Lok Sabha Question No. 1947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Discharge of Waste from Industries
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1947 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## Discharge of Waste from Industries

## 1947.   SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ

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

- (a) whether the Govenment has received any complaint or representation from Members of Parliament from 2021-2022,regarding discharge of dyeing industry waste in the Kaveri and Noyyal river in the State of Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the dyeing industries have violated the Water Act, Air Act and other relevant rules  regards  to  environment  protection  in  the  districts  of  Karur,  Namakkal,  Erode, Trippu;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  actions  taken  against  the  textile,  dyeing industries by  Tamil  Nadu Pollution Control Board, during 2014-2021, industry-wise; and
- (d) the number of criminal cases lodged against the textile, dyeing industries for violation of environment rules and regulations during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a )    The    Ministry  is  in  receipt  of  a  VIP  reference from    Shri.  A.  K.  P.  Chinraj    Hon'ble Member  of Parliament with request to take  action  against dyeing   units in Karur, Tripur , Namakkal and Erode districts.

(b) Regulation of industrial  pollution  is  implemented  through  various  provisions  of the Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  under  Consent  mechanism  by  the respective  State  Pollution  Control  Board  (SPCB)  in  the  States  and  Pollution  Control Committee (PCC) in the Union Territories.

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) is a statutory body for implementing and enforcing the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the  Air  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1981  and  the  rules  made  under  the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and for   taking actions for regulation as per provisions of above-mentioned Acts in the State of Tamil Nadu for dyeing industries.

(c)& (d) As per the information received from Government of Tamil Nadu, consolidated  action  taken  by  TNPCB  and  District  Coordination  Committee    (DCC)  of  the respective districts for the  period  2014 to 2021 is as below:

| District        | Number of Authorised units for                                                        | Number of Authorized units for which &power supply issued by the DCC for the violations   | No. of Unauthorized units through DCC   | No. of Unauthorized units through DCC   | No. of Unauthorized units through DCC   |
|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                 | which closure &power supply disconnection order issued by the TNPCBfor the violations | closure disconnection                                                                     | Power supply disconnected immediately   | Evicted                                 | Vacated themselves                      |
| Kumarapalayam   | 83                                                                                    | 85                                                                                        | Nil                                     | 564                                     | 190                                     |
| Erode           | 70                                                                                    | 475                                                                                       | 17                                      | 39                                      | 12                                      |
| Perundurai      | 44                                                                                    | 34                                                                                        | 37                                      | 4                                       | Nil                                     |
| Karur           | 9                                                                                     | 6                                                                                         | 5                                       | Nil                                     | Nil                                     |
| Tirupur (North) | 64                                                                                    | 2                                                                                         | Nil                                     | Nil                                     | Nil                                     |
| Tirupur (South) | 9                                                                                     | Nil                                                                                       | Nil                                     | Nil                                     | Nil                                     |
| Total           | 279                                                                                   | 602                                                                                       | 59                                      | 607                                     | 202                                     |

No  criminal  action  has  been  initiated  against the  dyeing  industries  in  Karur, Namakkal, Erode and Tirupur districts during the aforesaid period as per above information. ******