Comprehensive Environmental Pollution
Comprehensive Environmental Pollution
Index (CEPI) for the Assessment of
Industrial Clusters
Background
Program on Environmental Management of Critically
Polluted Areas (CPAs) started with identification of 10 such
areas in the 29th Conference of Chairmen and Member
Secretaries of State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/
Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) held in May 1989.
Subsequently, 24 CPAs identified, action plans prepared in
consultation with the concerned SPCBs/ PCCs.
Basis for identification subjective and varied from area to
area
CPCB monitored implementation of Action Plans
Scope of Proposed CEPI
The proposed CEPI is aimed to evaluate the areas
primarily subjected to industrial pollution.
The CEPI is aimed to assess the effect of ppollution at
local level. The global environmental issues are not
covered by the proposed CEPI.
The CEPI does not reflect the potential accidental
release of pollutants in the area or in a nearby area.
Index (CEPI) for the Assessment of
Industrial Clusters
-Quantification of the environment health parameters
-Providing quantitative criteria, synthesizing the available
information and reducing complex information to a
smaller, more easily retained information
Background..
CPCB initiated a technical study through IIT, Delhi in 2008 to
evolve scientific criteria to identify critically polluted industrial
clusters/ areas, using case study carried out in Ghaziabad and
data generated through environmental quality monitoring
under the study.
Consequently, a comprehensive Environmental Pollution
Index (CEPI) system has been evolved for environmental
assessment of industrial clusters.
The development of CEPI has been a comprehensive
exercise involving CPCB, MOEF, IITs, NEERI, NITs and other
experts from NGOs & industry associations.
Framework
Source -> Pathway -> Receptor
Source and receptor related information to
be used for screening of polluted areas
Pathway related information to be used for
calculating CEPI for the selected areas
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Framework.. The main objectives of the CEPI
+
To identify problem industrial clusters/areas from
pollution point of view for taking concerted action and
CEPI = Source + Pathway Receptor

for being centrally monitored at the national level to

improve the current status of environmental
components e.g. air and water quality data, public
- Human
Quantity of Quality of Air Water Ground Population
emissions
and waste
emissions
and waste
. water.
.
-Flora/ fauna
-Sensitive complaints, ecological damage, and visual
environment
environmental conditions.
Number/ size and Type of toxins -SPM -DO -DO to facilitate the definition of critically polluted industrial
type of industries
and magnitude of
-NOx
-SO2
-BOD
-COD
-BOD
-COD
clusters/areas based on the environmental parameter
other polluting
activities
-CO
-O3
-Metals
-Other toxic
-Metals
-Other toxic
index and prioritization of economically feasible
-HC, etc substances substances solution through adequate action plan formulation for
environmental sustainability.

Approach for Pollution Ranking of

Framework Areas
Assessment of the industrial clusters/ areas is a three step process: Scoring
The scoring system involves an algorithm that takes
STEP I:
into account basic selection criteria. This approach is

Assessment of the status of the area is done based on CEPI. The framework
proposed is based on basic hazard assessment logic that can be
Source -> Pathways -> Receptor summarized as:
STEP II:
Assessment of various environmental indicators and investigation of the status
of environmental resources such as land, vegetation, air and water Hazard = POLLUTANT Source & PATHWAY &
Spatial and temporal data/ information shall be used for this purpose.
STEP III:
RECEPTOR
Development of remedial action plan in consultation with,
Local stakeholders
Experts
Each of these essential links in the causal chain is
represented by criteria that are included in the scoring

Policy makers
methodology.

CEPI Development Process Development of CEPI

The development of CEPI has been a comprehensive
exercise involving
CPCB,
Sub-Index is to be
Ministry of Environment and Forests,
calculated
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi,
separately for air,
water and land in the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur,
selected industrial Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,
cluster/ area, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee,
and aggregated to Delhi Technological University (Delhi College of Engineering),
CEPI BITS Pilani,
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
CEPI
(NEERI) and
Experts from various organisations, institutions, universities,
industries and NGOs.

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 Estimate Score A1: Based on the
data on the presence of Toxins
Pollutant Score A
a. POLLUTANT (upto 3 most critical pollutants to be taken)
= A1 x A2
Factor #A1 - Presence of Toxin
Estimate Score A2: Based on the (6 x 5 = 30)
scale of industrial activities

Estimate Score B1: Based on the Group A - Toxins that are not assessed as acute or systemic = 1
Pollutant concentration data Group B - Organics that are probable carcinogens (USEPA Class 2 and 3)
Pathway Score B or substances with some systemic toxicity. e.g. VOC's, PAHs, PCBs, air
Estimate Score B2: Based on the = B1 + B2 + B3 pollutants such as PM10 and PM2.5 = 2
(8 + 6 + 6 = 20)
Impact on people
Group C - Known carcinogens or chemicals with significant systemic or
Sub-Index
Sub Index = A+B+C+D g system
organ y toxicity.
y e.g.
g vinyl
y chloride, benzene, lead, radionuclide,
Estimate Score B3 : Based on the
(Max Score = hexachromium, cadmium, organophosphate pesticides. = 4
Impact on Eco-geological features
30 + 20 + 30 + 20= 100)
Estimate Score C1: Based on Penalty values for combination of most critical pollutnats: Factor A1
Potentially affected population
Receptor Score C
= (C1 x C2)+ C3
Estimate Score C2: Based on the
level of exposure
(5 x 5) + 5= 30 S. NO. Pollutant 1 Pollutant 2 Pollutant 3 Penalty

Estimate Score C3: Based on the risk 1 C C C 2.0

to sensitive receptors
2 C C B/A 1.75
Additional High Risk Element D:
Based on the information on Pollution 3 C B B/A 1.5
Control Facilities (Max = 20)
4 B B B/A 1.0

Determining Critical Pollutants Calculating Pollutant Factor A1

Three most critical pollutants are to be considered for Based on the groups of the 3 critical pollutants,
calculations and these are selected in the beginning of following values are used for calculating A1:
the process. Group A A1 = 1
The pollutants have been divided into three groups, i.e. Group B A1 = 2
A B and C
A, C. This information can be obtained from the Group C A1 = 4
Annexure. The final value of A1 is calculated by the addition of penalty for
the given combination of critical pollutants to the maximum
Pollutants belonging to group C are more critical than value of A1 for them.
those belonging to group B which is more critical than Eg. Critical Pollutants: Benzene 35.8 g/m3 (C), RSPM 172
those in group A. g/m3 (B), SO2 130 g/m3 (A); so, maximum value of A1 is
In cases with more than 3 pollutants in the same for benzene = 4 and from the table: this lies in any other
category, the ones with higher concentrations in the combination and hence the penalty = 0.0. Hence, A1 = 4 + 0 =
4.0
surroundings would be considered critical.

a. POLLUTANT contd
Factor #A2 Scale of industrial activities
Factor # A2
The number of R17 and R54 (as given in list of industries in the Annexure)
Large = 5 (if there are industries per 10 km2 area or fraction is determined and A2 is calculated
based on the given criteria:
> 10 R17 per 10 sqkm area or fraction OR Large A2 = 5 : if there are 10 R18 OR
> 2 R17 + 10 R54 per sqkm area or fraction OR 2 R17 + 10 R54 OR
100 R54
> 100 R54 per 10 sqkm area or fraction Moderate A2 = 2.5
2 5 : if there are 2-10
2 10 R18 OR
10-100 R54
Moderate = 2.5 (if there are Limited A2 = 1 : in all other cases
2 to 10 R17 per 10 km2 area or fraction OR
Eg. An area has: 5 thermal power plants, 10 mining industries and 40
10-100 R54 per km2 area or fraction small scale industries of various kinds. Now, since both thermal power
plants and mining industries lie in the R17 category, total R17 industries =
15 and hence A2= 5.
Limited = 1 (else there is any industry within 10 km2 area or
fraction) Then calculate the pollutant factor A using: A = A1 x A2

SCORE A = A1 x A2 (max score = 6 x 5 = 30)

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 b. PATHWAY b. PATHWAY contd
Factor #B1 Ambient Pollutant Concentration Factor #B2 Evidence of adverse impact on people

Critical = 6 (when exceedence factor is > 1.5) No = 0 (when no reliable evidence is available)
High = 3 (when exceedence factor is between 1- 1.5) Yes (when evidence of symptoms of exposure) = 3
Moderate = 2 (when exceedence factor is between 0.5 1.0) Yes (when evidence of fatality or disease(s) leading to fatality such as
cancer due to exposure)
p )=6
L
Low = 1 ((when
h exceedence
d ffactor
t iis < 0
0.5)
5)
Penalty values for combination of most critical pollutants: Factor B1 Factor #B3 - Reliable Evidence of Adverse Impact on eco-geological features

S.NO. Pollutant 1 Pollutant 2 Pollutant 3 Penalty No = 0 (when no reliable evidence is available)

Yes (when evidence of symptoms of exposure) = 3
1 Critical Critical Critical/High/ Moderate 2.0 Yes (when evidence of loss of flora/ fauna/ significant damage to eco-
2 Critical High High/ Moderate 1.75 geological features, irreparable loss/ damage) = 6
3 High High High 1.5
These three factors are taken as additive and so the overall score for this
4 High High Moderate 1.0 element is as follows:

SCORE B = B1+B2+B3 (max score = 8 + 6 + 6 = 20)

Calculating Pathway Factor B Pathway Factor B contd

Factor # B1 Factor # B2 : Reliable evidence of symptoms of adverse impact on
This is calculated based on the exceedence factor (F). (Calculation of exceedence people or fatality due to exposure is collected. Reliable evidence is
factor is given in Annexure V) in the form of media reports, hospital records, PIL and NGOs
Critical B1 = 6 (F 1.5)

High B1 = 3 (F = 1.0 to 1.5)
reporting, academic research reports, published literature.
Moderate B1 = 2 (F = 0.5 1.0) No B2 = 0
Low B1 = 1 (F < 0.5) Evidence of symptoms B2 = 3
Evidence of fatality B2 = 6
The final value of B1 is calculated by the addition of penalty for the given
combination of critical pollutants to the maximum value of B1 for them.
Factor # B3 - Similar to the previous factor, reliable evidence of
Eg. Critical Pollutants: Benzene 35.8 g/m3 (15), RSPM 172 g/m3 (150), SO2 130 adverse impact on ecological features is collected.
g/m3 (120). So, F (Benzene) = 2.4 and hence it is critical (6). No B3 = 0
F (RSPM) = 1.14 and hence it is high (3). Evidence of symptoms B3 = 3
F (SO2) = 1.08 and hence it is high (3). Evidence of significance damage B3 = 6

So, this is corresponding to S No. 2 in the table for Factor # B1 and hence penalty = B = B1 + B2 + B3
1.75 so, B1 = 6 + 1.75 = 7.75

c. RECEPTOR c. RECEPTOR contd

Factor #C1 - Number of People potentially affected within 2 km boundary from the Penalty Values for combination of most critical pollutants: Factor C2
industrial pollution source
S.NO. Pollutant 1 Pollutant 2 Pollutant 3 Penalty
<1,000 = 1
1,000 to 10,000 = 1.5 1 Critical Critical Critical/High/ Moderate 2.00
10,000 to 100,000 = 3 2 Critical High High/ Moderate 1.75
>100,000 = 5
3 Hi h
High Hi h
High Hi h
High 1 50
1.50
Factor #C2 - Level of exposure 4 High High Moderate 1.00
A surrogate number which will represent Level of Exposure (SNLF) is calculated using %
violation of ambient pollutant concentration, which is calculated as Factors C1 and C2 are taken as multiplicative.

SNLF = (No. of samples exceeded/ total no. of samples) x (Exceedence factor) Factor #C3 Additional risk to sensitive receptors
No = 0
Low = 1 (SNLF = 0) Yes (if >500 sensitive people/ a sensitive historical/ aechaeological/ religious/
Medium = 1.5 (SNLF < 0.25) national park/ sanctuary/ ecological habitat are within 2 km distance from
High = 2 (SNLF 0.25 0.5) source, additional risk) = 5
Critical = 3 (SNLF > 0.5)
SCORE C = (C1xC2) + C3 (max score = (5 x 5) + 5= 30)

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Calculating Receptor Factor C Factor # C2
To calculate C2, SNLF is first calculated where
Factor # C1 - For air pollution, number of SNLF = (No. of Samples exceeded the Standards / total no. of Samples) x (Average
Exceedence factor).
people affected within 2 km boundary from the Low C2 = 1 (SNLF = 0)

industrial pollution source including industrial

Moderate C2 = 1.5 (SNLF < 0.5)
High C3 = 2 (SNLF 0.5 - 1)

workers and their families is estimated

estimated. For all Critical - C3 = 3 (SNLF 1)

others, total population of the area can be The final value of C2 is calculated by the addition of penalty for the given combination of
critical pollutants to the maximum value of C2 for them.
considered. Eg. Critical Pollutants: Benzene exceeded for 8 out of 12 days of monitoring, RSPM 11
<1,000 = 1 out of 12, SO2 4 out of 12
Using the exceedence factor (F) calculated in B1;
1,000 to 10,000 = 1.5 SNLF (Benzene) = 2.4*8/12 = 1.6 => Critical (3)
SNLF (RSPM) = 1.14*11/12 = 1.045 => Critical (3)
10,000 to 100,000 = 3
SNLF (SO2) = 1.08*4/12 = 0.36 => Moderate (1.5)
> 100,000 = 5
So, this corresponds to S No. in the table for Factor # C2 and hence the penalty = 2.0.
So, C2 = 3 + 2 = 5.0

Factor # C3 d. Additional High Risk Element

Additional risk to sensitive receptors, i.e. sensitive
people/ a sensitive historical/ archaeological/ religious/
national parks/ sanctuary/ ecological habitat are within 2
km distance from source is estimated.
No C3 = 0
Yes C3 = 5
Now calculate receptor factor C using: C = (C1 x C2) + C3
Factor #D - Additional High Risk Element (Inadequacy of pollution
control measures for large scale, medium and small scale
industries and also due to unorganized sector). It is cumulative of
ETPs, CETPs, Air Pollution Control Devises (APCDs) and
unorganized waste disposal. Max. Score = 20
If all the industries in the area have adequately designed/ operated
and maintained pollution control facilities and also common facilities
such as CETP/ FETP/ CHWDF are having adequate capacity and are
having state of art technology = 0
If all the large industries in the area have adequately designed/
operated and maintained pollution control facilities but small and
medium industries are defaulting. Common facilities such as
CETP/FETP/CHWDF are having adequate in capacity or operation/
maintenance = 5

d. Additional High Risk Elementcontd d. Additional High Risk Element

If all the industries in the area have adequately designed/ operated

and maintained pollution control facilities but the common facilities Score for additional high risk element: Factor D
such as CETP/FETP/CHWDF are having inadequate in capacity or
operation/ maintenance = 10 S.NO. Large scale Small/ Medium Common facilities Score
Industries scale Industries for Pollution
If allll the
h llarge iindustries
d i iin the
h area h
have adequately
d l ddesigned/
i d/ Control
operated and maintained pollution control facilities but small and 1 Adequate Adequate Adequate 0
medium industries are defaulting. Common facilities such as
CETP/FETP/CHWDF are having inadequate in capacity or operation/ 2 Adequate Inadequate Adequate 5
maintenance = 15 3 Adequate Adequate Inadequate 10
4 Adequate Inadequate Inadequate 15
Inadequate Facilities of individual as well as common facilities, full
penalty = 20 5 Inadequate Inadequate Inadequate 20

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 d. Additional High Risk Element Aggregation of CEPI
On the above basis, the total score is calculated as:
Inadequate Facilities: > 10% units deficient in terms of design/ operation and
maintenance of pollution control in case of small and medium scale industries Sub-Index SCORE = (A + B + C + D) = (30 + 20 +30 +20) = 100
OR
CEPI = im + {(100 - im)*(i2/100)*(i3/100)}
2% units deficiency in terms of design/ operation and maintenance of Where,
pollution control in case of Large scale industries or common facilities im: maximum sub index; and
i2, and i3 are sub indices for other media
Status report (last 2 years) shall be used deciding the score for adequacy
Industrial Sub- Sub- Sub- Aggregated
Area/Cluster Index1 Index2 Index3 CEPI
A 60.00 60.00 60.00 75
B 60.00 60.00 50.00 72
C 60.00 50.00 50.00 70
D 50.00 50.00 50.00 63

Problems and solutions in CEPI application List of Industrial Clusters/ Areas for
Factor Problem Solution Application of CEPI
A1 Determining critical pollutants An exhaustive classification of industrial pollutants into the
groups A, B & C
Andhra Pradesh: Kathedan, Kukatpalli, Patancheru- -Bollaram , Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam

Assam: Burnihat, Digboi

A2 Lack of classified data about industries present
B1 Lack of data, esp. for groundwater
Various data sets for surface water
Inconsistency
area
y in measurements within an
B2, B3 Lack of evidence of adverse impact
C1 No data of population within 2 km of the source;
also the definition of source is not clear
C2 24 hours exceedence factor is not applicable for
water and land pollution
SPCB/ Industrial Association/ Industry Development
Corporations should classify industries based on
R18 and R54
Maintenance of records with all local or state Bihar: Hajipur, West, Singhbhum
authorities
CETP effluents discharged
monitored
g should be p preferably
y
Chhatisgarh: Bhillai- Durg Korba (Chhatisgarh),
Bhillai Durg, (Chhatisgarh) Raipur
Proper and regular data collection drives at all
points considered Delhi: Nazafgarh drain basin (including Anand Parvat, Naraina, Okhla and Wazirpur)
Local health bodies/ NGOs/ legal authorities (PILs) etc.
should be contacted Gujarat: Ahmedabad, Ankleshwar, Bhavnagar, Junagarh, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Vapi,
Consider total population to get a conservative value Vatva
Normal exceedence factor based on average annual data Himachal Pradesh: Baddi, Kala Amb, Parwanoo
can be used

C3 No information about sensitive areas Local authorities to be consulted Haryana: Faridabad, Panipat

D Lack of data Notices issued by SPCBs/ CPCB may be considered for Jharkhand: Bada Jamtara, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ramgarh, Saraikela
assessing the effectiveness of pollution control

Karnataka: Bhadravati , Bidar, Mangalore, Pinia, Raichur

List of Industrial Clusters/ Areas for

Application of CEPI Summary of CEPI calculations
Kerala: Cochin Greater

Madhya Pradesh: Dewas, Gwalior, Indore, Nagda Ratlam, Pitampur Distribution of CEPI Score
< 50 > 80
Maharashtra: Aurangabad, Chandrapur, Dombivalli, Chembur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, 50 - 60
Pimpari-Chinchwad, Tarapur (10) ( 3) (10)

Oi
Orissa: A
Angul
lTTalcher
l h , Ib V
Valley,
ll Jh
Jharsuguda,
d Paradeep
P d
> 80
Punjab: Batala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mandi Gobind Garh 70 - 80
60- 70
Rajasthan: Bhiwadi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Pali 50 - 60
< 50
60- 70 70 - 80
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Erode, Manali, Mettur, Tirupur Vellore (North Arcot)
( 32) (33)
Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Udhamsingh Nagar

Uttar Pradesh: Agra, Aligarh, Bulandsahar-Khurza, Ferozabad, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Noida,

Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Singrauli , Varansi-Mirzapur

West Bengal: Asansole, Durgapur , Haldia, Howrah

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 Summary of CEPI calculations
Distribution of Air EPI Score Distribution of Land (Soil & Groundwater) EPI Score Summary of CEPI calculations
< 40 > 70 < 40 > 70 60-70
40 - 50 ( 2) (5) ( 5) (4)
60-70 (11)
(18) 40 - 50
(22) (27)
> 70 > 70
Industrial Cluster/Area AIR WATER LAND CEPI
60 - 70 60 - 70
50 - 60 50 - 60
Ankleshwar (Gujarat) 72.00 72.75 75.75 88.50 Ac_Wc_Lc
40 - 50 40 - 50
< 40
50- 60
< 40 Vapi (Gujarat) 74.00 74.50 72.00 88.09 Ac_Wc_Lc
50- 60 ( 41) Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) 68.50 75.25 71.50 87.37 Ac_Wc_Lc
( 41)
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) 70 75
70.75 67 50
67.50 66 50
66.50 83 88
83.88 Ac Wc Lc
Ac_Wc_Lc
Distribution of Water EPI Score Distribution of Maximum EPI Score Air/Water/Land Korba (Chhatisgarh) 67.00 57.00 72.50 83.00 Ac_Ws_Lc
< 40 > 70 40 - 50 < 40 > 70
( 5) (3) 60-70 (11) (2) (7) Bhiwadi (Rajasthan) 71.00 69.00 59.50 82.91 Ac_Wc_Ls
40 - 50 (19) 60-70
(20)
(29) Angul Talcher (Orissa) 64.00 69.00 65.75 82.09 Ac_Wc_Lc
> 70 > 70
60 - 70
Vellore (North Arcot) (Tamilnadu) 69.25 65.25 62.50 81.79 Ac_Wc_Lc
60 - 70
50 - 60 50 - 60
Singrauli (Uttar Pradesh) 70.50 64.00 59.50 81.73 Ac_Wc_Ls
40 - 50 40 - 50
< 40 < 40 Ludhiana (Punjab) 68.00 66.00 64.75 81.66 Ac_Wc_Lc
50- 60 50- 60
( 41) (39)

Summary of CEPI calculations

Summary of CEPI calculations Industrial Cluster/Area AIR WATER LAND CEPI
Howrah (West Bengal) 57.00 54.50 63.50 74.84 As_Ws_Lc
Industrial Cluster/Area AIR WATER LAND CEPI
Vatva (Gujarat) 60.00 62.00 56.00 74.77 Ac_Wc_Ls
Nazafgarh drain basin (including Anand 52.13 69.00 65.25 79.54 As_Wc_Lc
Parvat, Naraina, Okhla and Wazirpur), Delhi Ib Valley (Orissa) 61.00 56.50 59.00 74.00 Ac_Ws_Ls
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) 65.75 64.00 60.00 78.90 Ac_Wc_Lc Varansi-Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) 58.00 62.00 53.50 73.79 As_Wc_Ls
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) 64.50 59.00 65.50 78.63 Ac_Ws_Lc Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) 61.00 59.00 55.50 73.77 Ac_Ws_Ls
Dombivalli (Maharashtra) 66.00 63.50 57.50 78.41 Ac_Wc_Ls Pali (Rajasthan) 52.00 64.00 52.00 73.73 As_Wc_Ls
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) 66.00 63.50 56.00 78.09 Ac_Wc_Ls Mangalore (Karnataka) 61.75 57.75 54.00 73.68 Ac_Ws_Ls
Cuddalore (Tamilnadu) 54.00 65.25 64.00 77.45 As_Wc_Lc Jharsuguda (Orissa) 61.00 56.50 56.00 73.34 Ac_Ws_Ls
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) 64.75 60.50 59.50 77.44 Ac_Wc_Ls Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) 62.25 58.75 45.50 72.38 Ac_Ws_Ln
Faridabad (Haryana) 63.50 59.00 62.75 77.07 Ac_Ws_Lc Bhadravati (Karnataka) 62.75 56.50 45.50 72.33 Ac_Ws_Ln
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) 59.00 63.75 59.50 76.48 As_Wc_Ls Tarapur (Maharashtra) 60.75 56.00 51.25 72.01 Ac_Ws_Ls
Manali (Tamilnadu) 64.00 59.00 58.00 76.32 Ac_Ws_Ls Panipat (Haryana) 55.75 56.50 59.00 71.91 As_Ws_Ls
Haldia (West Bengal) 53.75 64.50 57.00 75.43 As_Wc_Ls Indore (Madhya Pradesh) 59.00 57.50 52.00 71.26 As_Ws_Ls
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) 62.75 58.00 58.00 75.28 Ac_Ws_Ls Bhavnagar (Gujarat) 54.50 57.50 57.75 70.99 As_Ws_Ls
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 52.00 65.50 54.00 75.19 As_Wc_Ls Vishakhapatnam (AndhraPradesh) 57.00 57.50 55.00 70.82 As_Ws_Ls
Cochin, Greater (Kerala) 57.00 64.00 54.00 75.08 As_Wc_Ls Junagarh (Gujarat) 53.25 52.50 59.50 70.82 As_Ws_Ls
Mandi Gobind Garh (Punjab) 62.00 55.50 62.00 75.08 Ac_Ws_Lc Asansole (West Bengal) 58.38 56.25 50.50 70.20 As_Ws_Ls
Patancheru - Bollaram (Andhra Pradesh) 50.00 59.00 54.00 70.07 As_Ws_Ls

Summary of CEPI calculations Summary and Conclusions

60-70: Paradeep (Orissa), Nashik (Mah), Chembur (Mah), Baddi (HP), Though efforts have been made to perfect the process
Kala Amb (HP), Dewas (MP), Batala (Punjab), Tirupur (TN), of CEPI application to industrial areas, there are still
Durgapur (WB), Raichur (Kar), Bidar (Kar), West Singhbhum, some parameters that need to be improved further e.g.
(Bihar), Mettur (TN), Vadodara (Guj), Jaipur (Raj), Rajkot (Guj), inconsistency in pollution data available with the authorities;
Nagda -Ratlam
Ratlam (MP), Jamshedpur (Jhar), Pimpari-Chinchwad
Pimpari Chinchwad irregular environmental monitoring for data collection;
(Mah), Raipur (Chha), Saraikela (Jhar), Ramgarh (Jhar), Pinia absence of evidences of adverse impact on human or ecology.
(Kar), Pitampur (MP), Jalandhar (Punjab), Moradabad (UP),
Besides, there are variations in pollution standards of
Bada Jamtara (Jhar), Aligarh (UP), Parwanoo (HP), Haridwar
(Utt), Vijaywada (AP), Ferozabad (UP)
CPCB and the SPCB which might lead to inconsistency
in application across the country.
> 60: Mathura (UP), Meerut (UP), Erode (TN), Surat (Guj), Kathedan
(AP), Kukatpalli (AP), Hajipur (Bihar), Gwalior (MP),
Udhamsingh Nagar (Utt), Bhillai- Durg (Chha), Bulandsahar-
Khurza (UP), Burnihat (Assam), Digboi (Assam)

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Summary and Conclusions.
The present CEPI could be used for initial
environmental assessment of the industrial
areas/clusters based on ground information.
Constant and intensive environmental surveillance of
the critically polluted industrial clusters should be done
to assess various environmental indicators and
investigate the status of environmental resources
including land, vegetation, air and water and plan for
remedial actions.
It is suggested that as the step II a comprehensive
analysis of spatial and temporal data/ information shall
be done for the identified critical industrial clusters.
Summary and Conclusions
It is to be noted that the data/ information made
available by the CPCB/SPCB for the industrial clusters
have been used in step I.
The ppresent CEPI is intended to act as an early y warning g
tool, which is easy and quick to use. It can help in
categorizing the industrial clusters in terms of priority of
needing attention.
It is suggested that the estimation of CEPI should be a
dynamic and ongoing process and with the availability
of additional data and information the CEPI should be
updated. It is suggested that the frequency of updating
should be on yearly basis.

Future Actions Suggested

Additional information shall be collected and used corresponding to
steps II and III as the future course of action. These industrial
clusters shall be subjected to detailed environmental investigations
for defining the spatial boundaries as well as the extent of eco-

geological damages. The outcome of step II and III shall be used

for preparing a comprehensive remedial action plan.
STEP II:
II Detailed
D t il d EEnvironmental
i t l IInvestigations
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Assessment of various environmental indicators and investigation of
the status of environmental resources such as land, vegetation, air
and water
Spatial and temporal data/ information shall be used for this
purpose.
STEP III: Action plans should be subsequently developed in
consultation with, local stakeholders, experts and policy makers.

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The outcome shall be used for preparing action plan for
remediation in consultation with, Local stakeholders, Experts and
Policy makers