Lok Sabha Question No. 1374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Industrial Pollution in Singrauli
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dr. Rajesh Mishra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1374

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

## Industrial Pollution in Singrauli

## 1374.   DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

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

- (a) whether industrial units either newly set up or already operating in Singrauli district of Uttar  Pradesh  are  not  fully  complying  with  the  environmental  standards  and  emitting high level of pollution;
- (b) if so, the action taken in this regard;
- (c) the details of comprehensive inspection carried out to determine whether the environmental standards are being followed by the said industries;
- (d) the details of action taken so far against the industries responsible for non-compliance with environmental standards in the said district; and
- (e) the  details  of  action  plan  proposed/to  be  proposed  by  the  Government  to  check  on pollution caused by the industries in the country especially in the said district?

## ANSWER

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

## (a) to (e):

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) 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 ScheduleVI of the Environment Protection Rules, 1986 are applicable where specific standards are not available for the industrial sectors. The concerned SPCB/PCC ensures the implementation of said standards. 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.

Further,  a  total  number  of  3  units  have  been  inspected  by  CPCB  in  the  district  of  Singrauli under OCEMS system. Among these 3 units, 2 number of units were found complying with environmental  norms,  while  1  number  of  unit  was  non-complying  with  environmental standards against which show-cause notice (SCN) was issued. However, in due course the unit recorded  compliance  with  the  issued  SCN.  Details  of  inspections  of  units  in  the  district  of Singrauli is provided in Annexure-I .

The Singrauli areas in Madhya Pradesh, due to having a large number of red/orange category polluting  industrial  sectors  in  the  area,  has  been  identified  as  Severely  Polluted  Area  (SPA) under Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) assessment carried out by CPCB. Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) has prepared the action plans to mitigate environmental  pollution.  The  action  plan  includes  pollution  control  measures  for  Thermal Power Plants (TPP), Coal fields, Fly ash runoff and treatment of domestic wastewater.

Directions u/s 18(1)(b) of the Water and the Air Act are issued to all SPCBs/PCCs to inspect Red,  Orange,  and  Green  categories  of  industries  at  a  minimum  inspection  frequency  of  6 months, 1 year and 2 years, for verification of compliance of environmental norms. In addition, common waste management/treatment facilities such as STPs, CETPs, CBMWTFs etc., and 17 categories  of  high  pollution  potential  industries  are  to  be  inspected  on  quarterly  basis  by SPCBs/PCCs.

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## OCEMS based Inspections for units situated in Singrauli district

|   S. No. | Name and address of the unit                                                                                                       | State          | District   | Category             | Date of Inspection   | Initial status   | Directions/ notices issued under   | Date of issue of show- cause notice u/s 5 of EPA   | Updated status   | Date of compliance   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------------------|
|        1 | Hindalco Industries Ltd-Mahan, NH- 75E, Singrauli -Sidhi Road, Bargawan Village, SingrauliDistrict,Ma dhya Pradesh, Pincode-486886 | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli  | Aluminium            | 27/3/2017            | Non- Complying   | E (P) Act                          | 24/5/2017                                          | Complying        | 14/7/2017            |
|        2 | M/s Mahan Energen Ltd., Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli  | Thermal power plants | 14-07- 2023          | Complying        | Not required                       |                                                    | Complying        |                      |
|        3 | M/s Hindalco Industries Ltd, Bargawan, Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh | Singrauli  | Aluminium            | 09-01- 2024          | Complying        | Not required                       |                                                    | Complying        |                      |

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Annexure-I