Lok Sabha Question No. 2914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Discharge of Effluents into Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2914 ANSWERED ON 05.12 .2019

## DISCHARGE OF EFFLUEN TS INTO RIVERS

## †2914. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the effluents of various factories/plants are still being discharged into the r legal provisions made in the country;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any guidelines have been issued to the factories/plants to install pollution control reduce water - pollution;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including State - wise de ils of the factories/plants which have not yet in said system/dev ice;
- (e) the action taken against the factories/plants found guilty; and
- (f) the steps being undertaken to ensure the compliance of the said guidelines?

## ANSWER

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

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

Steps taken by the Government to stop discharge of effluents into rivers inter alia, i notification of specific  discharge standards, revision of the criteria for categorization of industries and issuin directions to all State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) same, issuance of consent to establish/consent to operate by the SPCBs/PCCs, regular and surp of Grossly Po lluting Industries (GPIs) for compliance verification against stipulated enviro installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS) for assessment of effl and compliance status. In addition, the industries are e ncouraged to reduce their waste water generatio technological advancement, reuse/recycle of wastewater and maintain Zero Liquid Discharge ( ever possible.

Further, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , SPCBs and PCCs monitor industries with respec effluent  discharge  standards  and  take  action  for  non - complia ce  under    provisions  of  Environmen (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. According to CPCB, there are 2743 GPIs in the country which are discharging their effluents in various water bodies. industries,  2497  industries  are  operational  and  246  industries  self - clo ed.  Number  of  complying  and  non -complying units are 2222 and 275 respectiv ely.  State - wise status of GPI units in the country is atta Annexure .

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts ( ) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 2914 to be answered o n the05/12/ 2019 regarding ' Discharge of Effluents into Rivers '.

| 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)   |
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| 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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