Cement, Energy and Environment

(d) the punitive action taken by the Government against the erring industries? Answer MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN) (a)&(d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARAS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 151 DUE FOR 16.12.2013 REGARDING 'POLLUTION NORMS FOR INDUSTRIES' BY SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PATLE AND SHRI HEMANAND BISWAL, HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. (a)&(b) The Government has notified environmental norms with respect to sixty two categories of polluting industries. The notified effluent and em1ss1on norms, as applicable to polluting industries for disposal of treated effluents and emissions are given in Annexure-1 . These norms are applicable throughout the country. (c)&(d) There are a total of 3206 industries falling under the category of highly polluting industries identified by the Cent ·al Pollution Control Board (CPCB). During the last three years, the CPCBhas inspected 768 industries and issued 420 directions to non-compliant units under Section 5 of Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986. 89 of these directions have been issued for closure of industries. The state-wise details are at annexure-2. In addition, 125 directions have been issued to the concerned SPCBs/PCCs under Section 18 (1) (b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 for seeking compliance of industries for observed non-compliance. Annexure referred to in reply to paras (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.1 51 due for 16.12.2013 regarding 'Pollution Norms for Industries'. Annexure-1 LIST OF INDUSTRIES FOR WHICH STANDARDS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED 1 Aluminum X \1 2 Asbestos X ~ 3 Battery Manufacturing Industries ~ ~ 4 Beehive Hard coke oven X ~ 5 Brick Kilns X ~ 6 Briquette (Coal) X ~ 7 Bullion Refining ~ X 8 Calcium Carbide X ~ 9 Carbon Black X ~ 10 Cashew seed processing ~ ~ 11 Caustic Soda v v 12 Cement X v 13 Ceramics X v 14 Coal mines v ~ 15 Coal Washery ~ ~ 16 Coffee processing ~ v 17 Coke oven plants "' ~ 18 Composite Woolen "' X 19 Copper, Lead and Zinc smelting X "' 20 Cotton Textile "' X 21 Dairy Industry v X Table Contd...