Question : Damage to Environment due to Pollution

(a) whether the Government has assessed the damage caused to environment due to pollution in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has fixed any accountability in this regard; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (d) Methodologies have been developed for evaluating environmental compensation to be levied on the person/authority responsible for environmental pollution in respect of certain categories. These cover violations by industrial units, violations of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), NCR-Delhi, untreated discharge of sewage by concerned individual/authority, and Non-compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 by concerned municipal authority (Annexure-I).

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