Lok Sabha Question No. 3579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Hazardous Effluents
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3579**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**Hazardous Effluents**

3579. DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

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

1. whether the Government is aware of disposal of hazardous effluents by the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Paradip Fertilisers Limited (PPL), ESSAR Steel and IFFCO at Paradip, Odisha into the nearby water bodies *viz.* Santra Creek, Atharbanki Creek and the river Mahanadi;
2. if so, the measures/methods being taken/adopted to regulate the said pollution;
3. whether the said industrial units have taken any steps for plantation programme in the 	surrounding region to address the problem of pollution and deforestation made by them;
4. if so, the details thereof along with the locations wherein trees/saplings have been planted, 	State-wise; and
5. the funds spent by the said industrial units under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 	during each of the last three years?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)&(b) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), M/s Paradeep Phosphate Limited (PPL) and M/s EssarSteel India Limited are predominantly air polluting in nature and have installed requisite air pollution control devices. Central Pollution Control Board has reportedthat these industries are complying with the prescribed standards.  M/s PPL and M/s Indian Farmers Fertiliser Corporation Limited (IFFCO)arepotentially water polluting in nature and have installed requisite Effluent Treatment Plants and have made provisions of receiving the treated effluent in the plant.  M/s PPL and M/s IFFCO have been directed by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board to adopt improved measures to maximize reuse of waste water.

(c)&(d) IOCL, M/s. PPL, M/s. IFFCO & M/s. Essar have planted 6,68,000, 6,26,000, 3,97,464 and 16,125 trees in 260.42, 349.50, 118.97 and 7.23 ha. respectively. The areas where plantation was done included village Nuagarh, Jagatsinghpur to Kandarpur, Bijaychandrapur, Jagannath Colony, Musadia School, Kaudia Village, Atharbanki to Dochhaki, Musadia Jungal, Custom Office, NBS College, Balijhara Aurobinda School, Balia, Kisanagar etc.

(e)	The funds spent by the industrial units under Corporate Social Responsibility during the last three years are given below:

| **Name of Industry**   | **Amount Spent (in Rupees)**  **2012-13**   | **Amount Spent**  **(in Rupees)**  **2013-14**   | **Amount Spent (in Rupees)**  **2014-15**   |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| M/s PPL                | 2,55,000                                    | 4,50,000                                         | 11,50,000                                   |
| M/s Essar              | 12,500                                      | -                                                | 40,000                                      |
| M/s IFFCO              | 1,30,00,000                                 | 8,80,000                                         | 7,92,000                                    |

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