Pollution

 

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
has identified 24 problem areas on the basis of status of air and water pollution
by industries for preparation of Environment Management Plans (EMP). [May 2008]

List
of 24 Problem Areas

S.NO

Problem
Area

State

1

Angul - Talcher

Orissa

2

Ankleshwar

Gujarat

3

Bhadravati

Karnataka

4

BollaramPatancheru

Andhra
Pradesh

5

Chembur

Maharashtra

6

Dhanbad

Bihar

7

Digboi

Assam

8

Durgapur

West
Bengal

9

Greater
Cochin

Kerala

10

Howrah

West
Bengal

11

Jodhpur

Rajasthan

12

Kala Amb

Himachal Pradesh

13

Korba

Chattisgarh

14

Manali

Tamil
Nadu

15

Mandi, Gobindgarh

Punjab

16

Nagda-Ratlam

Madhya
Pradesh

17

Najafgarh Drain Basin Area

Delhi

18

Vellore (North Arcot)

Tamil
Nadu

19

Pali

Rajasthan

20

Parwanoo

Himachal Pradesh

21

Singrauli

Uttar
Pradesh

22

Tarapur

Maharashtra

23

Vapi

Gujarat

24

Vishakhapatnam

Andhra
Pradesh


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