(a) the number of cases pertaining to violation of pollution norms reported in the country during the last three years, State-wise;
(b) the action taken/cases filed against the offenders; and
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(c) the progress made with regard to control of pollution during the said period?
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS(SHRI T.R. BAALU)
(a) to (c) The number of cases of violation of pollution norms filed against the offenders as reported by the State Pollution Control Boards during the last three years have been provided in the Annexure. The progress made in control of pollution include reduction in number of defaulting industries identified under the 17 categories of highly polluting industries as well as reduction in number of defaulting industries discharging waste water into rivers and lakes. There has also been an increase in the number of Common Effluent Treatment Plants installed.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4155 FOR ANSWER ON 12.8.2002 REGARDING VIOLATION OF POLLUTON NORMS
Cases filed during the last three years as on 31st March, 2002
Sl.No. States/Union Territories No. of cases filed during the last three years
1. Assam 35
2. Arunachal Pradesh -
3. Andhra Pradesh 462
4. Bihar 9#
5. Chhatisgarh - 6. Goa -
7 Gujarat 47
8. Haryana -
9. Himachal Pradesh - 10. Jammu & Kashmir 48 11. Kerala 5 12. Karnataka 48 13. Maharashtra 43 14. Madhya Pradesh 34 15. Meghalaya - 16. Manipur - 17. Mizoram - 18. Nagaland - 19. Orissa 15 20. Punjab - 21 Rajasthan - 22. Sikkim - 23. Tamil Nadu - 24. Tripura 4 25. Uttar Pradesh - 26. Uttranchal - 27. West Bengal - 28. Andaman & Nicobar - 29. Daman Diu & DNH - 30. Lakshadweep - 31. Delhi - 32. Chandigarh - 33. Pondicherry -