[Reader-list] The CPCB report on Pollution - It is not about pollution in a State (my take)
A.K. Malik
akmalik45 at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 23 23:28:35 IST 2010
Hi Mr Kaul,
I can't gather why people in this list are out to show Gujarat State is in shambles and why have you to give a disclaimer, what scares you?
As part of the Central team, I have visited Bihar on several occasions and travelled extensively, had discussions privately with the DMs, Commissioners, Govt functionaries and people on the roads, residences, I have seen substantial improvements during the current regime,but discussions in this list seem to suggest otherwise.Gujarat visits have not been that much extensive but I have seen the differences.What are we going to achieve to convince people who have a stagnating mind set?
Regards,
(A.K.MALIK)
--- On Tue, 3/23/10, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Reader-list] The CPCB report on Pollution - It is not about pollution in a State (my take)
> To: "Pawan Durani" <pawan.durani at gmail.com>, ravig64 at gmail.com
> Cc: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 7:32 PM
> 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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