Lok Sabha Question No. 2276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Pollution caused by Industries
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Darshan Singh Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2276

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## Pollution caused by Industries

## 2276. SHRI DARSHAN SINGH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a)   whether the polluting industries in Narmadapuram and Narsinghpur districts in the state of Madhya Pradesh are examined as per rules, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   the names of the polluting industries in Narmadapuram and Narsinghpur districts to which show cause notices have been issued;
- (c) the names of the pollution spreading industries which have been shut down  for noncompliance of the Rules; and
- (d)   the  names  of  the  companies  whose  closure  orders  have  been  revoked  by  the  Central Pollution Control Board?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):

As per information provided by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), 12 highly Polluting  industries  operating  in  the  Narmadapuram  and  Narsinghpur  districts  of  Madhya Pradesh were inspected for compliance of consent conditions as per the consent issued under the Water (Prevention  & control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974,  Air  (Prevention  &  control  of  Pollution) Act,  1981  and  Authorization  issued  under  the  Hazardous  and  other  Wastes  (Management  & Transboundary  Movement)  Rules,  2016.  The  list  of  the  industries  inspected  are  enclosed  as Annexure-I. Further MPPCB has informed that all the units were found complying and no Show Cause Notice /Closure directions were issued during 2024.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has not issued any closure/ revocation order under the Section  5  of  Environment  Protection  Act  1986  during  the  last  five  years  i.e.  from  November 2019 to November 2024 for industries located in Narmadapuram and Narsinghpur districts of Madhya Pradesh.

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## Annexure-I.

## List of Industries inspected in Narmadapuram and Narsinghpur District

|   Sr. No. | Name of Industry                                                                                                      | Type of Industry   | Status (Complied/Not complied)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | M/s. Security Paper Mill (Govt. of India Ministry of Finance), Village Kisanpura, District Narmadapuram               | Pulp and Paper     | Complied                         |
|         2 | M/s. Ramdev Sugar Private limited, Kh. No. 32/2, 33/2 РН no. 23, Village-Thani, Tehsil Bankhedi, District Narmadpuram | Sugar              | Complied                         |
|         3 | Raj Rajeshwari Sugar Pvt. Ltd. - Vill. Mohpani, Talluka, Gadarwara District Narsinghpur.                              | Sugar              | Complied                         |
|         4 | Aakriti Sugar Mill pvt. ltd. Vill. - Tumba, Tehsil Gadarwara District Narsinghpur.                                    | Sugar              | Complied                         |
|         5 | Kareli Sugar Mills Pvt.Itd. Kareli, District Narsinghpur.                                                             | Sugar              | Complied                         |
|         6 | Mahakaushal Sugar & Power industries Ltd. - Bachai, Town: Bachai, District Narsinghpur.                               | Sugar              | Complied                         |
|         7 | Narmada sugar Pvt. Ltd. Salichouka, District Narsighpur.                                                              | Sugar              | Complied                         |
|         8 | Shakti Sugar Mil Pvt.Itd. Village Kodiya District Narsinghpur.                                                        | Sugar              | Complied                         |
|         9 | Vanshika sugar & Power Industries Ltd., Village-Bilgua, Tehsil -Tendukheda, District -Narsinghpur.                    | Sugar              | Complied                         |
|        10 | BLA Power Pvt. Ltd, village-Niwari, P.O. Khursipar, Gadarwara, District Narsinghpur (90 MW).                          | Thermal Power      | Complied                         |
|        11 | NTPC Itd. (NTPC Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project), Housing Board Colony, District Narsinghpur.                   | Thermal Power      | Complied                         |
|        12 | M/s. Narmada sugar pvt. ltd., (Ethanol) Salichouka, AdegaonKhurd, Tehsil Gadarwar, District Narsinghpur.              | Ethanol            | Complied                         |

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