Cement, Energy and Environment

Answer MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN) (a)&(b) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Committees (PCCs) have established a network of monitoring stations on aquatic resources in 28 States and 6 Union Terri tories in the country. The present monitoring network comprises of 2500 stations, covering 445 rivers, 154 lakes, 12 tanks, 78 ponds, 41 creeks/seawater, 25 canals, 45 drains, 10 water treatment plants (raw water) and 807 wells. These 2500 stations include 1275 on rivers, 190 on lakes and 807 ground water monitoring stations. Monitoring is carried out monthly, half yearly and yearl y, depending upon the parameter, location and other relevant requirements. In addition, real time water qual ity monitoring system has also been established with 8 locations on river Ganga and 2 locations on river Yamuna. (c)&(d) CPCB envisages expanding the monitoring network to cover 5000 stations by 2017 on different water bodies, in consultation with SPCBs/PCCs. (e) This Ministry is supplementing efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in identified stretches of various rivers and other water bodies under the National River Conservation Plan, including National Ganga River Basin Authority programme, and National Lake Conservation Plan through implementation of various pollution abatement schemes and other conservation works on a cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments. To control industrial effluents into the water bodies, CPCB and respective SPCBs/PCCs monitor industries with respect to effluents discharge standards and take action for non-compliance under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. ******** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVI RONMENT & FORESTS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 650. TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 .1 2 .2013 Doha Conference 650. Shri P. VISWANATHAN Will the Minister of Environment and Forests be pleased to state: (a) whether the country has demanded for equity, finances and technology transfer at Doha Conference; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the developed countries have agreed to make long term commitments on finance or agreed to the principle of equity in the cl imate change discourse; (d) if not, the reaction of the Government thereto; (e) whether the United States and European Union have differed on the principle of equity or committing anything in terms of long - term finance; and (f) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto? Answer MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN) (a)&(b) Yes sir, India has demanded for equity, finances and technology transfer at Doha Conference. India's negotiating stance at Doha was guided by the decisions of the Cabinet taken in its meetings held on December 1, 2011 . Accordingly, the three issues of Equity, finance and Technology transfer are under negotiation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process. (c)to(e) According to the Cancun Agreement 2010, developed countries including US and EU took a collective commitment to provide new andadditional resources to a goal of mobilizing jointly USD1 00 billion per year by 2020 to address the needs of developing countries. The Doha Conference has explicitly recognized that the action of parties will be based on equity and Common ButDifferentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) including the need for equitable access to sustainable development. (f) India has been pursuing these issues very closely in the meeting of the Conference of Parties by al igning itself with the G-77 and Jl