Closure of Pollution emitting Industries
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Posted On:
05 FEB 2024 4:44PM by PIB Delhi
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has devised a ‘Standard Protocol for Conducting Inspections, Report Preparation and Action’. The action against violators is taken based on the guidelines prescribed in this protocol.
In general, for minor non-compliances, show-cause notice is issued to unit, in line with the principles of Natural Justice and to give an opportunity to the unit, before issuance of closure directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. However, closure directions under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 are issued directly to the unit if it is found grossly non-complying with regard to prescribed environmental standards and other shortcomings which have potential to cause grave injury to the environment. Some of such gross non-compliances include the following:
- Any bypass discharge of partially treated or untreated effluent and emission observed.
- Injection of treated or untreated water or both into ground water (reverse boring).
- Operating unit having defunct Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) or Air Pollution Control Device (APCD) and/or operating without installation of ETP or APCD.
- Unauthorized disposal or dumping of hazardous waste likely to cause grave injury to the Environment.
Based on Online Continuous Effluent/ Emission Monitoring Systems (OCEMS), CPCB has inspected 215 industrial units since 2020, out of which 83 units were found non-complying with environmental norms. Based on the severity of violations, closure directions were directly issued to 7 units without issuance of show-cause notice. All these 7 units have later complied with prescribed environmental norms. The list of 7 units to which closure directions were issued directly by CPCB is as below:
S. No. |
Name of the unit |
Sector |
1 |
M/s. Mithila Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Sangh Limited (Samastipur Dairy), Samastipur, Bihar |
Dairy |
2 |
M/s Hema laboratories, Raichur, Karnataka |
Pharmaceutical |
3 |
M/s Niox Speciality Paper Mill, Mehsana, Gujarat |
Pulp & paper |
4 |
Jagruti Sugar & Allied Industries Ltd, Devni, Maharashtra |
Sugar |
5 |
Dharashiv Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Osmanabad, Maharashtra |
Sugar |
6 |
Astik Dyestuff Pvt Ltd, Ankleshwar, Gujarat |
Dye & Dye Intermediate |
7 |
M/s Athani Sugars Ltd., Maharashtra |
Sugar |
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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