(a) whether the Government conducted any survey for assessment of industrial pollution load;
(b) if so, the details of industrial clusters/ areas under Vapi and Ankleswar of Gujarat;
(c) the steps taken to minimise the industrial pollution load and its outcome after taken steps;and
(d) the reasons for lifting the moratorium in relate to Vapi critically polluted industrial cluster?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) Yes. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology,
Delhi (IIT-Delhi) has carried out survey based on Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) for
assessment of pollution load of industrial areas in 88 major industrial clusters in the country and 43
such industrial clusters having CEPI greater than 70, on a scale of 0 to 100, have been identified as
critically polluted. These include Vapi and Ankleshwar of Gujarat. The CEPI score of Ankleshwar and
Vapi were found to be 88.50 and 88.09 respectively. Details of these areas along with their CEPI
Score are as below:
Industrial Air Water Land Aggregated cluster Enviro Enviro Enviro CEPI nment nment nment
ANKLESHWAR 72.00 72.75 75.75 88.50
VAPI 74.00 74.50 72.00 88.09