  As CETP Jajmauwas not-complying with norms, all tanneries except 28 at Jajmau are closed since Dec 2018 by UPPCB.
-  CPCB issued directions dated 8 th May 2019 to UPPCB u/s 18(1)(b) to take necessary action on pollution control in identified drains.
-  CPCB issued directions dated 10 th May and 13 th May, 2019 to UPPCB to ensure that:
- o All tanneries units connected to CETPs follow PETP norms for discharge of effluent into CETPs
- o CETPs should meet discharge norms at outlet
- o If  CETPs  does  not  meet  discharge  norms,  operational  capacity  of  member tanneries to be reduced to meet CETP discharge norms
- o Tanneries  which  do  not  meet  PETP  norms  or  do  not  operate  at  reduced capacity, shall be closed
-  Joint Monitoring of CETPs at Jajmau (Kanpur), Banthar and Site - II in Unnao carried out during May 20-25, 2019. All 3 CETPs non-compliant at outlet.
-  UPPCB issued direction vide letter dated 4 th June, 2019 to immediately stop operation of all member tanneries of CETPs at Banthar and site-II in Unnao.
-  CPCB  issued  directions  dated  7 th June  2019  to  UPPCB  u/s  18(1)(b)  regarding pollution in River Ganga in stretch Bithoor to Fatehpur .