For prioritizing the actions for securing pollution control compliance in highly polluting categories of industries, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 17 categories of such units which include Fertilizer Plants, Thermal Power Plants, Sugar Industry, Distillery, Cement Plants, etc. The Central Government has notified environmental standards for these highly polluting industries under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986.These norms are available on the website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as that of CPCB.
The aforesaid environmental standards are enforced by concerned State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs). CPCB also undertakes surprise inspections of 17 categories of industries under Environment Surveillance .There are a total number of 2609 such highly polluting industries out of which, 347 industries are reported as non-compliant.A list indicating the status of 17 categories of highly polluting industries is annexed.
b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 to concerned SPCBs.The CPCB has issued 101 such directions to various SPCBs and PCCs during last three years.In addition, CPCB has also issued directions to industrial units under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
The Central Government reviews the functioning of the CPCB from time to time. The Government has also undertaken the task of establishment of continuous stack emission monitoring in select industries.
17 CATEGORIES OFHIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES
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