26/11/2012
Question asked in LOK SABHA on 26/11/2012 by VIKRAMBHAI ARJANBHAI MAADAM
Relevant to ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
Subject: DISPOSAL OF WASTES IN URBAN AREAS
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether urban areas are posing big challenge of waste disposal in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the reasons therefor;
(c) the steps being taken to avoid such situation in future; and
(d) the details of views of each State, NGOs, public and industry in this regard?
Answered by JAYANTHI NATARAJAN
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Question asked in LOK SABHA on 26/11/2012 by MAHENDRA KUMAR ROY
Relevant to ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
Subject: CLEANING OF YAMUNA RIVER
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state
(a) whether the Yamuna River is still polluted despite spending heavy amount on the cleaning of the river;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
(c) whether the Hon'ble Supreme Court has directed the State Governments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to specify the exact amount spent so far under Phase I & II of Yamuna Action Plan;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to keep check on proper utilization of funds?
Answered by JAYANTHI NATARAJAN
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Question asked in LOK SABHA on 26/11/2012 by JAYANT CHAUDHARY
Relevant to ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
Subject: SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to state:
(a) whether Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in various States are functioning properly in order to control the discharge of sewage into the rivers Yamuna;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) the funds spent on STPs in addition to Yamuna Action Plan for the Yamuna river during the last three years; and
(d) the steps being taken to upgrade the STP capacity to improve the river water quality?
Answered by JAYANTHI NATARAJAN
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23/11/2012
Question asked in LOK SABHA on 23/11/2012 by SAJJAN SINGH VERMA
Relevant to HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Subject: TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN PAINTS
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has laid down any provisions in respect of maximum permissible level of lead and other toxic substances in paints being manufactured and marketed in India as per the norms in certain developed and developing countries;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether cases of manufacturing and marketing of paints with high/more than permissible level of lead and other toxic substances have been reported in the country;
(d) if so, the details of such cases which have come to the notice of the Government during the last three years and the current years; and
(e) the action taken/proposed by the Government thereon?
Answered by ABU HASEM KHAN CHOUDHURY
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22/11/2012
Question asked in LOK SABHA on 22/11/2012 by YASHODHARA RAJE SCINDIA
Relevant to CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Subject: POISONOUS WATER SURROUNDING UNION CARBIDE FACTORY
Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the water in the surrounding areas of the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal is still poisonous and harmful; and
(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Union Government in this regard ?
Answered by SRIKANT KUMAR JENA
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