Lok Sabha Question No. 3618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Physical Verification of Compliance Reports of the Companies
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 3618

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## Physical Verification of Compliance Reports of the Companies

## 3618.  SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has issued any orders to Ambuja Cement located in Mundwa, and Jindal Steel Works (JSW) located in Nagaur Lok Sabha Constituency for Physical verification of compliance reports regarding conditions of environmental clearance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  the  report  of  physical  verification,  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take stringent action against the said companies in  view  of  reports  of  non-compliance  regarding  the  conditions  of  environmental clearance sent to the Government by them; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the Government proposes to take action against them and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has sought from the Sub-Office (SO),  Jaipur  of  the  Ministry,  condition  wise  compliance  report  relating  to  environmental clearance of M/s Ambuja Cement Ltd and M/s Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Cement located in Nagaur Lok Sabha Constituency.  Based on  the site inspection conducted  by SO  Jaipur,  a preliminary report containing general observations on the overall environmental compliance status of the project has been submitted to the Ministry.

As per the report submitted to the Ministry, M/s JSW Cement, Nagaur, is having one integrated cement plant and one opencast lime stone mines. Both projects are having valid environmental clearance from the Ministry and valid Consent from the State Pollution Control Board.  The cement plant is in construction phase and the mine is in initial development phase. SO, Jaipur has reported that no major violation of Environment (Protection) Act,1986 has been observed, prima facie for both the activities.

M/s Ambuja Cements Ltd., Marwar Mundwa, Nagaur, is having one integrated cement plant and two opencast lime stone mines. All three projects are having valid environmental clearance from the Ministry and valid Consent from the State Pollution Control Board. The cement plant is having necessary pollution control devices and basic environment protection measures have been adopted. Mines are having approved Mining Plans and no major violation of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986  has been observed, prima facie for both the activities by SO, Jaipur.

Necessary action in matters related to non-compliance of EC conditions is taken based on the findings of EC condition-wise compliance reports of the Regional Offices/Sub Offices of the Ministry.

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