Environmental pollution by factories

2024-08-01 Information

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in association with State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees (SPCBs/PCCs), is implementing the provisions of the Water (Prevention & Control) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act, 1981 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to prevent and control pollution of environment. CPCB categorizes industries into Red, Orange, Green and White categories, on the basis of Pollution Index (PI) which is a function of potential of water pollution, air pollution, and hazardous waste generation and the same is implemented by the respective SPCB/PCC. Accordingly, the consent is issued to establish/operate to the units in the State/UT by SPCB/PCC. SPCBs/PCCs also monitor the compliance of effluent and emissions discharge standards. In case of non-compliance, action against the unit is taken under provisions of the Water Act, 1974, the Air Act, 1981 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

As per the information, received from SPCBs/PCCs, there are total 5,26,691 operational units (having pollution potential) in the country which includes Red, Orange and Green categories.

Actions such as issuance of show-cause notices/closure directions, are taken in case of violation of environmental regulations, as deemed fit.

State Wise number of complaints received in CPCB during the last three years are enclosed as Annexure-I. The list of factory-wise and state-wise with respect to chemical industries polluting air, water and environment during the last three years and the current year is annexed at Annexure-II. The list of complaints received related to Slaughter houses, Dairy & Tanneries are enclosed as Annexure-III. State wise details of complaints received w.r.t. Agro Based Industries are enclosed as Annexure-IV.

The Government has taken a number of regulatory measures to keep the level of pollution by industrial units under control. The measures taken/being taken inter-alia include;

Annexure I

State Wise Number of Complaints received in CPCB during 2021-2024

Sl. No.

State

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2024

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Andhra Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Chandigarh

Chhattisgarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Delhi

Goa

Gujarat

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Kerala

Ladakh

Lakshadweep

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Manipur

Meghalaya

Mizoram

Nagaland

Odisha

Pondicherry

Punjab

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Tripura

Uttar Pradesh

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

Total

417

746

688

Annexure-II

List of factory-wise and state-wise details of complaints received by CPCB with respect to Chemical Industries

S.No.

Unit name

State

Date

M/S Deccan Chemicals, M/s Hetero Chemicals

Andhra Pradesh

13/06/2023

M/s Tethys Chem Private Limited, Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh

2/7/2024

M/s Shyam chemicals

Chhattisgarh

19/03/2024

M/s Bharat Petroleum

Delhi

1/5/2023

M/s ONGC Pipeline

Gujarat

8/6/2023

M/s OneiroLifecare Ltd

Gujarat

29/02/2024

M/s Oriantal Aromatic Ltd. Nandesari GIDC Vadodara, Gujarat

Gujarat

30/01/2024

M/s Deepak Nitrite Ltd., Nandesari GIDC Vadodara, Gujarat

Gujarat

30/01/2024

M/s Grasim Industry ,Vilayet Plant Grassin

Gujarat

15/01/2024

M/s Atul Ltd., Valsad

Gujarat

23/04/2024

M/s Panoli Intermediate pvt. Ltd., GSP Corp Science Pvt. Ltd. and Meghami Ltd.

Gujarat

27/12/2021

M/s KaneriaPlastPvt. Ltd. And M/s Kaneria Building Chemical Pvt. Ltd.

Gujarat

10/6/2021

M/s Deepak Nitrite Ltd, GSP Crop Science Pvt Ltd,& Oriental Aromatic Ltd, GIDC Nandesari

Gujarat

23/09/2022

M/s Nandesari Fertilizer Industries Pvt Ltd

Gujarat

18/10/2022

M/s lshaan Dyes & Chemicals Ltd,

Gujarat

17/11/2022

M/s Coromandal, Sarigam GIDC, Valsad

Gujarat

13/03/2023

M/s Vilayat&Saykha Industrial Estate

Gujarat

26/05/2023

M/s Panoli intermediate pvt Ltd,

Gujarat

16/15/2023

M/s Keshavkunj Industries LLP

Gujarat

28/06/2023

M/s Archean Chemical Industries Ltd.

Gujarat

28/18/2023

M/s. Navin Fluorine International Limited Bestan Surat

Gujarat

31/10/2023

M/s Madaji Traders – Surat City

Gujarat

20/03/2024

M/s IOCL, M/s Reliance Refinery and Nandesari GIDC

Gujarat

19/04/2024

M/s Jagannath Halogens Pvt LTd&Jagannath Salt Pvt. Ltd.

Gujarat

18/06/2024

M/s YashChemex, Vatva, Gujarat, M/s Shreyas Pigments, Maharashtr, M/sNirbhaya Pigments, Maharashtra, M/s Nakoda Pigments, Chindwada Madhya Pradesh, M/s Haryana Pigments, Haryana, M/s Narayan lndustries, Gujarat, M/s A One Pigments, Gujarat, M/s A one Phthalo Pigments, Gujarat, M/s Shreeji industries, Khambhat

Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh

27/02/2023

M/s Aroma Aromatics &Flavors, Nalagarh, District Solan

12/2/2024

M/s Sawaraiya Polymers Industries Pvt. Ltd., Jai Bharat Polymers Pvt. Ltd. plot no. 211, HSIIDC, Manakpur, Phase-I, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana

15/12/2023

M/s Rajesh Chemical Pvt. Ltd.

Jharkhand

2/1/2024

M/s Hindustan Urvarak&Rasayan Limited (HURL) Sindri

Jharkhand

18/04/2024

M/s Bharath Petroleum Corporation Limited – Ettikka

Kerala

10/11/2022

M/s BPCL – Kochi Refinery

Kerala

28/02/2024

M/s BPCL-PDPP – KAKKAD KARA

Kerala

12/6/2024

M/s Orient Paper Mills Amlai district Shahdol/Anuppur Madhya Pradesh- 484117

Madhya Pradesh

28/02/2024

M/s Sobonio Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals , M/s Samriddhi Chemicals Private Ltd.

Maharashtra

14/08/2023

M/s Godavari Biorefineries Ltd. Ahmednagar

Maharashtra

8/5/2023

M/s Asterix Reinforcement Limited

Maharashtra

19/03/2024

M/s. Aristo Industries Plot No. E-5 MIDC Tarapur

Maharashtra

9/1/2024

M/s Supreme Petrochem Limited

Maharashtra

18/04/2024

M/s Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd.

Maharashtra

5/9/2022

M/s Deepak Fertilizers – Taloja, Navi Mumbai

Maharashtra

19/03/2024

M/s YashChemex INC (Formerly known as Santoshi Pigments lndustries)

Maharashtra

16/05/2024

M/s Solara Active Pharma Sciences & Strides Shasun Limited factory’s recovery unit

Puducherry

24/11/2024

M/s PCCPL industry

Punjab

17/05/2024

M/s Parabolic Drugs Ltd., Punjab

Punjab

19/01/2024

M/s Bharat Chemicals, Punjab

Punjab

19/01/2024

M/s Sourav Chemicals Private Ltd. Saidpura

Punjab

26/09/2023

M/s IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Punjab

14/08/2023

M/s VedantMangla Oil and Gas

Rajasthan

10/8/2023

M/s National coaters, Kapbrospvt ltd Lt

Rajasthan

6/6/2024

M/s. Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Limited

Tamil Nadu

27/12/2023

M/s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited

Tamil Nadu

13/05/2024

M/S TATA chemicals

Tamil Nadu

12/7/2022

M/s CPCL Refinery

Tamil Nadu

19/12/2023

M/s TFL Quinn India Private Limited Hyderabad

Telangana

3/1/2024

M/s Natco Pharma Ltd., M/s NDL Infra Tech Pvt. Ltd, M/s Pokarana Engineering Stone ltd., M/s Microsoft Pvt. Ltd

Telangana

12/4/2023

M/s RAOS Laboratories, Hezelo Labs, Optimus Laboratories, Archimedis Laboratories, Brundavan Laboratories, Chemic Laboratories, S.R. Laboratories, Rishon Laboratories, V.J. Sai Chem Industries

Telangana

5/3/2024

M/s LTR Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly Elite Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd.)

Telangana

4/3/2024

M/s Piramal Pharma Pvt. Ltd., Digwal-502321, Kohir Mandal, Sangareddy District, Telangana

Telangana

16/11/2023

M/s Alkimia Pharma Chem Pvt Ltd

Telangana

12/12/2023

M/s Vivin Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Telangana

Telangana

13/05/2024

M/s Sri Jaya Labs Pvt Ltd &Vineeth Laboratory Pvt Ltd

Telangana

25/06/2024

M/s Apitoria Pharma Private Limited, Borpatla (Village), Hathnoora (Mandal), Sanggareddy (District), Telangana

Telangana

15/07/2024

M/s M.B. Paints and chemicals

Telangana

8/6/2023

M/s TFL Quinn India private Limited

Telangana

28/07/2023

M/s Shri Sitaram Das Corporation &Trush Chemical India Pvt. Ltd.

Uttar Pradesh

26/10/2022

M/s Khaitan Chemical Fertilizer Company

Uttar Pradesh

10/6/2024

M/s Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd., Gajraula, Dist. Amroha, U.P.

Uttar Pradesh

4/6/2024

M/s Kesoram Rayon Factory

West Bengal

22/06/2023

Annexure-III

List of complaints received related to Slaughter houses, Dairy & Tanneries

Sr. No.

Name of the industry

State

Details of complaint

Slaughter houses and meat selling units

Madhya Pradesh

Operating without Consent to Operate (CTO) /permission

Slaughter House

Bihar

illegal Slaughter house and Meat Processing unit

Meat Shops

Tamil Nadu

Slaughtering of animals by Illegal Meat shops

Illegal Meat shops

Delhi

Illegal Meat shops functioning in residential area

Illegal Meat shops

Uttar Pradesh

Illegal Meat shops functioning near Pilibhit Railway station

Slaughter houses and meat selling units

Punjab

illegal Slaughter house and Meat Processing unit

M/s Delhi Food Processing Complex (Meat) MCD

Delhi

Consent to Operate issued under orange category to the unit

All Slaughter houses operating in the country

Haryana

To close down all slaughter houses running in the country

Bone processing unit

Karnataka

Obnoxious & carcinogenic gases release from the unit

Slaughter houses

Delhi

illegal Slaughter houses operating in residential area

illegally soperation of Bone Factory (sealed by the PCB)

Karnataka

Illegal operation of the Bone Factory processing unit (sealed by PCB)

M/s Modern Abattoir, Meat Processing and Rendering Unit

Karnataka

Pollution caused by Illegal operation of the unit

M/s Radhika Nagar Slaughter House

Chhattisgarh

Non-compliance of guidelines issued by Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, New Delhi

M/s Radhika Nagar Slaughter House

Chhattisgarh

Non-compliance of guidelines issued by Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, New Delhi

Meat Shops

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

illegal operation and proliferation of meat shops/ establishments

Illegal fisheries pond

Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh

Fish farming by illegally digging ponds

Illegal slaughter houses

Delhi

Illegal slaughterhouses operating in Kailash Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Delhi

M/s Mariya Frozen Agro Food Products Pvt. Ltd.

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh

Pollution caused by Illegal operation of Slaughter house

M/s Feedpro Hatcheries and Firms Pvt. Ltd.

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

Against Consent to Operate issued by the UPPCB

M/s Agro Feeds Factory

Telangana

pollution caused by M/s Agro Feeds Factory

M/s Allahna Food Processing Co.

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

pollution caused by M/s Allahna Food Processing Co.

Sea Food Factories

West Benal

Air pollution caused by Sea Food factories located near Faridpur Bus stop

M/s Al-Kabeer Exports

Telangana

Environmental pollution due to open floting of sanitary rules with regard to carcasses disposed.

Shrimp Farm

Tamil Nadu

Shrimp Shrimp Farm in Aurivakkam Village and have negative impact on marine and coastal eco systemss

Slaughter houses

Haryana

Violation of rules by Slaughter houses operating in District Nuh

Hatcheries

Andhra Pradesh

Removal of hatcheries which have been established in the CRZ area and many were operating within prohibited intertidal waters without prior clearance.

M/s Devi Fisheries Limited

Andhra Pradesh

Groundwater and air pollution caused by Fisheries

Fish meal and scrap fish processing factory

Odisha

pollution caused by fish meal and scrap fish processing unit

Aquaculture hatcheries in prohibited zones

Tamil Nadu

Removal of all aquaculture hatcheries in prohibited zones (which is upto 200 meters from the high tide)

Sweet meat manufacturing unit in residential area

West Benal

Pollution caused by illegally set-up of Sweet Meat Manufacturing Unit in residential area

M/s A. Q. Frozen Pvt Ltd.

Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh

pollution caused by the unit

Unlawful & most stinking Brackish – water-aquaculture pond

Andhra Pradesh

Unlawful & most stinking Brackish-water-Aquaculture-pond in Poodimadaka Panchayat, Acchitapuram (M), Anakapalli District

Sale of polluted/unhealthy fish

Jharkhand

Sale of contaminated food items (fish) in Hirapur-Hatia under ward number 27 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.

M/s Al-Naved Agro Food Industries Pvt. Ltd

Haryana

Unauthorized and illegal operations by the unit

Slaughter House

Maharashtra

Pollution caused by the slaughter house

Slaughter House

Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Pollution caused by the slaughter house

M/a HMA Food Exports Pvt Ltd.

Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Pollution caused by the slaughter house

Meat Shops

Maharashtra

Display of Meat in open area

Aqua Farms

Andhra Pradesh

Salt water aqua farms operating illegally without registration issued by the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA)

Fish Packing units

Kerala

Peeling shed/processed fish packing unit situated at Oravanthuruth , Ward 15, Vadakkekkara Panchayat, Moothakunnam Village, Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam District, Kerala

Slaughtering of animals, birds etc. in urban and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Slaughtering of animals/birds/fishes/other creatures in the meat shops

Slaughter house of Pune Municipal Corporation

Maharashtra

unbearable foul smell emanating from the slaughter house of Pune Municipal Corporation

M/s Government Slaughter House, Hyderabad

Telangana

Pollution caused by Government Slaughter house

Slaughter House

Delhi

For Installation of CCTV Cameras to monitor animal abuse

Slaughter houses

Haryana

constitution of committee to review the feasibility of Slaughter houses operating in Mewat, Haryana

Slaughter houses

Haryana

Issuance of Direction to mandate and purpose for the establishments of fundamental duties

Slaughter Houses

Haryana

To re-evaluate the CTO of slaughter houses operating in Nuh District (Mewat), Haryana.

Slaughter Houses

Haryana

to monitor animal abuse in slaughter house

Slaughter Houses

Haryana

Cancellation/revocation of Consent to Operate (CTO) issued by HSPCB

M/s Retro Footwear Pvt. Ltd.

Delhi

Use of Cyanide in production