Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Pollution in Rajasthan
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Lumbaram Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 92

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Pollution in Rajasthan

## 92. SHRI LUMBA RAM:

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

- (a) the strategies chalked out by the Government to address the problem of land pollution in the State of Rajasthan caused by industrial activities;
- (b) the steps being taken to maintain ecological balance in the State, particularly in the context of urbanization and industrialization;
- (c) the specific measures being taken to prevent deterioration of air quality in the State; and
- (d) the plans to reduce the impact of the said pollution on health?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

## (a) to (d)

Keeping  in  mind  the  impacts  of  pollution  on  health,  the  Ministry  of  Environment  Forest  and Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  has  taken  following  actions  for  control  of  pollution  caused  by industrial activities across the country.

- i. The  MoEF&CC,  Government  of  India  notifies  'Standards  for  Emission  or  Discharge  of Environmental  Pollutants  from  various  Industries'  under  Schedule-I  of  the  Environment Protection  Rules,  1986.  The  general  standards  as  notified  under  Schedule-VI  of  the Environment  Protection  Rules,  1986  are  applicable  where  specific  standards  are  not available for the industrial sectors. The concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and Pollution Control Committee (PCC) ensures the implementation of said standards.
- ii. CPCB  has  directed  all  17  categories  of  high  pollution  potential  industries  and  common waste  treatment  facilities  to  install  Online  Continuous  Effluent/  Emission  Monitoring Systems  (OCEMS)  for  strengthening  monitoring  mechanism  and  effective  compliance through self-regulatory mechanism and constant vigil on pollution levels. Real-time values

of environmental pollutants of trade effluent and emissions generated through OCEMS are transmitted  online  to  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/CPCB.

- iii. To investigate the probable/confirmed contaminated sites in India, following documents/Guidelines have been prepared by MoEF&CC and CPCB:
- a. Guidance document on 'Assessment and Remediation of contaminated sites'.
- b. Reference document for 'Identification, inspection and assessment of  contaminated sites'.
- iv. MoEF&CC has launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in 2019 as a national level strategy to reduce air pollution levels across the country. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 130 million plus/non-attainment cities (NACs) wherein City Specific Clean Air Action Plans have been prepared and rolled out for implementation including five cities  of  Rajasthan  i.e.  Jaipur,  Jodhpur,  Kota  Udaipur  &  Alwar  for  improvement  in  air quality.

The clean air action plan targets city specific air polluting sources like Soil & Road Dust, Vehicles, Domestic Fuel, MSW Burning, Construction Material and Industries with shortterm priority action as well as those to be implemented in a medium to longer time frame along with the responsible agencies such as Urban Local Bodies, Traffic department, Police department, SPCB/PCC etc. as stakeholders. NCAP aims to prevent, control and abate air pollution  through  funding  from  State  funds  &  convergence  of  various  schemes  such  as SBM2.0, AMRUT, SATAT, SMART City Mission etc.  that have a bearing on air quality, apart from NCAP  and  XVFC  grants. Under NCAP  &  XVFC  (Fifteenth  Finance Commission), total amount of Rs. 610.25Cr has been released to 5 NACs of Rajasthan from FY 2019-20 till FY 2023-24 for improvement of air quality and an amount of Rs 525.16Cr has been utilised till 19.11.24. The details of funds released are provided in Annexure I.

As  per  information  available  on  PRANA,  the  following  activities  have  been  undertaken utilising NCAP/XVFC grants in the above mentioned five NACs of Rajasthan for control of air pollution.

- (a) End-to-end paving of roads along with black-topping and maintaining potholes free roads.
- (b) Greening  of  traffic  corridors,  open  areas,  gardens,  community  places,  schools  and housing societies.
- (c) Creation of public awareness on pollution source and control measures.
- (d) Creation of multiple separate space/zones to handle C&D waste in the city.
- (e) Lifting of solid waste generated from desilting and cleaning of municipal drains for its disposal.
- (f) Procurement of water sprinkler for regular cleaning of street surfaces and spraying of water to suppress dust.
- (g) Regular collection, segregation and scientific disposal of waste.
- (h) Procurement of mechanical sweepers for removal of road dust/silt regularly.

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## City-wise details of funds released and utilized

## from FY 2019-20 to FY 2024-25 as on 19.11.24 as per PRANA

| S.   | Non- attainment City   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   | Financial Progress: NCAP Funded cities   |
|------|------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S.   | Non- attainment City   | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                |
| No.  | Non- attainment City   | FY 19-20                                 | FY 20-21                                 | FY 21-22                                 | FY 22-23                                 | FY 23-24                                 | Total                                    | FY 19-20                                 | FY 20-21                                 | FY 21-22                                 | FY 22-23                                 | FY 23-24                                 | FY 24-25                                 | Total                                    |
| 1    | Alwar                  | 0.06                                     | 1.9                                      | -                                        | 7.66                                     | 12.27                                    | 21.89                                    | -                                        | -                                        | 0.04                                     | 1.65                                     | 5.20                                     | 6.85                                     | 13.74                                    |
| 2    | Udaipur                | 0.06                                     | 1.9                                      | -                                        | 10.6                                     | 4.94                                     | 17.50                                    | -                                        | -                                        | 1.20                                     | 0.75                                     | 8.22                                     | 3.37                                     | 13.55                                    |
| 3    | Jaipur*                | 6.00                                     | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | 6                                        | -                                        | 2.30                                     | 2.73                                     | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | 5.04                                     |
| 4    | Jodhpur*               | 6.00                                     | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | 6                                        | -                                        | 1.67                                     | 3.12                                     | 0.61                                     | 0.38                                     | -                                        | 5.78                                     |
| 5    | Kota*                  | 6.00                                     | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | -                                        | 6                                        | -                                        | 1.6                                      | 3.96                                     | 0.43                                     | -                                        | -                                        | 5.99                                     |
|      | Total                  | 18.12                                    | 3.8                                      | -                                        | 18.26                                    | 17.21                                    | 57.39                                    | -                                        | 5.57                                     | 11.05                                    | 3.44                                     | 13.8                                     | 10.22                                    | 44.10                                    |

| S. No.   | Non- attainment City   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   | Financial Progress: XV-FC Funded cities   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Non- attainment City   | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund released (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                 | Fund utilized (Rs. in Cr)                 |
| S. No.   | Non- attainment City   | FY 20-21                                  | FY 21-22                                  | FY 22-23                                  | FY 23-24                                  | Total                                     | FY 20-21                                  | FY 21-22                                  | FY 22-23                                  | FY 23-24                                  | FY 24-25                                  | Total                                     |
| 1        | Jaipur                 | 165                                       | 90.35                                     | 64.5                                      | 18.85                                     | 338.70                                    | -                                         | 4.18                                      | 143.85                                    | 155.99                                    | 26.45                                     | 330.47                                    |
| 2        | Jodhpur                | 62                                        | 12.34                                     | -                                         | 38.35                                     | 112.69                                    | -                                         | 2.10                                      | 34.60                                     | 21.77                                     | 5.12                                      | 63.59                                     |
| 3        | Kota                   | 54                                        | 20.25                                     | 21                                        | 6.22                                      | 101.47                                    | -                                         | 5.22                                      | 50.21                                     | 30.09                                     | 1.49                                      | 87.01                                     |
| Total    | Total                  | 281                                       | 122.94                                    | 85.5                                      | 63.42                                     | 552.86                                    | -                                         | 11.49                                     | 228.66                                    | 207.85                                    | 33.06                                     | 481.07                                    |

## Annexure I