Lok Sabha Question No. 344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Inspection of Industrial Units Polluting Ganga and Yamuna Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †344

ANSWERED ON 19.0 7.201 8

## INSPECTION OF INDUST RIAL UNITS POLLUTING GANGA AND YAMUNA RIV ERS

†344.

SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the action taken by the Government against the industrial units polluting Ganga and Yamu not complying with the norms as prescribed for t h purpose during the last two years and the current y
- (b) whether the Government has set up any mechanism for regular inspection of said industria so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  time  period  on  which  the  said  inspections  were  carr ied  out  along  with  the  reaction  of  t Government thereto?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ( DR. SATYA PAL SINGH )

(a)CentralPollution Control Board (CPCB) monitors the pollution caused by Industrial units Ganga and Yamuna. Action taken by CPCB against the Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) dis into main stem of Ganga River & its tributaries (Kali - East & Ramga nga) which are non - complying with the prescribed  norms  and  non - connectivity  of  On - line  Continuous  Effluent  Monitoring  System  (OCEMS) during the last two years and current year are as follows:

| Sl. No.   | Action taken      |   During December 2015-February 2017 |   During March 2017- December 2017 |   During January 2018-April 2018 |   Total |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------|
| 1         | Closure Direction |                                   84 |                                331 |                               23 |     438 |
| 2         | Show Cause Notice |                                   69 |                                128 |                               19 |     216 |
| Total     |                   |                                  153 |                                459 |                               42 |     654 |

CPCB  conducted  joint  inspection  of  32  industries,  along  with  Uttar  Pradesh  Polluti Board (UPPCB), located at Muzaffarnagar in Hindon River basin (tributary of Yamuna River). inspection report was submitted before the Hon'ble NGT. Hon'ble Tribunal vide its order dated 22.09.2017 imposed environmental compensation of Rs.10.0 Lak hs each to 07 Pulp & Paper industries and Rs.15 lakhs to a Slaughter house and Rs.5.0 lakhs to a Chemical industry.

(b) & (c) Under ' Pollution  Inventorisation  Assessment  &  Surveillance  on  river  Ganga  (PIAS)'  project implemented by CPCB under the Namami Gange programme, regular inspection & monitoring of Grossl Polluting Industries (GPIs) is carried out for compliance verification of the stipulated envi Inspections are also carried out on annual basis through third party technical institutes viz. IIT's, NIT's & CSIR  Institutes  for  verification  of  compliance.  First  round  of  inspection  by  technical  i carried out during 2017 and second round of inspection is in progress and action is taken a SPCBs on the defaulting industries.

CPCB recently in May & June also inspected industries discharging effluent to drains Yamuna river located in Yamuna basin (Sonipat and Panipat).

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