Reports and Documents

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on pollution caused by thermal power plants, 06/08/2015. A petition in the matter of Ratandeep Rangari Vs State of Maharshtra (Application No.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on inter-state river water sharing disputes, 06/08/2015. On the complaint made by the State Governments, the Central Government has, so far, set up 08 Tribunals to settle water disputes among the States under the Inter-State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on impact of inter-linking of rivers, 06/08/2015. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation has formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for Water Resources Development in 1980 envisaging inter-basin transfer of water from surplus basins to deficit basins/areas.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on environmental restoration of coal mines, 06/08/2015. As per Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India, letter of even no.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on cutting of trees in Taj Mahal’s special eco-sensitive zone, 06/08/2015. As per a newspaper report dated 3rd July, 2015 illegal cutting of around 4,000 trees in the 500-metre-radius of the Taj Mahal and 8,000 trees in Babupur forest block of Agra Division has come to the notice of this Ministry.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on compensatory afforestation by CIL, 06/08/2015. Plantation is being done on technically reclaimed mined out areas and on the overburden (OB) dump areas, in and around mines, road sides, township / residential areas etc,.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on air pollution due to construction waste, 06/08/2015.

In order to give importance to Road Safety and to reduce the incidence of Road Accidents in the UT of the Puducherry, the Transport Department, Puducherry based on the guidelines of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, New Delhi has prepared, "The Draft Road Safety Policy and Action Plan for the UT of Puducherry".

Question raised in Lok Sabha on pollution from ozone/black carbon, 04/08/2015. A research paper on ‘Recent climate and air pollution impacts on Indian agriculture’ has been published in Current Issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America in November 2014.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on management of plastic waste, 04/08/2015. As per available information, consumption of plastics in the country during 2013-14 was 11 million tons. The total quantum of plastic waste generated in the country from 60 major cities is estimated to be 3501 tonnes per day (TPD).