Industrial Pollution Control

Status of pollution control in 17 categories of Identified Polluting Industries
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 1551 large and medium
industries in 17 categories of highly polluting industries, contributing maximum to the
pollution load. They have been given time schedule to install necessary pollution control
equipments to comply with the prescribed standards. The progress of compliance is
monitored periodically and quarterly reports are given by CPCB based on the inputs received
from the concerned State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs). As on 31.12.2002, out of 1551
industries, 1351 industries have so far provided the necessary pollution control facilities, 178
industries have been closed down and the remaining 22 industries are defaulting. Legal action
has been taken under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 in respect of all the defaulting
units and in many cases, the matter is pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Almost all
the defaulting units are either in the advance stage of installing the pollution control measures
or under legal action for default. A state-wise summary status of the pollution control in 17
categories of industries and a category-wise summary status are given in Table-9 and 10
respectively.
Table-9
State-wise Summary Status of the Pollution Control in 17 Categories of Industries
(as per information available with CPCB as on December 31, 2002)
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Sl. No. State/UT Total No. Status (No. of units)
of units Closed C# Defaulters ##
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01. Andhra Pradesh 173 29 144 00
02. Arunachal Pradesh 00 00 00 00
03. Assam 15 03 11 01
04. Bihar 44 19 25 00
05. Chattisgarh 16 01 14 01
06. Goa 16 00 06 00
07. Gujarat 177 07 170 00
08. Haryana 43 06 37 00
09. Himachal Pradesh 09 00 09 00
10. Jammu & Kashmir 08 03 05 00
11. Jharkhand 18 03 13 02
12. Karnataka 85 09 76 00
13. Kerala 28 06 22 00
14. Madhya Pradesh 62 11 48 03
15. Maharashtra 335 24 306 05
16. Manipur 00 00 00 00
17. Meghalaya 01 00 01 00
18. Mizoram 00 00 00 00
19. Nagaland 00 00 00 00
20. Orissa 23 03 16 04
21. Punjab 45 06 39 00
22. Rajasthan 49 06 43 00
23. Sikkim 01 00 01 00
24. Tamil Nadu 119 02 117 00
25. Tripura 00 00 00 00
26. UT-Andaman & Nicobar 00 00 00 00
27. UT-Chandigarh 01 00 01 00
28. UT-Daman & Diu,
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 00 00 00 00
29. UT-Delhi 05 01 04 00
30. UT-Lakshadweep 00 00 00 00
31. UT-Pondicherry 06 01 05 00
32. Uttaranchal 17 00 17 00
33. Uttar Pradesh 207 21 183 03
34. West Bengal 58 17 38 03
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Total 1551 178 1351 22
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# Having adequate facilities to comply with the standards
## Not having adequate facilities to comply with the standards
Table-10
Category-wise Summary Status of the Pollution Control in 17 Categories of Industries
(as per information available with CPCB as on September 30, 2002)
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Sl. No. Category Total No. Status (No. of units)
of Units Closed C# Defaulters##
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01. Aluminium 07 01 06 00
02. Castic 25 00 25 00
03. Cement 116 08 108 00
04. Copper 02 00 02 00
05. Distillery 177 33 142 02
06. Dyes & D.I 64 08 56 00
07. Fertilizer 110 12 97 01
08. Iron & Steel 08 00 04 04
09. Leather 70 11 59 00
10. Pesticide 71 07 64 00
11. Petrochem 49 00 49 00
12. Pharma 251 26 225 00
13. Pulp & Paper 96 20 76 00
14. Refinery 12 00 12 00
15. Sugar 392 49 342 01
16. TPP 97 03 80 14
17. Zinc 04 00 04 00
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Total 1551 178 1351 22
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# Having adequate facilities to comply with the standards.
## Not having adequate facilities to comply with the standards
Under Sectoral approach for prevention and control of pollution in different sectors,
Action Plan by the Working Group on Tanneries is being implemented. State Pollution
Control Boards have been advised to follow the suggestions given by the working Group
while dealing with tannery units. As regards distillery, the industries have been advised to
follow the protocol developed by Indian Agricultural Research Institute and take necessary
measures to comply with the prescribed standards.
At the request of All India Brick & Tiles Manufacturers’ Federation, the duration of
installation of fixed chimneys in place of moving chimneys kilns was extended upto June,
2002. This was subject to the units providing the necessary bank guarantee to the pollution
control agencies and the undertakings by the Federation that the conversion would be
completed by 30th June, 2002. Despite several requests, no further extension has been
granted for last date, i.e. 30th June, 2002 for implementation of standards for brick kilns. As
per the directions given by the Ministry, almost all States have started implementing the
standards.