GOVERNMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

STARRED QUESTION NO:101 ANSWERED ON:25.11.2002 CHEMICAL POLLUTION OF RIVERS MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL;RATNA SINGH

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government have adequate machinery to protect the rivers from chemical pollution;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the efforts made to check such pollution;

(c) whether the rivers are getting polluted from chemicals despite existence of the Government machinery;

(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(e) the names of companies located around Ganga at and Allahabad in against which action has been taken during the last three years indicating the details of action taken in the matter? Answer

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

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in the reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 101 to be answered on 25.11.2002 on Chemical Pollution of Rivers

(a)to (d) Government is implementing a Nationl River Conservation Plan for Cleaning of polluted rivers.T he Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) through State Pollution Control Boards(SPCBs) is monitoring the water quality of rivers under Monitoring of Indian National Aquatic Resources(MINARS) and Global Environmental Monitoring System (GEMS) programs at 784 locations. Further, to prevent pollution of rivers from industries including the chemical factories located on the banks of the rivers, a total of 851 grossly polluting industries have been identified. These industries are regularly monitored by CPCB and SPCBsA. s per the latest report, out of 851 industries, 608 industries have provided effulent treatment facilities after issuance of directions, 238 industries have been closed and 5 industries are defaulting and facing legal action.

(e) A total of 74 grossly polluting industries have been identified along the river Ganga at Kanpur and Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Out of 74 units 27 units are closed and 35 units are operating effluent treatment plants (ETPs) satisfactorily. The remaining 12 units have installed ETPs but their operation is not satisfactory and the State Pollution Control Board has been asked to take action against these units. The list of these 74 industries along with their operational status is at Annexure.

Annexure Referred to in Reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No 101to be answered on November 25,2002 on Chemical Pollution of Rivers.

STATUS OF GROSSLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES DISCHARGING EFFLUENTS INTO RIVE R GANGA

Sl No Name and address of industry ETP status

Allahabad

1. IFFCO, Phoolpur, Unit- 1 & 2, Allahabad OPRS 2. Recron Synthetic Ltd., Unit-1 & 2 Naini, Allahabad OPRS Kanpur

1. M/s Super Tannery (India)Ltd. Jajmau Kanpur(unit no 1) OPRS

2. M/S Pioneer Leather Finishers, 150 Feat Rd. Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS

3. M/S Zaz Tannery 150 Ft. Rd. Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS

4. M/S Uper India Tannery Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS

5. M/S Northern Tannery, 150 Feet, Road, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 6. M/S Asia Tannery (P) Ltd. 150 Ft Road , Jajmau Kanpur OPRS

7 M/S Sunrise Tannery 150 Feat Road Jajmau Kanpur OPRS

8. M/S Qayum Leathers(Allied Tannery) 150 Ft Rd. Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS

9. M/S Universal Leather Finisher, 461 A Jajmau Kanpur OPRS 10. M/S Ordinance Factory Kalpi Rd. Kanpur OPRS 11. M/S Kanpur Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Nirala Nagar Kanpur OPRS 12. M/S CETP, Jajmau Kanpur OPRNS 13. M/S Shalimar Leather Finishers 150 Ft Road Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 14. M/S Danish Tanners Nazidpur, Jajmau Kanpur OPRS 15. M/S Diamond Tannery, Wazidpur, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 16. M/S Nagouri Tanning Waziadpur, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 17. M/S Bright Tanning Industries, Iqbal Streat, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 18. M/S Star Tannery 19, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 19. M/S Oudh Tannery Bhalla Estates Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 20. M/S Homera Tanning Indus. (P) Ltd. 150 Ft, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 21. M/S H. Rahaman Tanners Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 22. M/S United Provinces Tannary Co. Ltd. Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 23. M/S Hamraj Leather Finishers , BudhiyagatJajmau, Kanpur OPRS 24. M/S Kasif Tannery 150 Ft. Road, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 25. M/S Supreme Tanning Industries 150 Ft. Rd. Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 26. M/S Nusrat Tannery Jajmau Kanpur OPRS 27. M/S Renets Estern Export Ram Rai Saray Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 28. M/S Globe Tannery Jajmau Rd, Kanpur OPRS 29. M/S Wasif Tannery 150 Ft Rd, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 30. M/s Aziz Leathers Finishers, Budhiya , Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 31. Super Tannery (India) Unit No.2 Jajmau Kanpur OPRS 32. M/S Uero Asia Leathers (P) Ltd. (Union Tanning Inds.) Wazidpur Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 33 M/S Sultan Tanners Jajmau Rd. Jajmau, Kanpur OPRS 34. M/S Panki Thermal Power Panki ,Kanpur OPRS 35. M/S Globe International 104/90, A-72, 150 Ft Rd.Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 36. M/S M.K.J. Corporation (P) Ltd. Saresh Bagh Kanpur UCL 37. M/s International Tanning Industries Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 38. M/S Samser Ki Tannery Jajmau Rd. Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 39. M/S Saad Tanners Jajmau Rd. Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 40. M/S Indian National Tannery Jajmau Rd, Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 41. M/S Zeenat Tannery Ram Rai Saray , Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 42. M/S New Moon Light Tanning Industries Makkosahid Ka Bhatta , Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 43. M/S Aizaz Tannery 150, Feet Rd. Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 44. M/S N.R. Tanners Budhiya Ghat Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 45. M/S Sewan Tanner Jajmau Kanpur OPRNS 45. M/S New Universal Tannery Jajmau Rd, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 46. M/S Mona Tanning Indus. Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 47. M/S Kamal Tanning Ind. Sheatla Bazar, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 48. M/S Changal Tanning Ind. (Classic Tanning Indus.)Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 49. M/S Enterprises Tanning Industries, Jajmau Rd., Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 50. M/S Hindustan Tannery Pvt. Ltd. Jajmau Kanpur UCL 51. M/S Rafio Tannery 150 Ft Rd, Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 52. M/S Sk Kamal (Leather Finishers) Sheetala Bazar Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 53. M/S Alsapha Tannery Budhiya Ghat, Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 54. M/S Kammuruddin Ki Tannery Laltoopurwa, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 55. M/S Greater Arafat Tanners, Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 56. M/S New Light Tannery (P) Ltd. 150 Ft, Rd., Jajmau, Kanpur UCL 57. M/S Seema Tanning Indus.150 Ft., Sanjay Nagar , Kanpur OPRNS 58. M/S Magdoom Tannery , Jajmau, Kanpur OPRNS 59. M/S Ashoka Akshya & Co. Kanpur UCL 60. M/S Atul Refinery, Kanpur UCL 61. M/S Banarsi Das Laxmi Narain, Kanpur UCL 62. M/S Elgin Mill Co. Ltd. Unit-1, Kanpur UCL 63. M/S Elgin Mill Co. Ltd. Unit-II, Kanpur UCL 64. M/S Hindustan Vegetable Oil Corporation Ltd., Kanpur UCL 65. M/S Kanpur Woolen Mill, Kanpur OPRS 67. M/S Kanpur Textile Ltd. Kanpur UCL 68. M/S Laxmi Ratan Cotton Mill, Kanpur UCL 69. M/S Muir Mill, Kanpur UCL 70. M/S New Victoria Mill, Kanpur UCL 71. M/S Swadeshi Cotton Mill, Kanpur UCL 72. M/S TEFCO, Kanpur UCL

ETP Status is to be reported as:

OPRS : ETP operating and complying with the standards OPRNS : ETP Operating but not complying with the standards UCL : Industry is closed