State is committed to curbing Chandrapur pollution: Munde
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Nagpur/Chandrapur: Maharashtra environment minister Pankaja Munde on Thursday assured the state legislative council about the state govt's commitment to tackle alarming pollution levels plaguing Chandrapur and that measures for mitigation are being actively implemented.
Replying to a half-hour discussion at the ongoing State Legislature's ongoing monsoon session, Munde acknowledged the severity of the situation. She said Chandrapur was classified as a Critically Polluted Area (CPA) in 2010, with a pollution index of 83. "Due to continuous efforts, the index now dropped to 54," she said, adding that conditional permits have been issued to industries based on compliance.
The minister stated that it has been made mandatory for the industries to install air and water pollution control mechanisms, including electrostatic precipitators, dust collectors, and online monitoring systems.
Water recycling plants, treatment facilities, and road paving to control dust pollution are also being enforced. "Defaulting industries have been regularly issued notices apart from regular inspections by the enforcement staff.
Action is taken where violations are found," Munde said.
She admitted that while funds were disbursed to local self-governing bodies for pollution control, their utilisation remains suboptimal in certain areas.
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The govt, she said, is considering a dedicated pollution control plan for hotspots like Chandrapur, and a decision will be taken soon.
However, civil society groups paint a more alarming picture. Sanjeevani Paryavaran Sanstha president Rajesh Bele, citing data procured through Right to Information (RTI) Act, warned of a worsening health crisis linked directly to pollution.
Between April 2023 and March 2025, the district reported 12,867 cases of respiratory ailments such as asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), and 1,410 heart-related cases likely caused by air pollution and heat in govt hospitals including GMCH, rural hospital, and urban and rural PHCs in the district.
Waterborne diseases like cholera and diarrhoea affected over 18,222 individuals, while 1,410 cases of vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria were also recorded.
Data from the Karmaveer Dadasaheb Kannamwar Government Medical College in Chandrapur reveals 821 tuberculosis cases and an alarming 77,543 cases of skin diseases from January 2023 to May 2025. Health complications among pregnant women also spiked, with 1,254 cases in 2023 rising to 1,560 in 2024 and 774 already recorded in the first half of 2025, in GMCH.
Bele has alleged that hazardous emissions from thermal plants, coal mining, steel factories, vehicular traffic, and even charcoal burning are compromising air and water quality, affecting not just humans but also animals and aquatic life. He also warned that in several pockets of the district, drinking water is contaminated with industrial effluents, endangering thousands of lives.
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