GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS

LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO 162

ANSWERED ON 26.03.2012

INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT

162 . Shri KOWASE MAROTRAO SAINUJI

ARUNA KUMAR VUNDAVALLI

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:-

(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;

(c) the mechanism in place to ensure regular monitoring of quality of works

undertaken by these agencies;

(d) whether any assessment has been made in regard to the success achieved
thereby; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF

ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARAS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK

SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.162 FOR 26.3.2012 REGARDING
INDUSTRIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ABATEMENT BY SHRI
MAROTRAO SAINUJI KOWASE AND SHRI V. ARUNA KUMAR.
(a)& (b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has been implementing
a number of schemes for industrial as well as environmental pollution abatement
under which financial assistance is provided to the State implementing agencies.
These schemes are on-going in nature and include the following Centrally
Sponsored/Central Sector Schemes:

(I) National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)

(a) National River Conservation Programme

(b) National Lake Conservation Plan

(c) National Ganga River Basin Authority

(II) Pollution Abatement

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

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 162 DUE

FOR REPLY ON 26.3.2012 REGARDING INDUSTRIAL/ENVIRONMENTAL
POLLUTION ABATEMENT BY SHRI MAROTRAO SAINUJI KOWASE AND
SHRI V. ARUNA KUMAR

(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)

Common 8 4.40 Maharas 7 4.97 Maharasht 4 5.69 Maharashtr

Effluent htra, ra, a and
Treatment Gujarat Gujarat, Gujarat
Plants and Rajasthan
(CETPs) Andhra and
Pradesh Andhra
Pradesh

* Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) - capacity created in Million Litres per Day
(MLD)

** Conservation works completed - No. of Lakes.