(a) whether Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has performed
an Assessment and development studies in 2010;
(b) if so, the recommendations made by the board;
(c) whether CPCB /State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) are monitoring the polluting industries;
(d) if so, the details and the action taken against the
erring industries; and
(e) the action plan/ schemes being run in the States to eliminate or to control the pollution?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
(SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) & (b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has been carrying
out studies relating to assessment of pollution and development of
emission standards including for formulation of guidelines relating
to prevention and control of pollution. The findings of the studies
are utilized for formulation of strategies, plans and programmes for
abatement of pollution as well as standards for industrial pollution
control. CPCB has carried out a survey in 2009 of polluted industrial
clusters and based on Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index,
43 critically polluted areas have been identified for restoration
of environmental quality.
(c) to (e) CPCB under its environment surveillance programme is
carrying out random checks of industries to verify the compliance
of pollution control norms. During the last three years i.e.
from 2009-10 to 2011-12, CPCB has carried out surprise checks
in 771 industries and issued 118 directions under Sec. 18 (1)
(b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 to 19
States Pollution Control Boards for further directing the
industries to ensure the compliance of the prescribed norms.
Besides this, the Board has issued 195 directions to industries
under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act,1986 for
closure of industries as well as enforcing industries for ensuring
time bound compliance of pollution control norms.
The States are implementing action plans/schemes through
State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) /Pollution Control
Committees (PCCs) for prevention and control of pollution
in their respective State / Union Territory viz monitoring
compliance of pollution control norms in industries,
implementation of action plans in critically polluted
areas, issuance of directions under section 33A of the
Water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act, 1974
and section 31A of the Air (Prevention and control of
pollution) Act, 1981 to the industries, etc.