All five West Champaran sugar mills compliant with discharge norms, government confirms

The question asked the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to state measures proposed to prevent pollution from sugar mills in West Champaran, Bihar, and whether inspections would be conducted.

Asked by Shri Sunil Kumar; Answered by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav).

• Sugar mills with capacity exceeding 5000 Tonnes of Cane Crushed per Day (TCD) require prior Environmental Clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006.
• Sugar mills are classified as Category 'B' projects and appraised by State level Expert Appraisal Committees (SEAC).
• Emission and effluent discharge standards for sugar mills were notified on 14th January, 2016.
• Sugar mills fall under the 'Red' category for inspections and are mandated to be inspected by State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) once every six months.
• Sugar mills are required to install Online Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (OCEMS) connected to the CPCB server.
• According to the Bihar State Pollution Control Board (BSPCB), sugar mills have installed Air Pollution Control Devices such as cyclones, wet scrubbers, or Electro Static Precipitators (ESP).
• During 2025-26, five sugar mills in West Champaran were inspected by joint teams and found compliant with discharge norms.
• CPCB prepared 'Charter 2.0' in 2025 for water conservation and pollution prevention by sugar industries in the Ganga basin.

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