Question : INDUSTRIES POLLUTING YAMUNA

(a) whether the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has recently pointed out that regular discharge of toxic effluents from the polluting industries located in the adjoining States particularly Haryana has polluted the river Yamuna in Delhi thereby affecting the quality of water for human consumption;

(b) if so, whether the water treatment plants of Delhi Jal Board at Haidarpur and Nangloi had to be closed down as a result thereof;

(c) if so, whether thousands of industrial units under the 17 categories of polluting industries have been identified in the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/Union Territory-wise; and

(e) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government against the erring States as well as polluting industries to combat such pollution menace?

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI T.R.BAALU)

(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. 342 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 7TH APRIL, 2003 REGARDING INDUSTRIES POLLUTING YAMUNA

(a)&(b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has carried out survey of Western Yamuna Canal and Yamuna River in January 2003. It has been observed that there is continuous discharge of treated and untreated effluent into the Yamuna River and Western Yamuna Canal from various sources. It was observed that Ammonical -Nitrogen load entering into the Western Yamuna Canal was affecting the desired raw water quality at Delhi`s Water Treatment Plants and the plants had to be closed down for a few days.

(c)&(d)State-wise status of the 17 categories of Polluting Industries is enclosed at Annexure-I.

(e) For pollution prevention and its abatement, the concerned State Pollution Control Boards and Committees have been directed to take action against defaulting industries. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has also issued directions to certain industries in this regard.

Annexure-I

State / Union Territory wise list of Industries under 17 categories of polluting industries

S.No.	STATE/UT	Total No. of Units
1	Andhra Pradesh	173
2	Arunahcal Pradesh	00
3	Assam	15
4	Bihar	44
5	Chandigarh	17
6	Goa	06
7	Gujarat	177
8	Haryana	43
9	Himachal Pradesh	09
10	Jammu & Kashmir	08
11	Jharkhand	18
12	Karnataka	85
13	Kerala	28
14	Madhya Pradesh	61
15	Maharashtra	335
16	Manipur	00
17	Meghalaya	01
18	Mizoram	00
19	Nagaland	00
20	Orissa	23
21	Punjab	45
22	Rajasthan	49
23	Sikkim	01
24	Tamil Nadu	119
25	Tripura	00
26	UT-Andaman & Nicobar	00
27	UT-Chandigarh	01
28	UT-Daman & Diu,	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	00
29	UT-Delhi	05
30	UT-Lakshadeep	00
31	UT-Pondicherry	06
32	Uttaranchal	17
33	Uttar Pradesh	207
34	West Bengal	58
Total	1551