QUESTION NO: 957 Ban on Polythene Bags

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED       QUESTION NO: 957

ANSWERED ON:                22.11.2019

Ban on Polythene Bags

Lallu Singh

E. T. Mohammed Basheer

Kanakmal Katara

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

(a) the name of such industries out of total industries in Raigarh and Janjgir which developed green belt;

(b) whether the green belt has been developed as per the guidelines, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the action taken by the Government against those industries for not developing the green belt?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (c)-Development of green belt is generally one of the stipulated conditions of Environment Clearances accorded to various projects under the EIA Notification, 2006. As per the information available the details of the industries which have developed green belt in Raigarh and Janjgir is given in the Annexure. Non- development of green belt against the stipulated EC condition is considered as non-compliance for which issuance of Show Cause notices is considered by the Ministry on case to case basis.