Industrial Environmental Pollution
Industrial Environmental Pollution
Industrial Environmental Pollution
LOK SABHA
ANSWERED ON 26.03.2012
(a) whether the Government provides funds under various schemes for industrial as
well as environmental pollution abatement to the implementing agencies including
State Governments;
(b) if so, the details of the major works undertaken during the last three years and
the current year, agency-wise;
(d) whether any assessment has been made in regard to the success achieved
thereby; and
ANSWER
The major work undertaken under the NRCP includes setting up of Sewage
Treatment Plants (STPs) and sewerage networks. Common Effluent Treatment
Plants (CETPs) and Common Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
for hazardous waste are established under the Pollution Abatement scheme. The
details of projects of the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure.
(c) to (e) The work done under the schemes is regularly monitored / reviewed by the
Ministry. Officers of the Ministry and Central Pollution Control Board visit the
States to monitor progress of schemes. Monitoring process, inter alia, includes
mandatory audit of accounts of grantee organization, submission of audited
utilization certificates, expenditure statement and a progress report on the activities
conducted by the grantee organization besides field visits by officers of the Ministry.
The National River Conservation Directorate has a detailed Management
Information System for monitoring in place. Regional offices of the Ministry also
review/monitor and take follow up action on various issues/programmes. A third-
party inspection system has also been introduced.
ANNEXURE
(Rs.in crore)
Name of
major
schemes Projects sanctioned
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Capacit Fund States Capa Funds States Cap Funds States
y/Unit s city/U release acity releas
releas nit d /Unit ed
ed
National STP* 269.1 A.P. STP* 367.86 A.P., STP 657.05 Bihar,
River Gujarat, Bihar, * Gujarat,
Conservation 376.76 Karnatak 353.5 Maharasht Karnataka,
Programme a,Mahara 0 ra, M.P., 352 Maharashtr
MLD shtra, Rajasthan, a, Punjab
(including M.P. MLD Tamilnadu ML Delhi,
National Orissa, , Delhi, D Haryana,
River Ganga Tamilnad Haryana, UP,
Basin u, Delhi U.P. Uttrakhand
Authority Haryana, Uttrakhan , Wes
(NRGBA) U.P. d,West Bengal,
Uttrakha Bengal, Sikkim
nd , West Sikkim
Bengal,
Kerala,
Sikkim
National 1** 44.64 J&K, 6** 44.80 J&K, 5** 49.96 J&K,
Lake Karnatak Maharasht Karnataka,
Conservation a, M.P., ra, Maharashtr
Plan Maharas Nagaland, a,
htra, Rajasthan, Rajasthan,
Orissa, U.P. Uttrakhand
U.P. ,
West
Rajastha Bengal
n,
Uttrakha
nd, U.P.,
West
Bengal
Common 2 1.6 Maharas 3 3.60 Maharasht 3 2.20 Madhya
Treatment, htra ra, Kerala Pradesh,
Storage and and Uttar Kerala and
Disposal Pradesh West
Facilities Bengal
(TSDFs)
* Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) - capacity created in Million Litres per Day
(MLD)