Lok Sabha Question No. 5170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: Online Monitoring of Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5170

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 04.04.2022

## Online Monitoring of Pollution

## 5170.   SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  has  directed  the  State  Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) to do online monitoring for controlling water and air pollution in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the SPCB has ensured the said online monitoring and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  whether  the  Government  is  likely  to  issue  guidelines  for  the  SPCBs  to  ensure offline monitoring mechanism and if so the details thereof;
- (d) the  State/UT-wise  details  of  such  industrial  units  in  the  country  which  have  been categorized as most polluted by the CPCB; and
- (e) whether the Government has taken any effective steps to control the pollution caused by the  industries  categorized  as  the  most  polluted  by  the  CPCB  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c) Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  issued  direction  under  Section 18(1)(b)  of  the  Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  and  the  Air (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1981  to  all  State  Pollution  Control  Board (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs)  to further direct industries for installation of online  monitoring  system  in  highly  polluting  17  categories  of  industries/Common  Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs)/ Biomedical facility/common hazardous waste facility.

Further, under section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,  CPCB  has also issued directions to all the industries  falling under 17  categories of highly polluting industries to install online continuous emission/effluent monitoring system and ensure connectivity of data to SPCBs/PCCs and CPCB servers.

CPCB directed SPCBs/PCCs to issue closure directions  to  existing  industries  falling under  17  categories  of  industries  and  common  treatment  facilities,  commissioned  on  or before  28.02.2017  if  found  operating  without  installation  and  connectivity  of  OCEMS. SPCBs/PCCs  were  also  directed  to  incorporate  a  specific  condition  of  installing  and connecting  OCEMS  before  start  of  operation  in  the  Consent  Order  (CTO)  of  a  newly established industry falling under 17 categories of industries and common treatment facilities, commissioned after 28.02.2017.

During  2014-2022,  out  of  4247  industrial  units,  3535  industries  have  installed  and connected  OCEMS  to  CPCB  and  SPCB  server.  The  closure  directions  for  remaining  712 industries  are  still  in-force.  The  purpose  of  the  direction  was  to  create  self-regulation  and monitoring by the industries themselves for complying with the stipulated standards. Sectorwise status regarding connectivity of OCEMS is attached at Annexure-I .

From these OCEMS, real-time values of environmental  pollutants  of  trade  effluent and  emissions  from  industrial  units  are  transmitted  online  to  the  server  of  CPCB  and concerned SPCB/PCC on 24x7 basis. Central software processes the data and in case of value of  pollutant  parameter exceeds  prescribed environmental norms, an automatic SMS alert is generated and sent to industrial unit, SPCB and CPCB, so that corrective measures can be taken  by  the  industry  immediately  and  appropriate  action  can  be  taken  by  concerned SPCB/PCC.

(d)  &  (e)  There  are  total  4,433  highly  polluting  17-categories  of  industries  in  the  country. Appropriate actions are taken against non-complying units. State-wise status of 17 categories of highly polluting industries is given at Annexure-II .

Government  has  taken  various  initiatives    towards    control  of  pollution  caused  by industrial sector  which are as follow:

-  Notification of  industry-specific discharge standards under Schedule-I: 'Standards for Emission  or  Discharge  of  Environmental  Pollutants  from  various  Industries'  of Environment  Protection  Act,  1986.  SPCB  and  PCCs  are    mandated  to  ensure  the compliance of these standards. So far, industry specific environmental standards, for about 80 industrial sectors, have been notified.
-  The SPCBs/PCCs issue consent to establish/ consent to operate and authorization to the  industries  in  the  States.  Also,  the  SPCBs/PCCs  monitor  the  compliance  of industrial emissions/effluent discharges and other operational activities according to the prescribed standards.
-  Since  2016,  CPCB    has  started  inspection  of  17  categories  of  highly  polluting industries on the basis of  SMS alerts generated on violation of effluent and emission standards. In case of non-compliance,  action against industry is taken  under provisions  of  Water  Act,  1974,  Air  Act,  1981  and  Environment  (Protection)  Act, 1986.
-  The  criteria  for  categorization  of  industries  has  been  revised    and  directed  all SPCBs/PCCs to adopt the same. 254 industrial sectors are categorized  into red (61), orange (90), green (65) and white (38) categories.

Annexure - I referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  5170   due for answer on 04.04.2022 regarding 'Online Monitoring of Pollution' raised by Shri Ramcharan Bohra, Hon'ble M. P.

| Sector-wise Status of Installation of OCEMS   | Sector-wise Status of Installation of OCEMS   | Sector-wise Status of Installation of OCEMS        | Sector-wise Status of Installation of OCEMS                      | Sector-wise Status of Installation of OCEMS                                           |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                        | Sector                                        | Total no. of targeted units for OCEMS installation | Total No. of units installedOCEMS and connected with CPCB server | Total No. of units against which closure directions u/s 5 of E(P)A, 1986 are in force |
| 1                                             | Aluminium                                     | 14                                                 | 12                                                               | 2                                                                                     |
| 2                                             | Cement                                        | 394                                                | 301                                                              | 93                                                                                    |
| 3                                             | Chloralkali                                   | 33                                                 | 33                                                               | 0                                                                                     |
| 4                                             | Copper                                        | 3                                                  | 3                                                                | 0                                                                                     |
| 5                                             | Distillery                                    | 366                                                | 285                                                              | 81                                                                                    |
| 6                                             | Dye &Dye Intermediates                        | 122                                                | 96                                                               | 26                                                                                    |
| 7                                             | Fertilizer                                    | 117                                                | 96                                                               | 21                                                                                    |
| 8                                             | Iron &Steel                                   | 424                                                | 358                                                              | 66                                                                                    |
| 9                                             | Pesticide                                     | 82                                                 | 71                                                               | 11                                                                                    |
| 10                                            | Petrochemical                                 | 36                                                 | 30                                                               | 6                                                                                     |
| 11                                            | Pharmaceuticals                               | 774                                                | 673                                                              | 101                                                                                   |
| 12                                            | Pulp &Paper                                   | 307                                                | 245                                                              | 62                                                                                    |
| 13                                            | Refinery                                      | 23                                                 | 23                                                               | 0                                                                                     |
| 14                                            | Sugar                                         | 646                                                | 498                                                              | 148                                                                                   |
| 15                                            | Tannery                                       | 458                                                | 417                                                              | 41                                                                                    |
| 16                                            | Thermal Power Plant                           | 443                                                | 391                                                              | 52                                                                                    |
| 17                                            | Zinc                                          | 5                                                  | 3                                                                | 2                                                                                     |
| Total                                         | Total                                         | 4247                                               | 3535                                                             | 712                                                                                   |

Annexure - II referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  5170   due for answer on 04.04.2022 regarding 'Online Monitoring of Pollution' raised by Shri Ramcharan Bohra, Hon'ble M. P.

| Compliance Status of 17 Category of Industries   | Compliance Status of 17 Category of Industries   | Compliance Status of 17 Category of Industries   | Compliance Status of 17 Category of Industries   | Compliance Status of 17 Category of Industries   | Compliance Status of 17 Category of Industries           | Compliance Status of 17 Category of Industries                | Compliance Status of 17 Category of Industries                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                          | SPCB/PCC                                         | Total no. of industries                          | No. of industries closed by their own            | No. of industries operational                    | No. of industries complying with environmental standards | No. of industries non- complying with environmental standards | No. of industries against which action is taken for non- complying with environmental standards |
| 1                                                | Andaman & Nicobar                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 2                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                   | 296                                              | 34                                               | 262                                              | 234                                                      | 28                                                            | 28                                                                                              |
| 3                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                | 5                                                | 0                                                | 5                                                | 5                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 4                                                | Assam                                            | 51                                               | 11                                               | 40                                               | 36                                                       | 4                                                             | 4                                                                                               |
| 5                                                | Bihar                                            | 43                                               | 26                                               | 17                                               | 17                                                       | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 6                                                | Chandigarh                                       | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 7                                                | Chhattisgarh                                     | 163                                              | 20                                               | 143                                              | 137                                                      | 6                                                             | 6                                                                                               |
| 8                                                | Daman &Diu                                       | 3                                                | 0                                                | 3                                                | 3                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 9                                                | Delhi                                            | 3                                                | 2                                                | 1                                                | 1                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 10                                               | Goa                                              | 15                                               | 2                                                | 13                                               | 12                                                       | 1                                                             | 1                                                                                               |
| 11                                               | Gujarat                                          | 517                                              | 76                                               | 441                                              | 344                                                      | 97                                                            | 97                                                                                              |
| 12                                               | Haryana                                          | 174                                              | 8                                                | 166                                              | 161                                                      | 5                                                             | 5                                                                                               |
| 13                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                 | 21                                               | 3                                                | 18                                               | 18                                                       | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 14                                               | Jammu &Kashmir                                   | 55                                               | 0                                                | 55                                               | 52                                                       | 3                                                             | 3                                                                                               |
| 15                                               | Jharkhand                                        | 81                                               | 2                                                | 79                                               | 54                                                       | 25                                                            | 25                                                                                              |
| 16                                               | Karnataka                                        | 246                                              | 47                                               | 199                                              | 184                                                      | 15                                                            | 15                                                                                              |
| 17                                               | Kerala                                           | 25                                               | 5                                                | 20                                               | 20                                                       | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 18                                               | Lakshadweep                                      | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 19                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                   | 96                                               | 5                                                | 91                                               | 88                                                       | 3                                                             | 3                                                                                               |
| 20                                               | Maharashtra                                      | 506                                              | 32                                               | 474                                              | 434                                                      | 40                                                            | 40                                                                                              |
| 21                                               | Manipur                                          | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 22                                               | Meghalaya                                        | 23                                               | 1                                                | 22                                               | 21                                                       | 1                                                             | 1                                                                                               |
| 23                                               | Mizoram                                          | 2                                                | 2                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 24                                               | Nagaland                                         | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 25                                               | Odisha                                           | 186                                              | 43                                               | 143                                              | 126                                                      | 17                                                            | 17                                                                                              |
| 26                                               | Puducherry                                       | 7                                                | 3                                                | 4                                                | 4                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 27                                               | Punjab                                           | 98                                               | 22                                               | 76                                               | 71                                                       | 5                                                             | 5                                                                                               |
| 28                                               | Rajasthan                                        | 197                                              | 13                                               | 184                                              | 181                                                      | 3                                                             | 3                                                                                               |
| 29                                               | Sikkim                                           | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                | 0                                                        | 0                                                             | 0                                                                                               |
| 30                                               | Tamil Nadu                                       | 239                                              | 41                                               | 198                                              | 194                                                      | 4                                                             | 4                                                                                               |
| 31                                               | Telangana                                        | 344                                              | 47                                               |                                                  | 268                                                      | 29                                                            | 29                                                                                              |
| 32                                               | Tripura                                          | 5                                                | 0                                                | 297 5                                            | 4                                                        | 1                                                             | 1                                                                                               |

| 33   | Uttar Pradesh   |   855 |   196 |   659 |   646 |   13 |   13 |
|------|-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|------|
| 34   | Uttarakhand     |    46 |     0 |    46 |    42 |    4 |    4 |
| 35   | West Bengal     |   131 |    34 |    97 |    73 |   24 |   24 |
|      | Total           |  4433 |   675 |  3758 |  3430 |  328 |  328 |

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