307 inspections conducted against polluting industries in 2yrs

Environment Surveillance Squad conducted 307 inspections against polluting industries in past two years issuing 47 directions to the defaulters, government today informed Rajya Sabha said.
In a written reply, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that Environment Surveillance Squad Programme of Central Pollution Control Board conducted inspection of 307 industries during the period 2013-15.
"Based on the inspections, directions to the defauling industries were issued under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and to the State Pollution Control Boards under Section 18(1)(b) of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981/the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974," the Minister said.

Out of 307 inspections, 201 were conducted in 2013-14 and 106 in 2014-15.