Lok Sabha Question No. 1635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Crimes related to Environment
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1635

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Crimes related to Environment

## 1635.  SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) the details of cases of environmental violation and offenders reported from the North East Region during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the details of action taken by the Government against the said offenders along with the details of pending cases; and
- (c) the present status of setting up of a National Environment Conservation Authority?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) &( b) A total of 79 (Seventy Nine) projects were monitored by the Regional Office, Shillong  during  2013-16  in  North  Eastern  Region  in  which  violation  have been reported. The list of such cases is at Annexure-1.
- (c) There is no proposal to set up a National  Environment  Conservation Authority.

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## Annexure I

## List  of  projects  monitored  by  RO,  Shillong  during  2013-16,  where  substantive  noncompliances of EC conditions were reported

|   SL. No | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | State     | Year      |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Expansion of Ferro Alloy Plant (18 MVA to 27 MVA) at Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP), Rajabagan, Byrnihat, Taluka Nongpoh, District Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya by M/s Shyam Century Ferrous Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                           | Meghalaya | 2013 2015 |
|        2 | Construction of 5 Star Hotel Project at 'Taj Vivanta' Dag o. 613, Khanapara, G.S. Road Guwahati by M/s Indian Hotels Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Assam     | 2013      |
|        3 | Construction of City Centre Shopping Mall at Village Dispur, Mouza Beltola, District Kamarup, Assam by M/s Brahmaputra Infrastructure Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam     | 2013      |
|        4 | Construction of Multistoried Building Compex (Residential & Commercial) 'Agrim Vista' project at Village Dharapur, Tehsil Mouza-Ramcharani, Kamrup, Assam by M/s Agrim Infra Project Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                             | Assam     | 2013      |
|        5 | Construction of Residential Complex Regent Paradise at Bishnuravapath, Ghoramara, Bhetapara, Barsojai, Guwahati, Assam by M/s RDB Industries                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Assam     | 2013      |
|        6 | Environmental clearance for proposed Larica Township Bongara (Green Hamlet) at Bongora, Guwahati, Kamrup District, Assam by M/s Larica Estates Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Assam     | 2013      |
|        7 | Construction of Group Housing Project 'City Centre Residency' at Japorigog, Tarun Nagar, Guwahati, Assam by M/s Meghmallar Estates &Services Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Assam     | 2013      |
|        8 | Construction of proposed Larica Township Darapur (Green Valley) at Dharapur, Guwahati, Kamrup District, Assam by M/s Larica Estates Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Assam     | 2013      |
|        9 | Construction of Residential-Commercial Project 'Universal Ecogreens' at Village Betkuchi, Mauza Beltola, Lokhra Chairali, Guwahati, Assam by M/s Universal Infraworld Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                            | Assam     | 2013      |
|       10 | Construction of Residential Complex at village Hengrabari, Mauza Beltola, Assam by M/s Sun Syndicate Builders Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam     | 2013      |
|       11 | Cement Grinding Unit (200 TPD OPC/PPC) at Dag No. 49, Pata No. 12, P.O. Tapesia, Village Kamarkuchi (NC), Taluka Panabari, District Kamrup (M) , Assam by M/s A.G. Cement Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                        | Assam     | 2013      |
|       12 | Setting up of Cement Plant (200 TPD) at Kamrkuchi Village, Tepasia Post, Sonapur Revenue Circle, Kamrup District Assam by M/s Raksha Cement Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Assam     | 2013 2015 |
|       13 | Kameng Hydroelectric Project (600 MW)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Arunachal | 2013      |
|       14 | Exploratory Drilling for Oil & Gas at North Assam Shelf Block in Satellite Area of Geleki in Sivasagar District in Assam by M/s ONGC Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Assam     | 2013      |
|       15 | Re-opening of Tikak Opencast Mines of North Eastern Coalfields Ltd., Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam     | 2013      |
|       16 | Drilling of Development Well (2 Nos.) and Exploratory Well (6 Nos.) at Moran Area, District Dibrugarh/Sivasagar, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Assam     | 2013      |
|       17 | Drilling of Development Well (26 Nos.) and Exploratory Well (15 Nos.) at N. Hapjan - Tinsukia-Dhola Area in District Tinsukia, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam     | 2013      |
|       18 | Cement Grinding Unit (500 TPD) along with Captive Power Plant (4 MW) ar Dag No. 34 & 44, Patta No. 26 & 5, Village Koraibari, Changsari, District Kamrup, Assam by M/s Yaswi Commercial                                                                                                                                                                                    | Assam     | 2013      |
|       19 | Cement Grinding Plant at Dag No. 109, 110 & 111, Patta No. 21 at Village Ambher, Taluka Sonapur, District Kamrup in Assam by M/s JSB Cement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Assam     | 2013      |
|       20 | Expansion of Gas Field Development in Tengakhat - Naharkatia - Jorajan Area, Tinsukia - Dhola Area and Dumduma - Pengeri Area, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam     | 2013      |
|       21 | Setting up of Four Development Projects viz. (1) Oil Collecting Station (OCS) at Bhogpara; (2) Augmentation of Capacity of Intermediate Tank Farm (ITF) at Tengakhat; (3) New Browser Unloading Station (BUS) at Makum & (4) Hapjan - Savitri Crude Oil Pipeline in Tengakhat Naharkatia - Jorajan (TNS) area District Dibrugarh and Tinsukia, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd. | Assam     | 2013      |
|       22 | Exploratory Drilling for Oil & Gas in South Assam Shelf Block in Kalyanpur & Borholla Areas in Jorhat District by M/s ONGC Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Assam     | 2013      |
|       23 | On-Shore Exploratory (50 wells) and Development (200 wells) Drilling for Oil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Assam     | 2013      |

|    | &Gas in North Assam Shelf Block by M/s ONGC Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                         |           |      |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------|
| 24 | Assam Gas Based Combined Cycle Power Station at Kathalguri, Assam (291 MW) by M/s NEEPCO Ltd.                                                                                                                                            | Assam     | 2013 |
| 25 | 1x100 MW Phase-I Namrup Replacement Combined Cycle Power Project at Namrup by M/s Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd.                                                                                                                | Assam     | 2013 |
| 26 | Domestic Terminal Building Project at Mohanbari, Dibrugarh by M/s Airport Authority of India                                                                                                                                             | Assam     | 2013 |
| 27 | Proposed Cement Grinding Plant (300 TPD, Ordinary & Pozzolona Portland Cement) at Dag No. 76, Bennibari Industrial estate, P.O. Gobardhana, Baska, Assam by M/s Anjanee Cement Corporation                                               | Assam     | 2013 |
| 28 | Expansion of Cement Plant (from 50 TPD to 350 TPD of ordinary Portland Pozzolona Cement) at Dag No. 76, Bennibari Industrial Estate, village Bennibari, Mouza, Howly, District Baksa in Assam by M/s Kailashpati Cement Private Limited. | Assam     | 2013 |
| 29 | Upgrading of existing 2 lane to 4 lane divided carriageway configuration of Nalbari to Bijni section of NH-31 from Km 1065.00 to Km 962.00 in the State of Assam by M/s National Highway Authority of India.                             | Assam     | 2013 |
| 30 | Construction of Medical College and Hospital at Patta No. 37, Dag No. 53, Village Silagrant Town, District Kamrup, Assam by M/s GNRC Institute of Medical Sciences.                                                                      | Assam     | 2013 |
| 31 | Proposed 250 TPD Pulp Plant, 250 TPD Paper Plant along with 10 MW Co- generation Power Plant at Industrial Growth Center, Matia District Goalpara, Assam by M/s Kohinoor Pulp &Paper Pvt. Ltd.                                           | Assam     | 2013 |
| 32 | Onshore Exploratory Drilling of 15 wells for Oil & Gas in Cachar Area, Assam by M/s ONGC Ltd                                                                                                                                             | Assam     | 2013 |
| 33 | Exploratory Drilling for Oil & Gas at South Assam Shelf Blocks in Babejia, Hazarigoan &Ganagarai areas at District Golaghat, Assam by M/s ONGC                                                                                           | Assam     | 2013 |
| 34 | Exploratory Drilling for Oil & Gas in East Lakhibari Area at District Golaghat, Assam by M/s ONGC Ltd.                                                                                                                                   | Assam     | 2013 |
| 35 | Exploratory Drilling in NELP III AA-ONN-2001/3 and ML in Nambar Area at District Golaghat, Assam by M/s ONGC Ltd.                                                                                                                        | Assam     | 2013 |
| 36 | Exploratory Drilling for Oil & Gas at South Assam Shelf Blocks in Mekrang, Kalyanpur, Kasomarigoan and East Lakhibari Area, Golahgat District Assam by M/s ONGC Ltd.                                                                     | Assam     | 2013 |
| 37 | Expansion of Mawmluh Limestone Mining Project at Mawmluh Tehsil Sohra by M/s Mawmluh Cherra Cements Ltd.                                                                                                                                 | Meghalaya | 2013 |
| 38 | Four Lane Divide Carriageway Configuration from Jorabad-Shillong Section (from Km0.000 to Km61.800) in Meghalaya by M/s NHAI                                                                                                             | Meghalaya | 2013 |
| 39 | Drilling of Development Well (17 Nos) and Exploratory Well (14 Nos) at Tengkakhat-Kathaloni-Dikom Area, District Dibrugarh, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                  | Assam     | 2014 |
| 40 | Drilling of Development Well (26 Nos) at N. Hapjan-Tinsukia-Dhola Area, District Tinsukia, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                                                   | Assam     | 2014 |
| 41 | Drilling of Exploratory Well (6 Nos) at Mechaki Area in Tinsukia District, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                                                                   | Assam     | 2014 |
| 42 | Drilling of Development Well (3 Nos) and Exploratory Well (1 No) at Dibrugarh-Bhogpara Area, Dibrugarh Duliajan, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                             | Assam     | 2014 |
| 43 | Drilling of Development Well (2 Nos) and Exploratory Well (6No) at Moran Area, District Dibrugarh/ Sivasagar Districts, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                      | Assam     | 2014 |
| 44 | Drilling of Development Well (2 Nos) and Exploratory Well (3No) at Khowang- Shalmari Area, District Dibrugarh, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                               | Assam     | 2014 |
| 45 | Exploratory Drilling for Oil and Gas (6 wells) at Borhat PEL, Tilagarh Area in District Sivasagar, Assam by M/s Oil India Ltd.                                                                                                           | Assam     | 2014 |
| 46 | Construction of Capital Complex (Assembly Complex) at Chingmeirong, Manipur                                                                                                                                                              | Assam     | 2014 |
| 47 | Petroleum-Oil-Lubricant (POL) Depot (Storage Capacity; 21,903 KL) at Malom, Village Malom Tuliyaima, Tehsil Imphal, District West Imphal, Manipur by M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.                                                     | Assam     | 2014 |
| 48 | Construction of Hotel at Gota Nagar (NH-37 Bye-pass), Guwahati, Assam by M/s D.S. (ASSAM) Hospitality Ltd.                                                                                                                               | Assam     | 2014 |
| 49 | NHDP Project under Phase-III Programme of the East-West Corridor-Maibong                                                                                                                                                                 | Assam     | 2014 |

|    | to Lumding (Km 140.00 to 40 Km) on NH-54-C-IIB/AS-2 in the State of Assam by M/s NHAI                                                                                                                                                            |           |      |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------|
| 50 | Nagaon to Dharamtul (km 274.00 to km 230.50) of NH-37, including Nagaon Bypass to NH-36 in Assam by M/s NHAI                                                                                                                                     | Assam     | 2014 |
| 51 | Upgradation of Existing 1 Lane to 4 Lane Carriageway Configuration of Daboka to Lumding Section of NH-54 from Km0.000 to 40.000 by M/s NHAI                                                                                                      | Assam     | 2014 |
| 52 | Naptha Splitter Unit (160,000 TPA) in the existing Refinery at District Golaghat, Assam by M/s Numaligarh Refinery Ltd., a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.                                                                   | Assam     | 2014 |
| 53 | Paraffin Wax Type (43,000 TPA) and Semi-Microcrystalline Wax Type A (4,500 TPA) within existing premises of 3 MMTPA Petroleum Refinery at Numaligarh, District Golaghat, Assam by M/s Numaligarh Refinery Ltd.                                   | Assam     | 2014 |
| 54 | Development of Integrated Municipal Waste Management Site at Boragaon, Guwahati, Assam by M/s Guwahati Waste Management Company Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                                        | Assam     | 2014 |
| 55 | Setting up of Cement Manufacturing Unit (200 TPD) at Sorutari Village, Byrnihat Industrial Area, Sonapur Circle Distt. Kamrup, Assam by M/s Vinayak Cements                                                                                      | Assam     | 2014 |
| 56 | Cement Plant (total 200 TPD; 150 TPD ordinary Portland cement & 50 TPD Pozzollana Cement) at Village Bamunigaon, Block Odali-CD, District, Nagaon, Assam by M/s Bulland Cements Ltd.                                                             | Assam     | 2014 |
| 57 | Expansion of Cement Plant (from 50 TPD to 350 TPD of ordinary Portland and Portland Pozzolona Cement) at Dag No-76, Bennibari Industrial Estate, village Bennibari, Mouza, Howly, District Baksa in Assam by M/s Kailashpati Cement Private Ltd. | Assam     | 2014 |
| 58 | Setting up of Cement Plant (200 TPD) at Modertoli Village, Doboka Revenue Circle, Hojai Sub-Division, Nagoan District, Assam by M/s Mahabali Cement Ltd.                                                                                         | Assam     | 2014 |
| 59 | Setting Cement Plant (Clinker, 200 TPD; Cement, 240 TPD) at Bhoigiram Gaon, P.O. Doboka, District Nagoan, Assam by M/s Dragon Cement Industries Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                        | Assam     | 2014 |
| 60 | Cement Grinding Unit (1.60 MTPA) along with Biomass Based Captive Power Plant (10 MW) at Chamta Pathar, Kamrup District, Assam by M/s Cement Manufacturing Company Ltd.                                                                          | Assam     | 2014 |
| 61 | 100% Coal Based 8 MW Thermal Power Plant Project at Lumshnong, Jaintia Hills District by M/s Meghalaya Power Ltd.                                                                                                                                | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 62 | Cement (1.5 MTPA), Clinker (1.3 MTPA) along with Captive Power Plant (20 MW) at Thagskai, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya by M/s Adhunik Cements Ltd.                                                                                                   | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 63 | Construction of integrated 900 TPD Cement Power along with 10 MW Captive Power Plant at Wahiajer, Jaintia Hills District by M/s JUD Cements Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                            | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 64 | Cement Plant (Clinker 1.42; Cement 1.5 MTPA) along with Captive Power Plant (25 MW) near Village Umlaper, District Jaintia Hills, Meghalata by M/s Amrit Cement Industries Ltd.                                                                  | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 65 | Expansion of Cement Plant (from 900 TPD- 2600 TPD along with 18 MW Captive Power Plant at Thangskai, Jaintia Hills District by M/s Meghalaya Cements Ltd.                                                                                        | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 66 | Integrated Cement Plant and Coal Based Captive Thermal Power Plant near 116 Km stone, NH-44, Village Mynkre, P.O. Khliehriat By M/s Hills Cement Company Ltd.                                                                                    | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 67 | Modernisation and Expansion of Cement Plant (from 0.594 MTPA to 0.792 MTPA) at Lumshnong, Khliehriat, Jaintia Hills District by M/s Cement Manufacturing Company Ltd.                                                                            | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 68 | Cement Clinker Unit (1.75 Million TPA) and Captive Power Plant (30 MW) at Village Lumshnong, Taluka Khliehriat, District Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya by M/s Star Cement Meghalaya Ltd.                                                              | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 69 | Construction of Integrated Cement Plant of 1300 TPD expandable to 2600 TPD along with 2 x 10 MWCaptive Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at Nongsning, Chiehruphi, Jaintia Hills District by M/s Green Valley Industries Pvt. Ltd.                  | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 70 | 1 x 43 MWImported Coal Based Thermal Power Plant at Villahe Lumshnong in Khliehriat Taluk, Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya by M/s Meghalaya Power Ltd.                                                                                         | Meghalaya | 2014 |
| 71 | Proposed IND Adept Project at Guwahati by M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                        | Assam     | 2015 |

|   72 | Proposed Larica Township Darapur (Green Valley) at Dharapur, Guwahati, Kamrup District, Assam by M/s Larica Estates Ltd.                                                                                  | Assam     |   2015 |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------|
|   73 | Proposed Larica Township Bangara (Green Hamlet at Bongara, Guwahati, Kamrup District, Assam by M/s Larica Estates Ltd.                                                                                    | Assam     |   2015 |
|   74 | Exploratory drilling for oil & gas at Assam Arakan fold belt bock in Kunjaban Bamutia area, West Tripura, Tripura by M/s ONCG Ltd.                                                                        | Tripura   |   2015 |
|   75 | Cement Grinding Unit (200 TPD OPC/PPC) at Dag No. 49, Pata No. 12, P.O. Tapesia, Village Kamarkuchi (NC), Taluka Panabari, District Kamrup (M) , Assam by M/s A.G. Cement Pvt. Ltd.                       | Assam     |   2015 |
|   76 | Setting up of Cement Manufacturing Unit (200 TPD) at Sorutari Village, Byrnihat Industrial Area, Sonapur Circle Distt. Kamrup, Assam by M/s Vinayak Cements                                               | Assam     |   2015 |
|   77 | Expansion of cement plant (cement 550 TPD PPC to 1100 TPD DSC & PPC) and Klinger (400 TPD to 700 TPD) at village Sarutari, Tehsil Sonapur, Byrnihat, District Kamrup, Assam by M/s Purvanchal Cement Ltd. | Assam     |   2015 |
|   78 | Construction of city centre shopping mall at village Dispur, Mouza Beltola, District Kamarup, Assam by M/s Brahmaputra Infrastructure Ltd.                                                                | Assam     |   2015 |
|   79 | Expansion of Ferro Alloy Plant (18 MVA to 27 MVA) at Export Promotion Industrial Park (EPIP), Rajabagan, Byrnihat, Taluka Nongpoh, District Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya by M/s Shyam Century Ferrous Ltd.          | Meghalaya |   2015 |