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Water Pollution and Abatement Policy in India

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It is widely known that command and control measures do not provide necessary incentives to polluters for the choice of least cost methods of pollution control. The Government of India has so far resorted only to such measures for controlling industrial pollution in India. On the other hand, fiscal instruments, such as pollution taxes or marketable pollution permits, provide incentives to factories for adopting least cost pollution abatement technologies. There have been no serious attempts in India to use such instruments for the abatement of industrial pollution. This chapter attempts several experiments based on alternative set of instruments developed by the authors. We have suggested two pollution abatement policies and evaluated the impact of these policies on output and prices. This study could estimate the abatement cost for selected industries. It is assumed that if the existing industries having CETP or ETP could maintain the standards, then the total abatement cost will increase. This additional cost to achieve the standards can be treated as pollution tax. These pollution tax rates will be different for different industries. This additional cost borne by the selected industries will have an impact on the whole economy. Another scenario, based on the total pollution tax for selected industries, which is 0.76 % of gross value added for India for the year 2006–2007, is imposed on all the sectors. Although the tax rate was the same, the volume of tax was different across sectors because of the differences in value added. We received a similar pattern of changes in both outputs and prices for both policies in some sectors, namely, inorganic and organic chemicals, electricity, mining, sugar, and cotton textile. We have also calculated the future load of water pollution in the context of India’s growth strategy which will be useful to the policy makers and academic community. Three different growth rates have been applied to calculate the future impact on the Indian economy at the end of current 12th Five-Year Plan. Analysis reveals that water pollution-generating sectors will grow rapidly, though the abatement activities will continue to increase the output of clean water sector. In this context, we have also computed the total volume of pollution across the ten identified water pollutants. It is observed from the study that the whole economy will be affected due to pollution control.

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Appendices

Appendices

7.1.1 Appendix 7.A.1: Sector Wise Pollution Generated for Ten Pollutants in the Year 2016–2017 (Scenario 1)

Sectors/thousand tons

SS

DS

Chloride

Sulfide

Oil/grease

Phenol

Agriculture

32,529.149

0.000

0.000

0.000

2,345.917

0.000

Other agriculture

11.170

1.867

0.000

0.000

1.513

0.000

Milk and milk products

2,949.267

4,561.081

413.868

0.000

1,141.649

0.000

Livestock

2,706.413

805.922

0.000

0.000

220.084

0.000

Fishing

14.783

0.000

0.000

0.000

6.451

0.000

Coal and lignite

0.000

0.855

0.070

0.142

0.000

0.000

Mining and quarrying

251.572

535.059

0.000

0.000

52.682

1.759

Sugar

66.362

264.272

0.000

0.000

23.069

0.000

Oil and vanaspati

56.641

0.000

0.000

0.000

58.310

0.000

Tea, coffee, and beverages

434.740

10,531.795

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Food products

144.676

0.000

0.000

0.000

193.324

0.000

Cotton textile

7,304.803

102,821.9

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Woolen and silk textile

310.016

760.586

733.349

337.341

22.426

2.933

Jute hemp mesta textile

496.668

0.222

1,161.30

679.081

9.038

2.528

Miscellaneous textile products

800.704

172.285

2,002.09

1,089.84

15.347

1.112

Wood and wood products

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Paper and paper products

1,231.678

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Leather and leather products

632.704

913.497

919.627

7.275

0.000

0.000

Rubber products

143.827

1,142.447

0.000

17.896

22.704

0.000

Plastic products

0.000

151.923

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Petroleum and coal tar products

583.205

1,665.783

0.000

213.623

1,697.836

19.922

Inorganic heavy chemicals

39.149

1,429.911

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Organic heavy chemicals

216.500

0.000

0.000

0.000

230.034

68.221

Fertilizers

523.316

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Pesticides

158.143

0.000

160.252

0.000

0.000

0.000

Paints, varnishes, and lacquers

45.241

0.000

0.000

0.000

51.142

23.604

Other chemicals

0.003

1,018.976

0.008

0.010

0.000

0.000

Synthetic fibers, resin

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other nonmetallic mineral products

117.908

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Iron and steel

1,836.212

0.000

320.699

11.387

0.000

60.565

Machinery and metal products

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

189.17

Electrical machinery

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Transport equipment

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other machineries

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

369.22

Construction

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Electricity gas and water supply

332,372.9

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Transport services and communication

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other services

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total

385,977.8

126,778.4

5,711.26

2,356.60

6,091.525

739.04

Sectors/thousand tons

Zinc

Others

BOD

COD

Agriculture

0.000

10,630.335

86,944.013

136,172.607

Other agriculture

0.000

0.011

10.076

24.304

Milk and milk products

0.000

2,742.484

16,836.468

37,062.412

Livestock

0.000

4,095.240

8,071.381

44,457.637

Fishing

0.000

4.078

28.651

61.240

Coal and lignite

0.000

0.159

0.000

0.000

Mining and quarrying

0.000

0.000

13.926

0.000

Sugar

0.000

26.908

156.214

312.429

Oil and vanaspati

0.000

0.000

328.656

487.109

Tea, coffee, and beverages

0.000

4.569

5,938.357

12,919.158

Food products

0.000

0.000

122.036

209.007

Cotton textile

0.000

337.504

568.187

32,500.930

Woolen and silk textile

0.000

16.943

264.886

977.114

Jute hemp mesta textile

0.000

9.042

632.123

1,246.185

Miscellaneous textile products

3.781

1,666.955

1,290.024

2,842.501

Wood and wood products

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Paper and paper products

0.000

1,824.275

939.310

1,285.797

Leather and leather products

0.000

409.909

190.346

760.225

Rubber products

0.000

44.334

902.436

1,729.246

Plastic products

0.000

0.000

50.641

126.603

Petroleum and coal tar products

0.000

0.000

193.894

485.275

Inorganic heavy chemicals

0.000

229.758

221.596

657.402

Organic heavy chemicals

0.000

27.552

989.784

292.087

Fertilizers

0.000

362.771

0.000

0.000

Pesticides

0.000

54.085

152.872

695.830

Paints, varnishes, and lacquers

0.000

0.000

154.082

19.277

Other chemicals

0.000

0.000

347.651

1,984.006

Synthetic fibers, resin

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other nonmetallic mineral products

87.901

47.046

0.000

70.665

Iron and steel

0.000

230.935

613.948

1,532.054

Machinery and metal products

0.000

0.000

641.280

199.545

Electrical machinery

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Transport equipment

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other machineries

0.000

0.000

1,254.092

390.179

Construction

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Electricity gas and water supply

0.000

0.000

0.000

98.078

Transport services and communication

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other services

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total

91.682

22,764.893

127,856.93

279,598.9

  1. Source: Results from the study

7.1.2 Appendix 7.A.2: Sector Wise Pollution Generated for Ten Pollutants in the Year 2016–2017 (Scenario 2)

Sectors/thousand tons

SS

DS

Chloride

Sulfide

Oil/grease

Phenol

Agriculture

36,282.512

0.000

0.000

0.000

2,616.599

0.000

Other agriculture

12.459

2.082

0.000

0.000

1.688

0.000

Milk and milk products

3,289.567

5,087.360

461.622

0.000

1,273.377

0.000

Livestock

3,018.692

898.913

0.000

0.000

245.479

0.000

Fishing

16.488

0.000

0.000

0.000

7.195

0.000

Coal and lignite

0.000

0.954

0.078

0.158

0.000

0.000

Mining and quarrying

280.599

596.797

0.000

0.000

58.761

1.962

Sugar

72.345

288.099

0.000

0.000

25.149

0.000

Oil and vanaspati

62.443

0.000

0.000

0.000

64.284

0.000

Tea, coffee, and beverages

484.902

11,747.002

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Food products

161.369

0.000

0.000

0.000

215.631

0.000

Cotton textile

7,428.641

104,565.104

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Woolen and silk textile

345.787

848.346

817.966

376.265

25.013

3.272

Jute hemp mesta textile

553.976

0.248

1,295.296

757.436

10.081

2.820

Miscellaneous textile products

893.093

192.164

2,233.106

1,215.599

17.118

1.240

Wood and wood products

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Paper and paper products

1,384.816

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Leather and leather products

717.144

1,035.412

1,042.361

8.246

0.000

0.000

Rubber products

164.053

1,303.105

0.000

20.412

25.897

0.000

Plastic products

0.000

169.453

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Petroleum and coal tar products

650.498

1,857.989

0.000

238.272

1,893.740

22.220

Inorganic heavy chemicals

43.624

1,593.380

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Organic heavy chemicals

245.333

0.000

0.000

0.000

260.669

77.306

Fertilizers

583.699

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Pesticides

176.391

0.000

178.742

0.000

0.000

0.000

Paints, varnishes, and lacquers

50.461

0.000

0.000

0.000

57.043

26.328

Other chemicals

0.003

1,136.550

0.009

0.011

0.000

0.000

Synthetic fibers, resin

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other nonmetallic mineral products

128.940

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Iron and steel

2,048.083

0.000

357.702

12.701

0.000

67.553

Machinery and metal products

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

211.00

Electrical machinery

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Transport equipment

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other machineries

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

427.38

Construction

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Electricity gas and water supply

370,723.7

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Transport services and communication

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other services

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total

429,819.6

131,322.95

6,386.884

2,629.101

6,797.723

841.09

 

Zinc

Others

BOD

COD

Agriculture

0.000

11,856.912

96,976.014

151,884.831

Other agriculture

0.000

0.013

11.238

27.108

Milk and milk products

0.000

3,058.925

18,779.138

41,338.844

Livestock

0.000

4,567.767

9,002.694

49,587.365

Fishing

0.000

4.549

31.957

68.306

Coal and lignite

0.000

0.177

0.000

0.000

Mining and quarrying

0.000

0.000

15.532

0.000

Sugar

0.000

29.334

170.299

340.597

Oil and vanaspati

0.000

0.000

362.326

537.011

Tea, coffee, and beverages

0.000

5.096

6,623.552

14,409.830

Food products

0.000

0.000

136.117

233.123

Cotton textile

0.000

343.225

577.820

33,051.915

Woolen and silk textile

0.000

18.898

295.449

1,089.858

Jute hemp mesta textile

0.000

10.085

705.060

1,389.976

Miscellaneous textile products

4.217

1,859.296

1,438.873

3,170.482

Wood and wood products

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Paper and paper products

0.000

2,051.092

1,056.097

1,445.664

Leather and leather products

0.000

464.615

215.750

861.685

Rubber products

0.000

50.569

1,029.343

1,972.424

Plastic products

0.000

0.000

56.484

141.211

Petroleum and coal tar products

0.000

0.000

216.266

541.268

Inorganic heavy chemicals

0.000

256.025

246.929

732.557

Organic heavy chemicals

0.000

31.222

1,121.600

330.986

Fertilizers

0.000

404.629

0.000

0.000

Pesticides

0.000

60.326

170.511

776.118

Paints, varnishes, and lacquers

0.000

0.000

171.861

21.501

Other chemicals

0.000

0.000

387.764

2,212.929

Synthetic fibers, resin

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other nonmetallic mineral products

96.125

51.448

0.000

77.277

Iron and steel

0.000

257.581

684.788

1,708.830

Machinery and metal products

0.000

0.000

715.274

222.569

Electrical machinery

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Transport equipment

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other machineries

0.000

0.000

1,451.647

451.644

Construction

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Electricity gas and water supply

0.000

0.000

0.000

109.395

Transport services and communication

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other services

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Total

100.343

25,381.784

142,650.383

308,735.306

  1. Source: Results from the study

7.1.3 Appendix 7.A.3: Sector Wise Pollution Generated for Ten Pollutants in the Year 2016–2017 (Scenario 3)

Sectors/thousand tons

SS

DS

Chloride

Sulfide

Oil/grease

Phenol

Agriculture

29,050.65

0

0

0

2,095.056

0

Other agriculture

10.94005

1.8285

0

0

1.481794

0

Milk and milk products

2,806.467

4,340.2

393.829

0

1,086.371

0

Livestock

2,642.656

786.93

0

0

214.8996

0

Fishing

14.44524

0

0

0

6.303693

0

Coal and lignite

0

0.7779

0.06390

0.12920

0

0

Mining and quarrying

210.9791

448.72

0

0

44.18139

1.47519

Sugar

62.59239

249.26

0

0

21.75878

0

Oil and vanaspati

55.18701

0

0

0

56.81361

0

Tea, coffee, and beverages

316.7578

7,673.6

0

0

0

0

Food products

112.1726

0

0

0

149.8917

0

Cotton textile

6,752.696

95,050.5

0

0

0

0

Woolen and silk textile

301.9862

740.88

714.354

328.603

21.84496

2.857418

Jute hemp mesta textile

474.5933

0.2122

1,109.68

648.898

8.636562

2.41611

Miscellaneous textile products

628.2541

135.17

1,570.89

855.123

12.04153

0.872575

Wood and wood products

0

0

0

0

0

0

Paper and paper products

1,151.709

0

0

0

0

0

Leather and leather products

589.4403

851.033

856.744

6.77780

0

0

Rubber products

139.1766

1,105.51

0

17.3170

21.96988

0

Plastic products

0

140.11

0

0

0

0

Petroleum and coal tar products

529.3798

1,512.0

0

193.906

1,541.137

18.08304

Inorganic heavy chemicals

36.75452

1,342.4

0

0

0

0

Organic heavy chemicals

202.9253

0

0

0

215.6105

63.9435

Fertilizers

502.8546

0

0

0

0

0

Pesticides

148.1316

0

150.106

0

0

0

Paints, varnishes, and lacquers

36.91135

0

0

0

41.72588

19.2581

Other chemicals

0.002487

906.28

0.00710

0.00888

0

0

Synthetic fibers, resin

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other nonmetallic mineral products

90.54471

0

0

0

0

0

Iron and steel

1,628.061

0

284.344

10.0963

0

53.6993

Machinery and metal products

0

0

0

0

0

182.9052

Electrical machinery

0

0

0

0

0

0

Transport equipment

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other machineries

0

0

0

0

0

355.0163

Construction

0

0

0

0

0

0

Electricity gas and water supply

300,018.9

0

0

0

0

0

Transport services and communication

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other services

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

348,515.2

115,285

5,080.03

2,060.86

5,539.725

700.526

 

Zinc

Others

BOD

COD

Agriculture

0

9,493.5837

77,646.683

121,611.03

Other agriculture

0

0.0110346

9.8681205

23.803294

Milk and milk products

0

2,609.6967

16,021.268

35,267.898

Livestock

0

3,998.7663

7,881.2399

43,410.329

Fishing

0

3.9848962

27.997331

59.842148

Coal and lignite

0

0.1444844

0

0

Mining and quarrying

0

0

11.678639

0

Sugar

0

25.379379

147.3414

294.68279

Oil and vanaspati

0

0

320.22218

474.60834

Tea, coffee, and beverages

0

3.3291249

4,326.7744

9,413.0893

Food products

0

0

94.618876

162.05088

Cotton textile

0

311.99473

525.24285

30,044.469

Woolen and silk textile

0

16.50445

258.02491

951.80616

Jute hemp mesta textile

0

8.6400142

604.02784

1,190.7977

Miscellaneous textile products

2.9668

1,307.9378

1,012.1872

2,230.3021

Wood and wood products

0

0

0

0

Paper and paper products

0

1,705.8308

878.32388

1,202.3149

Leather and leather products

0

381.87965

177.33063

708.24224

Rubber products

0

42.900875

873.26017

1,673.3385

Plastic products

0

0

46.703686

116.75921

Petroleum and coal tar products

0

0

175.9989

440.4875

Inorganic heavy chemicals

0

215.7074

208.0444

617.1985

Organic heavy chemicals

0

25.8248

927.7237

273.7731

Fertilizers

0

348.5870

0

0

Pesticides

0

50.66103

143.1939

651.7794

Paints, varnishes, and lacquers

0

0

125.7126

15.727448

Other chemicals

0

0

309.2032

1,764.591

Synthetic fibers, resin

0

0

0

0

Other nonmetallic mineral products

67.501

36.12793

0

54.26542

Iron and steel

0

204.7561

544.3516

1,358.382

Machinery and metal products

0

0

620.0177

192.9288

Electrical machinery

0

0

0

0

Transport equipment

0

0

0

0

Other machineries

0

0

1,205.829

375.1637

Construction

0

0

0

0

Electricity gas and water supply

0

0

0

88.53110

Transport services and communication

0

0

0

0

Other services

0

0

0

0

Total

70.468

20,792.24

115,122.8

254,668.2

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Chakraborty, D., Mukhopadhyay, K. (2014). Simulation Exercises on Water Pollution Abatement Policies. In: Water Pollution and Abatement Policy in India. Global Issues in Water Policy, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8929-5_7

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