Lok Sabha Question No. 865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Pollution caused by Industries
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## 865.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.865

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## Pollution caused by Industries

## SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

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

- (a) whether there is no arrangement of drainage of polluted water in most of the industries in the country and they are dumping polluted water underground by boring as a result of which ground water is being polluted on a large scale;
- (b) whether any such cases have come to the notice of the Government and if so, the details thereof, Statewise along with the details of the action taken thereon; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to prevent such cases by initiating a special campaign in the  country  and  if  so,  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be  started  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a ) to (c) 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 Territory. Industries complying with the effluent discharge norms prescribed in the consent under the Water Act by the SPCBs/PCCs are only allowed to discharge treated industrial effluents into the environment such as inland surface water, public sewers, on land for irrigation and marine coastal areas. Government of India stipulated General discharge standards and  industry  specific  effluent  discharge  standards  under  the  Environment  (Protection)  Rules, 1986  with  an  aim  to  prevent  pollution  in  the  water  bodies.  SPCBs/PCC  also  identify  and accordingly  specifies  the  outlets  for  discharge  of  treated  effluent.  Discharge  of  any  treated  or untreated  wastewater  arising  from  any  industrial  process  is  not  permitted  to  be  dumped  in groundwater through boring.

Central  Ground  Water  Authority  vide  SO.  3289  (  E)  dated  24.09.2020has  notified Guidelines  for  regulation  and  control  of  ground  water  extraction  in  India,  and  injection  of treated/ untreated waste water into aquifer system is strictly prohibited.

As per information provided by CPCB, one public complaint was received against M/s Milton Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. , Sanyasikuppam,  Mannadipet Commune Panchayat, Puducheery for  discharging  untreated  effluent  by  constructing  a    borewell.    Appropriate  actions  are  taken under section 33A of  the Water (Prevention  and  Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

Central Pollution Control Board and Central Ground  Water  Authority/Board, in collaboration,  and  from  time  to  time,  organize  training  programmes  and  workshops  for stakeholders for awareness generation, prevention and control of pollution.

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