CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD ISSUES DETAILED GUIDELINES ON
SHIP BREAKING ACTIVITIES
RAJYA SABHA
In
view of the potential environmental and health hazards posed by
ship breaking activity, detailed guidelines have been developed
by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to ensure that ship-breaking
activities are carried out in an environmentally sound manner.
The Supreme Court has also given wide ranging directions on ship-breaking
activity to ensure safety of the workers as well as protection
of the environment. The guideline and supreme court directions
have been sent to all the relevant bodies and authorities such
as the concerned State Pollution Control Boards including Gujarat
Pollution Control Board, Gujarat Maritime Board etc, for strict
compliance.
Permission was
recently granted to a Norwegian ship "Hesperus" for
berthing at Alang ship breaking yard, Gujarat, after detailed
investigations by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board and in consultation
with the CPCB. At present, the trans boundary movements of ship
destined for breaking purpose do not attract the Basel Convention
on the Control of Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Wasters
and their Disposal.
This information
was given by the Environment and Forests Minister Shri T.R.Baalu
in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
