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21/12/2009


Question asked in Rajya Sabha on 21/12/2009 by ANUSUIYA UIKEY
Relevant to Coal
Subject: VIOLATION OF POLLUTION RULES BY COAL INDIA LTD.


Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :-


(a) whether, for want of approval of the Central Pollution Control Board, the production from open-cast coal mines of Ghodawadi sub-area of Kanhan Coalfields of Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh had to be discontinued;

(b) whether police has registered a case against the employees of Coal India Ltd. for the violation of pollution rules and for production in excess of the rules;

(c) if so, the persons responsible for such violation and the action taken against them; and

(d) the action being taken by the management to resume mining operation?


Answered by SRIPRAKASH JAISWAL

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Question asked in Rajya Sabha on 21/12/2009 by AMIR ALAM KHAN
Relevant to Coal
Subject: EFFECTS ON HEALTH OF COAL MINE LABOURERS .


Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :-

(a). whether the Government has conducted any study regarding the likely effects on the health of the labourers engaged in the mining of coal ;

(b). if so, the details thereof ;

(c). the status of study and the step taken by Government to improve health of the labourers engaged in the mining of coal; and

(d). the details of the medical facilities available to these labourers irrespective of their working status/position being provided by various coalfields?


Answered by SRIPRAKASH JAISWAL

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Question asked in Rajya Sabha on 21/12/2009 by NAND KUMAR SAI
Relevant to Environment and Forests
Subject: STATE OF ENVIRONMENT REPORT .


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

(a) whether about 45 percent land of the country has been found degraded, air pollution is on the rise in all cities and rare flora and fauna is diminishing at a rapid rate as reported in the State of Environment Report India 2009;

(b) if so, the details of the recommendation and observations made in the said report; and

(c) the details of the action, so far, taken by the Central Government on each of the recommendations/observations?


Answered by JAIRAM RAMESH

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Question asked in Rajya Sabha on 21/12/2009 by KAPTAN SINGH SOLANKI
Relevant to Environment and Forests
Subject: YAMUNA ACTION PLAN .


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

(a) whether it is a fact that an amount of Rs.1200 crores has been spent on Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) by Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any time schedule has been fixed by Government for the Yamuna Action Plan; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?


Answered by JAIRAM RAMESH

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Question asked in Rajya Sabha on 21/12/2009 by MANOHAR JOSHI
Relevant to Environment and Forests
Subject: DUMPING OF E WASTE


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

(a) whether Government is aware that the country is turning into a dumping ground for e-waste of developed nations;

(b) if, so the details thereof; and

(c) the measures taken by Government to tackle this problem?


Answered by JAI RAM RAMESH

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