MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRI BABU LAL MARANDI)
(a) The details of industries discharging effluent into Yamuna are given below:
S.No State No.of Type of Industries Industr ies
1 Haryana 302 Sugar, Starch, Distillary, Paper, Fertilizer ,Refinery, Textiles, Organics, Tannery, Dyeing, Electroplating and Pesticides.
2 Delhi 2616 Electroplating, Anodising, Pickling, Dyeing, Heat Treatment and Service stations for cars and vehicles.
3 Uttar 63 Textile, Electroplating, Drugs Pradesh and Pharmaceuticals, Dairy Products, Chemical,Sugar, Tannery, Paper, Petrochemical, Distillary, Soft Drinks.
(b) Pollution in river water is indicated by Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand, Dissolved Oxygen and Faecal Coliform. The average values of these parameters in the river water for the period from April 1998 to March 1999 alongwith the prescribed standard values are given below:
Parameters Hathni Palla Agra ` Standard Kund (Entering Canal values (Entry in Delhi) (out in Delhi) Haryana)
Dissolved Oxygen 10.3 9.7 1.4 5.0
(miligram / liter) (minimum)
Bio-chemical Oxygen 1.0 1.7 10.6 3.0
Demand (maximum)
(miligram/liter)
Faecal Coliform 4732 1232 1287 1379070
(most probable
number/ 100 mili -
Liter)
(c)&(d) Under the Yamuna Action Plan, financial assistance of Rs. 16.29 crore for construction of two sewage treatment plants each of 10 million liters per day capacity and one electric crematorium has been provided to Delhi. In addition, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi has sought external financial assistance through Government for the rehabilitation of the sewerage system of Delhi. The estimated cost of this project is Rs. 436 crore out of which the proposed share of Government is Rs. 320 crore and that of Delhi is Rs. 116 crore. The project has been posed for external assistance.
(e) The following steps have been taken by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to train and employ field staff on environmental aspects and to clean the river Yamuna:
i) Appointed 5 Project Directors to ensure improvement of Water Quality in 5 major drains causing major water pollution to river Yamuna;
ii) Set up Five Vigilance Squads to ensure stringent action against defaulting units;
iii) Fifteen common effluent treatment plants are being set up for treating industrial effluents in 21 industrial areas. For three common effluent treatment plants viz. Mangolpuri, Mayapuri and Wazirpur Industrial Area, work orders have already been awarded.
iv) Sixteen new sewage treatment plants are being constructed out of which 8 have already been completed.
In addition, the Government of Haryana has constituted technical teams of senior officers and field staff for regular monitoring of all the identified industries. Surveillance Squads constituted by the State Pollution Control Board conduct surprise inspections of major polluting industries.
