Lok Sabha Question No. 4048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Action Plan to Check Water Pollution
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4048

ANSWERED ON 12 .12 .2019

## ACTION PLAN TO CHECK WATER POLLUTION

## †4048. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to check water pollution in major country and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether the Government is seriously considering to check pollution caused by industries along r Wainganga in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  against  the  industries  which  are  causing rivers;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State wise; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  to (e)    It  is  the  responsibility  of    State  Governments  and  Urban  Local  Bodies  concern facilities for collection, transportation and treatment of sewage being generated and to ens sewage does not fall into rivers and water bodies . The Government of India is supplementing the effor the  State  Governments  in  addressing  the  challenges  of  pollution  of  rivers  by  providing technical  assistance  through  schemes  like  'Namami  Gange',  National  River  Conservation  Plan  (NRCP) , Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) etc.

Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi has passed an order directing all the States and Union Territories (UTs) to prepare action plans for bringing all the polluted river stretches up  to  the  bathing  standards.  In  compliance  of  Hon'ble  NGT  order,  action  plan  has  been  prepared  by Government  of  Maharashtra  for  rejuvenation  of  river  Wainganga  which    has  been  approved  b Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for implementation by the State Government.

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 tre comply  with  environmental  standards  before  discharging  into  rivers.  Central  Pollution  C (CPCB) ,  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  and  Pollution  Control  Committees  (PCCs) industries with respect to effluent discharge standards and t ake action for non - compliance under  provisions of  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  and  Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution) Maharashtra  Pollution  Control  Board  (MPCB)  has  informed  that  they  are  taking  action  a defaulting indu stries responsible for causing water pollution in river. MPCB has also issued di Nagpur Municipal Corporation as well as Bhandara & Pauni Municipal Councils in this matter. to CPCB, there are 2743 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs ) in the country which are discharging t effluents  in  various  water  bodies.  Out  of  total  2743  industries,  2497  industries  are  ope industries self - closed. Number of complying and non - complying units are 2222 and 275 respectively.  S -wise status of GPI units in the country is attached as Annexure .

Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 4048 to be answered on the 12.12. 2019 regarding ' Action Plan to Check Water Pollution '.

| State/ UTs - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State/ UTs - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State/ UTs - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State/ UTs - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State/ UTs - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State/ UTs - wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)   | State/ UTs - 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 stan dards                |
| 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                                                               | TamilNadu                                                        | 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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