(a) whether chemical effluents of factories/industries are released in the streams/rivulets whose water is utilized for irrigation and causes cancer;
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to check the discharge of chemical effluents in rivers etc.;
(c) whether the Government has prepared list of such factories/industries which are discharging their waste water in the canals; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) & (b) 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 stipulated environmental standards before discharging it into water bodies.
Steps taken by the Government to stop discharge of chemical effluents into rivers inter alia, include issuance of notification of specific discharge standards, revision of the criteria for categorization of industries and issuing directions to all State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) to adopt the same, issuance of consent to establish/consent to operate by the SPCBs/PCCs, regular and surprise inspections of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) for compliance verification against stipulated environmental norms, installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS) for assessment of effluent quality and compliance status.
Further, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), SPCBs and 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.
(c) & (d) According to CPCB, there are 2743 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 (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †1682 to be answered on the 28.11.2019 regarding “Discharge of Chemical Effluents by Factories”.
State-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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