Closure of Pollution emitting Industries
Closure of Pollution emitting Industries
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:
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.
- 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.