[Reader-list] The CPCB report on Pollution - It is not about pollution in a State (my take)
Kshmendra Kaul
kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 23 19:32:46 IST 2010
Dear Ravi
Thank you for posting the weblink. What follows is not directed at you. It is a general note.
MY DISCLAIMER : I am not a supporter of Modi, or of the BJP or RSS or VHP or BD or SS. I consider Hindutvavaad to be contemptible and Anti-India.
It is sickening that I need to make such a disclaimer. The quality of understanding displayed by some on this List and their obvious prejudgments, prejudice and bias, forces me to do this.
Now the CPCB Report:
1. It is not a report about pollution in States as a composite whole but about pollution in selected 88 Industrial Clusters spread over the country.
It would highly incorrect to transpose the data into a comment on the whole State based on the Comprehensive Environmental Pollution Index (CEPI) of selected Industrial Clusters in the State.
If it is so revealed, then a better statement would be """""Out of the Industrial Clusters (ICs) studied by CPCB, some of the " most critically polluted" and "severely polluted" are in Gujarat"""". That is for those who are interested in focusing on Gujarat.
2. What does the report reveal:
- Based on the CEPI value-markers set by CPCB, 43 of the 88 ICs are "critically polluted"
- Based on the CEPI value-markers set by CPCB, 32 of the 88 ICs are "severely polluted"
- Top 20 culprits in descending severity Ankleshwar (Gujarat); Vapi (Gujarat); Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh); Chandrapur (Maharashtra); Korba (Chhatisgarh); Bhiwadi (Rajasthan); Angul Talcher (Orissa); Vellore (North Arcot) (Tamilnadu); Singrauli (Uttar Pradesh); Ludhiana (Punjab); Nazafgarh drain basin (Delhi); Noida (Uttar Pradesh); Dhanbad (Jharkhand); Dombivalli (Maharashtra); Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh); Cuddalore (Tamilnadu); Aurangabad (Maharashtra); Faridabad (Haryana); Agra (Uttar Pradesh); Manali (Tamilnadu)
- Statewise share of the 88 ICs studied by CPCB:
* Andhra Pradesh Total= 5 Critical= 2 Severe= 1 Other= 2
* Assam Total= 2 Critical= 0 Severe= 0 Other= 2
* Bihar Total= 2 Critical= 0 Severe= 1 Other= 1
* Chattisgarh Total= 3 Critical= 1 Severe= 1 Other= 1
* Delhi Total= 1 Critical= 1 Severe= 0 Other= 0
* Gujarat Total= 9 Critical= 6 Severe= 2 Other= 1
* Haryana Total= 2 Critical= 2 Severe= 0 Other= 0
* Himachal Pradesh Total= 3 Critical= 0 Severe= 3 Other= 0
* Jharkhand Total= 5 Critical= 1 Severe= 4 Other= 0
* Karnataka Total= 5 Critical= 2 Severe= 3 Other= 0
* Kerala Total= 1 Critical= 1 Severe= 0 Other= 0
* Madhya Pradesh Total= 5 Critical= 1 Severe= 3 Other= 1
* Maharashtra Total= 8 Critical= 5 Severe= 3 Other= 0
* Orissa Total= 4 Critical= 3 Severe= 1 Other= 0
* Punjab Total= 4 Critical= 2 Severe= 2 Other= 0
* Rajasthan Total= 4 Critical= 3 Severe= 1 Other= 0
* Tamilnadu Total= 7 Critical= 4 Severe= 2 Other= 1
* Uttar Pradesh Total= 12 Critical= 6 Severe= 3 Other= 3
* Uttarakhand Total= 2 Critical= 0 Severe= 1 Other= 1
* West Bengal Total= 4 Critical= 3 Severe= 1 Other= 0
The above results can be interpreted and summarised in a variety of ways. My (hopefully objective) summary would be:
a. 88 Industrial Clusters/Areas ICs spread over 20 States were selected by CPBC
b. 43 of these were evaluated as being "Critically Polluted" and 32 as "Severely Polluted"
c. Of the selected ICs, the top ranking 2 evaluated as "Most Critically Polluted" are from Gujarat.
d. In the top 20 "Most Critically Polluted" list, 5 ICs figure from Uttar Pradesh, 3 each from Maharashtra and Tamilnadu and 2 from Gujarat.
e. Cent percent of the selected ICs from Delhi (1), Haryana (2), Kerala (1) were evaluated as "Critically Polluted"
f. The number of "Critically Polluted" ICs was the most in Gujarat (6 out of 9); Maharashtra (5 out of 8); Uttar Pradesh (6 out of 12); Tamilnadu (4 out of 7); and then Orissa, Rajasthan and West Bengal placed similarly (3 out of 4)
g. The combined number of ICs that were found to be "Critically Polluted" and "Severely Polluted" were the most in Uttar Pradesh (9 out of 12, - 75%); Gujarat (8 out of 9, - 89%); Maharashtra (8 out of 8, - 100%); Tamilnadu (6 out of 7, - 86%); Jharkhand (5 out of 5, - 100%); Karnataka (5 out of 5, - 100%); Madhya Pradesh (4 out of 5, - 80%); Orissa (4 out of 4, - 100%); Punjab (4 out of 4, - 100%); Rajasthan (4 out of 4, - 100%); West Bengal (4 out of 4, - 100%)
Kshmendra
--- On Tue, 3/23/10, Ravi Agarwal <ravig64 at gmail.com> wrote:
From: Ravi Agarwal <ravig64 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Reg: Another achievement of Gujarat - No.1 in pollution
To: "Pawan Durani" <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
Cc: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 11:29 AM
Dear all,
For details of this analysis - "Comprehensive Environment Assessment of
Industrial Areas" please refer to the recent (Dec 2009) Central Pollution
Control Board Document at
http://www.cpcb.nic.in/upload/NewItems/NewItem_152_Final-Book_2.pdf
Pages 26/27/28 are state wise pollution indicies and these can be compiled
for each state. If i am not wrong, Gujarat has 8 sites mentioned above the
cutt- off level defining 'critical level of pollution,' (amongst the
highest) and 1 site at the borderline. Similarly data for other sites can be
compiled here.
This is a first such report done by a premier Govt agency and verifies what
other independent studies have been showing in the recent past.
Best wishes
ravi agarwal
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>wrote:
> Dear Rakesh ,
>
> The said article had been reported by IANS. However on further
> investigation , there seems to be some doubt in the authenticity of
> the article itself.
>
> Pls find All PIB releases mentioning Gujarat http://is.gd/aSOUJ all
> PIB releases mentioning CPCB http://is.gd/aSOXC
>
> Non of these releases has anything to mention on above subject.
>
> Regards
>
> Pawan
>
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 6:55 PM, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > An article, specially for those who keep singing paeans about Narendra
> Modi
> > and his administration on this forum, without trying to see the other
> way.
> >
> > Rakesh
> >
> > Link:
> >
> http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/22/gujarat-most-polluted-state-in-india.htm
> >
> > Article:
> >
> > Gujarat most polluted state in India, Maharashtra 2ndThe Central
> Pollution
> > Control Board has declared Gujarat as the most polluted state in India [
> > Images <http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=india> ]. The
> > conclusion has been based on the increasing levels of pollution and toxic
> > wastes.
> >
> > There are seven states in the country that account for 80 per cent of the
> > total hazardous wastes and among these Gujarat tops the list, followed by
> > Maharashtra [ Images<
> http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=maharashtra>]
> > and Andhra Pradesh.
> >
> > Even after being declared as the most polluted state, the Gujarat
> government
> > has not taken any necessary measures to prevent the problem aggravating
> > further, environmental activists say.
> >
> > Criticising the state government for not taking any adequate remedial
> > measures to tackle this problem, Mahesh Pandya, director of an NGO named
> > Paryavaran Mitra (Friends of Environment), held the authorities and
> > industrialists responsible for such an alarming polluted environment.
> >
> > "There are six toxic waste sites in Vapi, two in Ankleshwar, one in
> Vadodara
> > and one in Valadgaon. Even the government of Gujarat has recognised these
> > waste sites. But till today the government has not mentioned anything to
> > clear up these waste sites. So who are responsible ultimately," said
> Pandya.
> >
> > "If we pursue the (Gujarat) state government, they ask the association of
> > industries to clear it up. These associations say it's not their
> > responsibility. Now the toxics are creating pollution and affecting the
> > masses," he added.
> >
> > People residing near the industrial estates have developed health and
> > breathing related problems, the forum said. People have blamed the toxic
> > smoke and wastes discharged by the factories.
> >
> > "Because of the air pollution, the village environment is getting
> affected.
> > Villagers have been here since ages but the industries were set up after
> a
> > long period of time. We face so much difficulty. We cannot leave food in
> > open or even the clothes outside for drying," said Kirit Patel, a
> resident
> > of Narol industrial area.
> >
> > "We are even becoming prone to breathing and health problems. Pollution
> is
> > indeed a big problem," he added.
> >
> > According to a recent report by the central government, Gujarat accounts
> for
> > 29 per cent of the 6.2 million tonnes of hazardous waste, while it is 25
> per
> > cent in Maharashtra.
> >
> > Andhra Pradesh is rated next with 9 per cent in generation of hazardous
> > waste, followed by Rajasthan [
> > Images<http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=rajasthan>]
> > with 5 per cent and West Bengal [
> > Images <http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=west+bengal> ]
> and
> > Tamil Nadu reckoned at 4 per cent each.
> > Source: ANI
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