Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to satate :- (a) whether it is a fact that various countries are dumping hazardous waste in India by ships in the guise of sending them for ship-breaking;
(b) the details of such cases noticed during the last three years;
(c) whether the present legal system is sufficient to punish the offenders and seek compensation and details for the last three years in this regard; and
(d) in what manner Government proposes to tackle this menace and protect our shores? ANSWER MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 58 BY SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY M.P., TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2011 REGARDING “HAZARDOUS WASTE BY SHIPS” ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a): No, Sir. The ships sent for ship recycling contain less than 1% hazardous waste of its weight.
(b): As stated above, ships coming for dismantling contain less than 1% of hazardous waste of its weight as shown below:
Year No. of ships Light Displacement Tonnage (LDT) Hazardous waste in MT % of waste to the weight of the ship 2008-09 264 1944162 5027.84 0.25% 2009-10 348 2937802 5418.04 0.18% 2010-11 357 2816236 8215.31 0.29% 2011-12 (upto October-2011) 217 1886274 2660.37 0.36%
(c) & (d): State Maritime Boards are empowered to take action against the offenders. Rules relating to handling of hazardous waste are notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Current legal mechanism provides for development and operation of hazardous waste management facility in ship recycling sector to treat and dispose of the hazardous waste generated from ships’ recycling. Thus, wastes are not allowed to be dumped along the shore & hence, shores are protected.
Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether ship Probo Koala containing tons of hazardous asbestos, after being banned by Bangladesh, headed to India;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is a fact that India is becoming the dumping ground for toxic waste belonging to ships endangering the human lives and environment; and
(d) if so, the action proposed to be taken?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF SHIPPING
(SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a) & (b): Ship Probo Koala has not visited the Indian shore as per the information received from the various ports and Mercantile Marine Departments as on 10.08.2011.
Will the Minister of SHIPPINGbe pleased to state :- (a) whether it is a fact that India’s first transshipment hub is being created;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of benefits expected to the country from this hub?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K VASAN)
(a) & (b): India’s first International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Kochi envisages development of facilities for handling mother container ships of 8000+ Twenty Feet Equivalent Units (TEUs) capacities. The facilities include 1800 metres berth and supporting handling equipments for annual throughput of 3 million TEU along with supporting infrastructure. In terms of the Licence Agreement between Cochin Port Trust and M/s India Gateway Terminal Private Ltd (IGTPL), the terminal is to be developed in phases. Phase-I of ICTT comprises of construction of 600 metres berth and development of stacking area and other allied facilities including supporting infrastructure of 17.2 KM four lane National Highway (NH) connectivity from Kalamassery to Vallarpadam, rail connectivity of 8.86 KM from Edapally to Vallarpadam and Capital Dredging for Deepening and Widening of the Approach Channel and Berth Basin of ICCTT to provide draught of 14.5 metres. The first phase of ICTT project along with the two lane NH connectivity, rail connectivity and Capital Dredging have been commissioned on 11th February, 2011.
(c): With the implementation of this project, need for transshipment of Indian containers through ports of other countries will be reduced substantially thereby resulting in reduced transportation cost and time to the trade. Railways and National Highways for transportation between hinterland and port will be optimally utilized. The terminal will also facilitate in setting up of port based industries and their allied facilities such as Container Freight Station, Island Container Depots, port based Special Economic Zones, transportation of cargo through Inland Waterways, Logistics, Warehousing Centers etc in the State of Kerala which will generate additional employment opportunities. Twitter Link To This Post Facebook Link To This Post
Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to satate :- (a) whether it is a fact that various countries are dumping hazardous waste in India by ships in the guise of sending them for ship-breaking;
(b) the details of such cases noticed during the last three years;
(c) whether the present legal system is sufficient to punish the offenders and seek compensation and details for the last three years in this regard; and
(d) in what manner Government proposes to tackle this menace and protect our shores? ANSWER MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 58 BY SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY M.P., TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.11.2011 REGARDING “HAZARDOUS WASTE BY SHIPS” ------------------------------------------------------------------------
(a): No, Sir. The ships sent for ship recycling contain less than 1% hazardous waste of its weight.
(b): As stated above, ships coming for dismantling contain less than 1% of hazardous waste of its weight as shown below:
Year No. of ships Light Displacement Tonnage (LDT) Hazardous waste in MT % of waste to the weight of the ship 2008-09 264 1944162 5027.84 0.25% 2009-10 348 2937802 5418.04 0.18% 2010-11 357 2816236 8215.31 0.29% 2011-12 (upto October-2011) 217 1886274 2660.37 0.36%
(c) & (d): State Maritime Boards are empowered to take action against the offenders. Rules relating to handling of hazardous waste are notified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Current legal mechanism provides for development and operation of hazardous waste management facility in ship recycling sector to treat and dispose of the hazardous waste generated from ships’ recycling. Thus, wastes are not allowed to be dumped along the shore & hence, shores are protected.
Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether ship Probo Koala containing tons of hazardous asbestos, after being banned by Bangladesh, headed to India;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is a fact that India is becoming the dumping ground for toxic waste belonging to ships endangering the human lives and environment; and
(d) if so, the action proposed to be taken?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF SHIPPING
(SHRI G.K. VASAN)
(a) & (b): Ship Probo Koala has not visited the Indian shore as per the information received from the various ports and Mercantile Marine Departments as on 10.08.2011.
Will the Minister of SHIPPINGbe pleased to state :- (a) whether it is a fact that India’s first transshipment hub is being created;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of benefits expected to the country from this hub?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI G.K VASAN)
(a) & (b): India’s first International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Kochi envisages development of facilities for handling mother container ships of 8000+ Twenty Feet Equivalent Units (TEUs) capacities. The facilities include 1800 metres berth and supporting handling equipments for annual throughput of 3 million TEU along with supporting infrastructure. In terms of the Licence Agreement between Cochin Port Trust and M/s India Gateway Terminal Private Ltd (IGTPL), the terminal is to be developed in phases. Phase-I of ICTT comprises of construction of 600 metres berth and development of stacking area and other allied facilities including supporting infrastructure of 17.2 KM four lane National Highway (NH) connectivity from Kalamassery to Vallarpadam, rail connectivity of 8.86 KM from Edapally to Vallarpadam and Capital Dredging for Deepening and Widening of the Approach Channel and Berth Basin of ICCTT to provide draught of 14.5 metres. The first phase of ICTT project along with the two lane NH connectivity, rail connectivity and Capital Dredging have been commissioned on 11th February, 2011.
(c): With the implementation of this project, need for transshipment of Indian containers through ports of other countries will be reduced substantially thereby resulting in reduced transportation cost and time to the trade. Railways and National Highways for transportation between hinterland and port will be optimally utilized. The terminal will also facilitate in setting up of port based industries and their allied facilities such as Container Freight Station, Island Container Depots, port based Special Economic Zones, transportation of cargo through Inland Waterways, Logistics, Warehousing Centers etc in the State of Kerala which will generate additional employment opportunities. Twitter Link To This Post Facebook Link To This Post
