Lok Sabha Question No. 2892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Critically Polluting Industries
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DUSHYANT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2892

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## Critically Polluting Industries

## 2892. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of the critically polluting industries in the country, State-wise along with the criteria/norms for declaring an industry as critically polluting;
- (b) whether the Government intends to revise these norms, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has directed such industries to install monitoring devices in their respective units to keep a strict check on their pollution related activities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  of  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  monitor  the  activities  of these critically polluting industrial units as well as those taken to control the polluting activities of industries?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)&(b)   Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has categorized highly polluting industries into 17 categories to ensure effective monitoring and compliance of standards for prevention and control of industrial pollution. These categories are Aluminum smelting, Basic Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing, Caustic Soda, Cement (200 TPD and above), Copper Smelting, Dyes & Dye Intermediate, Distillery, Fertilizer, Integrated Iron & Steel including Sponge Iron, Leather Processing including Tanneries, Oil Refinery, Pesticide Formulation & manufacturing, Pulp & Paper (30 TPD and above), Petrochemical, Sugar, Thermal Power and Zinc Smelting. The state-wise status of 17 categories of highly polluting industries is given at the Annexure.

(c)to(e)   CPCB had issued directions to highly polluting industries for installation of online monitoring  devices  for  effluent  and  emission  monitoring.  Nearly  1475  industries  have  put 24x7 monitoring devices. These industries are being monitored regularly by respective State Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  /  Pollution  Control  Committees  (PCCs)  to  check compliance of prescribed norms.

Major  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  control  the  polluting  activities  of  industries include the following:-

- i. Notified stringent effluent discharge and emission standards;
- ii. Promotion of cleaner production processes;
- iii. Action to comply with effluent standards is taken by SPCBs / PCCs to improve the water quality of the rivers;
- iv. Installation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants for cluster of Small Scale Industrial units;
- v. Issuance of directions for implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge;
- vi. Preparation of action plan for sewage management and restoration of water quality in aquatic resources by State Governments;
- vii. Installation  of  Online  Effluent  Monitoring  System  to  check  the  emissions  and discharge of effluent directly into the rivers and water bodies;
- viii. Setting up of monitoring network for assessment of ambient air and water quality;
- ix. Formulation of stricter regulations/ rules;
- x. Issuance  of  directions  under  Section  5  of  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  to industries and under Section 18(1)(b) of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 2892 DUE FOR REPLY ON 15/03/2016 REGARDING CRITICALLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES BY SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH.

## State-wise list of 17 Category of Highly Polluting Industries

| S.No.   | State             |   Total |
|---------|-------------------|---------|
| 1       | A.P.              |     472 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |       2 |
| 3       | Assam             |      46 |
| 4       | Bihar             |      20 |
| 5       | Chattisgarh       |      78 |
| 6       | Chandigarh        |       0 |
| 7       | Daman & Diu       |       3 |
| 8       | Delhi             |       2 |
| 9       | Goa               |      15 |
| 10      | Gujarat           |     317 |
| 11      | Haryana           |     112 |
| 12      | H.P.              |      17 |
| 13      | Jharkhand         |     173 |
| 14      | Jammu & Kashmir   |      10 |
| 15      | Karnataka         |     237 |
| 16      | Kerala            |      38 |
| 17      | Lakshadeep        |       0 |
| 18      | Madhya Pradesh    |      83 |
| 19      | Maharashtra       |     520 |
| 20      | Meghalaya         |      17 |
| 21      | Mizoram           |       1 |
| 22      | Nagaland          |       0 |
| 23      | Orissa            |      65 |
| 24      | Puducherry        |       7 |
| 25      | Punjab            |      96 |
| 26      | Rajasthan         |     118 |
| 27      | Sikkim            |       4 |
| 28      | Tamil Nadu        |     189 |
| 29      | Tripura           |      17 |
| 30      | U.P.              |     403 |
| 31      | Uttarakhand       |      51 |
| 32      | West Bengal       |     131 |
|         | Total             |    3244 |

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