Minister of State for Shipping, Shri Pon.
Radhakrishnan informed the Rajya Sabha today that no instance has been reported
regarding any country dumping hazardous waste in India by sending ships for
breaking.
On the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the
Government had notified the Ship Breaking Code 2013 on 7th March 2013
incorporating the recommendations of the Committee of Technical Experts on
ship-breaking. The Code elaborately stipulates procedure to be followed for
ship-breaking. Ships arriving for breaking purposes are not allowed without
obtaining proper consent of the concerned authority or the State Maritime Board
(SMB), stating that it does not contain any hazardous waste or radioactive
substances. The consent is issued in consultation with Atomic Energy Regulatory
Board (AERB), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and Custom authorities. Any
hazardous material in an empty ship is decontaminated by experts before taking
it for dismantling/breaking. The small quantities of hazardous material, if
any, embedded in the structure of the vessels are disposed of in an
environmentally safe manner through Treatment and Safe Disposal Facilities set
up for this purpose.
The Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and
Transboundary Movement), Rules 2008 has been notified by the Ministry of
Environment, Forests and Climate Change for proper management and handling of
hazardous waste. Under the Rules, import of hazardous waste from any country
for disposal is not permitted. The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution
Control Committees constituted under the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act 1974 are empowered to take action against violations.
Source: business standard.
22 December 2014
http://www.business-standard.com/article/government-press-release/no-case-of-dumping-hazardous-waste-by-ship-breaking-114122300038_1.html
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