THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) to (e) It is the responsibility of State Governments and Urban Local Bodies concerned to set up facilities for collection, transportation and treatment of sewage being generated and to ensure that untreated sewage does not fall into rivers and water bodies. The Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution of rivers by providing financial and technical assistance through schemes like ‘Namami Gange’, National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) etc.
Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi has passed an order directing all the States and Union Territories (UTs) to prepare action plans for bringing all the polluted river stretches up to the bathing standards. In compliance of Hon’ble NGT order, action plan has been prepared by Government of Maharashtra for rejuvenation of river Wainganga which has been approved by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for implementation by the State Government.
As per the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act 1974, industrial units are required to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and treat their effluents to comply with environmental standards before discharging into rivers. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitor industries with respect to effluent discharge standards and take action for non-compliance under provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974. Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has informed that they are taking action against the defaulting industries responsible for causing water pollution in river. MPCB has also issued directions to the Nagpur Municipal Corporation as well as Bhandara & Pauni Municipal Councils in this matter. According to CPCB, there are 2743 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) in the country which are discharging their effluents in various water bodies. Out of total 2743 industries, 2497 industries are operational and 246 industries self-closed. Number of complying and non-complying units are 2222 and 275 respectively. State-wise status of GPI units in the country is attached as Annexure.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †4048 to be answered on the 12.12.2019 regarding “Action Plan to Check Water Pollution”.
State/ UTs -wise status of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPI)
S. No. SPCB/PCC Total no. of industries No. of industries closed by their own No. of industries operational No. of Indus. complying with standards No. of Industries. Non-complying with standards
1 Andaman & Nicobar 2 0 2 1 1
2 Andhra Pradesh 198 5 193 189 4
3 Arunachal Pradesh 97 8 89 63 26
4 Assam 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bihar 84 34 50 50 0
6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 2 0 2 1 1
8 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0
9 Delhi 3 0 3 3 0
10 Goa 0 0 0 0 0
6 Gujarat 191 13 178 139 39
12 Haryana 660 22 638 625 13
13 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0
14 Jammu & Kashmir 69 0 69 66 3
15 Jharkhand 45 6 39 5 34
16 Karnataka 4 0 4 4 0
17 Kerala 29 1 28 27 1
18 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0
19 Madhya Pradesh 2 0 2 2 0
20 Maharashtra 4 0 4 4 0
21 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0
22 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0
23 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0
24 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0
25 Odisha 6 0 6 6 0
26 Puducherry 3 0 3 3 0
27 Punjab 5 0 5 2 3
28 Rajasthan 0 0 0 0 0
29 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0
30 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 0
31 Telangana 2 1 1 1 0
32 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0
33 Uttar Pradesh 1218 139 1079 950 129
34 Uttarakhand 76 12 64 54 10
35 West Bengal 43 5 38 27 11
Total 2743 246 2497 2222 275
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