(MINISTER OF SHIPPING) (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH MARCH 2015 RAISED BY SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA AND DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHIYAL REGARDING SHIP BREAKING YARDS.
(a) The number of workers estimated to be employed at main ship breaking yards in the country and the details of ship breaking yards, State-wise are as follows:
State Authority Name of facility Approx. no. of workers employed per day
Gujarat Gujarat Maritime Board Alang 8,000 Maharashtra Mumbai Port Trust Darukhana 300 West Bengal Kolkata Port Trust Khidderpore docks 120 Kerala Government of Kerala Azhikkal Port 50
(b) The quantity and kind of waste generated at these yards during 2014-15:
Name of facility Alang Darukhana Khidderpore docks Azhikkal Port
Quantity (in MT) 6,730.195 22.972 192 9.3 Hazardous Asbestos waste, Waste oil, oily Paint chips, rubber, Asbestos and rubber. Bilge Water, contam- sludge, paint chips, battery, saw oil inated sand, incine- rubber, battery etc. dust, waste oil etc. rator Ash, Oily sludge, Used Oil, Waste Oil, Oily Rags, Paint Chips, Rubber Containing Material, Lead Acid Batteries and various types of gaseous cylinders.
Non-hazardous Glasswool, Thermocol, Glasswool, thermocol, Glasswool, cement, plastic Glasswool Puff, Booch, Cement foam pieces etc. material, electrical Material, Ceramic Waste, appliances, broken Plastic waste, glass, furniture etc rusted iron scales, fiber waste and domestic waste.
(c) The norms for disposal of solid waste generated from ship breaking yards are laid down in Section 6.7 of the Ship Breaking Code 2013 which provides for establishing a solid waste management system in the plot to collect, transport, store and dispose of solid waste generated from the plot in accordance with conditions issued by concerned State Pollution Control Boards. Besides, the Ship Breaking Code also provides for special care to be taken for handling of asbestos, waste and radio-active materials, etc. Ship Recycling Facilities are also required to comply with the provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules 2008 and also Environmental Impact Assessment and Coastal Regulation Zone notifications.
(d) No, Madam.
(e) Does not arise.
