The National Green Tribunal has ordered for examination of 956 industrial units in Uttar Pradesh discharging effluents in the Ganges. They had been served with notices by UP State Pollution Control Board. An expenditure of Rs 838.76 crore has been reported till March, 2014 for implementation of the Ganges cleaning projects. Treatment capacity of 589.93 million litres per day (mld) shall be created on implementation of these projects, of which 110.50 mld has been created so far.
This was stated by Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Monday.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 764 grossly Polluting industries along the main stem of river Ganga. About 501 MlD of waste water after treatment is discharged into the river from these industries.
The CPCB has inspected 704 units and is taking action against the defaulting units. Directions to comply with the environmental standards have been issued to 165 non-complying industries under the Water Prevention and Pollution Control Act 1974 and Environment Protection Act 1986. Closure notices have been issued to 48 GPI units.