New industrial units will have to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge in time bound manner: Javadekar
Updated: Jul 01, 2015 12:47:31pm
New Delhi, Jul 1 (KNN) Environment Ministry said the new industrial units in the fields of distillery, textile, tannery, chemicals, fertiliser, pesticides, dyes and pharmaceutical will have to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge in a time-bound manner.
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar said the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has started receiving online data on status of compliance on the discharge of effluents and emissions by the industry.
Out of 2,800 industries, more than 920 industries have installed 24x7 monitoring devices to monitor emissions and effluents, he said.
Another 400 industrial units have moved towards ensuring Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD). Out of the remaining 190 units, 110 units have moved towards compliance.
The industrial units will have to install web-cameras, instead of Continuous Effluent Monitoring Devices (CETPs). The CETPs will be monitored 24x7 through devices installed at both, inlets and outlets, he said.
The minister informed that a complete up gradation of these CETPs has been planned to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge. The Centre extends 50 per cent subsidy to these CETPs and the remaining amount is met by the state government and the industry.
Javadekar said that non-complying polluting 64 units had been closed down last year, out of which 24 units were allowed to resume operations after they set up the requisite system.
A pilot phase for sending an SMS alert to polluting units that cross prescribed levels for more than 15 minutes has been started. State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) have also been asked to gear up to handle sets of data that will be required to be analysed on a real-time basis.
He said the ministry has also invited suggestions from the public on a set of four Draft Waste Management Rules, 2015 namely Draft Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015, Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015, Draft E-Waste Management Rules, 2015, Draft Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2015. (KNN Bureau)
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar said the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has started receiving online data on status of compliance on the discharge of effluents and emissions by the industry.
Out of 2,800 industries, more than 920 industries have installed 24x7 monitoring devices to monitor emissions and effluents, he said.
Another 400 industrial units have moved towards ensuring Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD). Out of the remaining 190 units, 110 units have moved towards compliance.
The industrial units will have to install web-cameras, instead of Continuous Effluent Monitoring Devices (CETPs). The CETPs will be monitored 24x7 through devices installed at both, inlets and outlets, he said.
The minister informed that a complete up gradation of these CETPs has been planned to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge. The Centre extends 50 per cent subsidy to these CETPs and the remaining amount is met by the state government and the industry.
Javadekar said that non-complying polluting 64 units had been closed down last year, out of which 24 units were allowed to resume operations after they set up the requisite system.
A pilot phase for sending an SMS alert to polluting units that cross prescribed levels for more than 15 minutes has been started. State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) have also been asked to gear up to handle sets of data that will be required to be analysed on a real-time basis.
He said the ministry has also invited suggestions from the public on a set of four Draft Waste Management Rules, 2015 namely Draft Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015, Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015, Draft E-Waste Management Rules, 2015, Draft Biomedical Waste Management Rules, 2015. (KNN Bureau)
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