Lok Sabha Question No. 1168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Green Cover in Industrial Districts of Telangana
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Kunduru Raghuveer

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1168

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

## Green Cover in Industrial Districts of Telangana

## 1168.   SHRI KUNDURU RAGHUVEER:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  districts  like  Nalgonda  in  Telangana  have emerged as significant industrial belts, particularly with a high concentration of cement manufacturing units contributing to environmental stress and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to support the expansion of green cover in such industrially active districts to mitigate pollution and restore ecological balance;
- (c) the details of the afforestation and pollution control projects implemented in Nalgonda under Schemes such as Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), Green India Mission and others during the last five years; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  any  focused  green  zone  or  buffer plantation initiatives in collaboration with the State Governments in industrial corridors like Nalgonda and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Twelve cement industries are operating in the erstwhile Nalgonda district (presently 2 in Nalgonda  district  and  10  in  Suryapet  district).  The  primary  components  of  the  cement manufacturing process that contribute to air and water pollution include the Raw Mill/Kiln, Coal  Mill,  Cooler  Discharge,  and  Cement  Mill,  among  others,  which  are  monitored  by regulatory agencies so that emission/effluents remains within permissible limits.

(b) to (d). All Cement manufacturing units in the erstwhile Nalgonda district are equipped with Air Pollution Control Equipment. Reverse Air Bag Houses (RABH) or Pulse Jet Bag Filters are  installed  for  the  Raw  Mill/Kilns;  Bag  Filters  or  Electrostatic  Precipitators  (ESP)  are provided for Cement Mills and Bag Filters are installed for Limestone Crushers and Coal Mills. Fugitive dust emissions due to other sources like vehicular movement in the plant area are controlled  by  using  mobile  sweeping  machines  and  by  water  sprinkling.  All  the  Cement industries provide online stack monitoring systems for the main sources of pollution and also Online  Continuous  Ambient  Air  Quality  Monitoring  (CAAQM)  systems  and  connected  to State/Central Pollution Control Board web server.  Regular monitoring of the online system is done with dedicated monitoring cell and notices are being issued on non-compliance of the emission standards. Ministry, while issuing Environment clearance, stipulates environmental condition for development of green belt in an Industrial unit as per the guidelines issued by the

Central  Pollution  Control  Board  to  mitigate  environment  impacts  due  to  dust,  noise  and gaseous emission.

Ministry  is  also  implementing  Nagar  van  Yojana  since  2020-21,  funded  through  National CAMPA,  with  an  aim  to  create  forest/green  spaces  in  urban  areas  by  developing  Nagar Van/Vatikas, also with a view to protect forest lands within cities/towns or its fringes from degradation  and  encroachment.  Two  projects  for  above  purposes  have  been  sanctioned  in Nalgonda, Telangana at the total cost of Rs.17.76 lakhs and first instalment of Rs. 12.44 lakhs has been released in the year 2022-23.

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