GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.877
TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022
Toxic Discharge by Industries
877. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that industries like Simbhaoli Sugar Mills in Hapur

District of UP are openly flouting the guidelines of Central Pollution Control Board

where industrial effluent treatment plants are not functional and untreated and toxic

effluents are being discharged by these industries which has led to water pollution and

resultant diseases like cancer among local population in connivance with local officials;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;

(c) if not, whether any central team would be sent for on-the-spot investigation and if so, the

details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons for compromise with pollution caused by these industries and health

and lives of local population?

ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d) There are 25 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) located in Hapur district,

comprising of textile units, sugar mills with captive distillery units, food & beverages units,

slaughter house unit, pipe manufacturing unit and Common Effluent Treatment Plant

(CETP).

In order to control industrial pollution, several initiatives are taken which inter alia

include conducting annual inspection of GPIs through third party technical institutes,

involvement of District Magistrates for physical verification, closure and power

disconnection of non-complying units, engagement of expert institutions like Indian Institute

of Technology; National Institute of Technology; National Sugar Institute, Kanpur and

Vasantdada Technical Institute, Pune for conducting adequacy assessment, performance

assessment of effluent treatment plants, monitoring of zero liquid discharge system of

sugar/distillery mills.

 The Sugar and Distillery units of M/s Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd. at Brijnathpur and

Simbhaoli are inspected by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) authorized third

party technical instituteand no discharge was reported in nearby drains. The treated effluent

was also found complying with the stipulated norms. The distillery unit achieved Zero Liquid

Discharge. During the inspection no evidence of disposal of effluent was found outside the premises of unit.