Parliament Question: High Risk Public Health Surveillance Zone

GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1144 TO BE ANSWERED ON24THJULY, 2026 HIGH RISK PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCEZONE †1144.SHRIPATELUMESHBHAI BABUBHAI: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate: (a) the number of 'Red Category' pharmaceutical and chemical units currently operational in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu along with their names, the detailsof productsmanufactured andproductioncapacity; (b) whether any updated epidemiological data is available regarding the impact on public health associated with the high density/concentration of the said units, if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government in coordination with the CPCB/PCC/GPCB, process to conduct an integrated analysis of real-time pollution data and regional disease load, if so, the details thereofandif not,the reasons therefor; (d) whether any independent third-party institution has conducted or proposes to conduct a health impact study in this regard, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (e) whether there is any scheme to declare the Daman-Vapi industrial belt as High-Risk Public Health Surveillance Zone and also to initiate cancer screening/bio-monitoring and to establish specialized disease registries, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (SHRIJAGATPRAKASH NADDA) (a): As informed by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 24 Red Category Pharmaceutical and Chemical units are currently inoperation in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH&DD). The details regarding the names of the units, products manufactured andproductioncapacities of these 24 unitsare enclosedasAnnexure. (b): As informed by India Council of Medical Research (ICMR), currently there is no epidemiological study or data specifically establishing an association between the concentration of Red Category pharmaceutical/chemical industries in the DNH&DD/Daman–Vapiindustrial belt andpublic healthoutcomes.(c): As informed by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and Pollution Control Committee (PCC), DNH&DD, no specific study has been conducted for undertaking an integrated analysis of real-time pollution monitoring data and regional disease burden.However, Environmental monitoring and regulatory actions are undertaken by the concerned pollution control authorities under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the respective State/UT Pollution Control Authorities, while disease surveillance iscarried out through established public healthsurveillance mechanisms. (d): No information regarding any independent third-party institution having conducted or proposing to conduct a specific comprehensive health impact study on the Daman-Vapi industrial belt isavailable with the Ministry. (e): The Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu does not fall under the identifiedCritically PollutedAreas (CPAs) asperthe informationprovidedbythe Central Pollution Control Board. The Department of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to States and Union Territories across the country under the National Programme for PreventionandControl of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) aspart of the National HealthMission (NHM). The programme focuses on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, screening, early diagnosis, referral, treatment, and health promotion for Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including cancer. Under NP-NCD, 770 District NCD Clinics and 6,410 NCD clinics at Community Health Centres have been set up across the country including the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. *******Annexure referredtoinreplytoparts (a)to(e)of LokSabhaunstarred Question No. 1144 for replyon 24.07.2026. List of Operational‘Red Category’ Pharmaceutical andChemicalIndustries inU.T.of DNH&DD Sr. Name of Address Distric Product Production No. Industry t Capacity 1. Kaisha SurveyNo: Daman R & D Centre for Analysis Lifesciences 342/3(77), Bharat Pharmaceutical Testing Pvt.Ltd. Industrial Estate, Scientific research and purpose (Pharma) Village-Bhimpor development onnatural only e,Daman— science andengineering 396210 for pharmaceutical formulationcategory 2. Payal PlotNo 87,88,102 Daman Plasticizers (No Other 28,000 Polyplast and103, Panchal Items) MT/Year PvtLtd Udyog Nagar, (Chemical) Bhimpore,Daman 3. M/s. Vinyl 36/1, Daman Plastic additivesof all 16,750 Products Ringanwada, Kinds (No Other Items) MT/Year Pvt.Ltd. Near Somnath Formally Industrial Estate, known as Daman- 396210 m/s. API industrial corporation (Chemical) 4. Vinyl 37/2,Village — Daman Dioctyl phthalate, di 16,750 Products Ringanwada, butyl phthalate, di MT/Year Pvt.Ltd. Near Somnath isodecyl phthalate, di iso (Chemical) Industrial Estate, octylphthalate, di iso Daman butyl phthalate, di ethyl phthalate, di octyl maleate, di butyl maleate, di butyl acetate, di iso nonayl,phthalate anddi octyladipate 5. Vikas Plotno.43-44-45, Daman Different typesof 12,000Organics silver industrial Plasticizers like DEP, MT/Year Pvt.Ltd. estate,Bhimpore, DMP, DOP, DBP, DOM, (Chemical) daman. Butyl andEthyl Acetate, DBM andEpoxy Plasticizers 6. Jesons SurveyNo. 377/1 Daman Synthetics Adhesive 3000 industries (7A&7B) Zari MTPA Ltd.(Unit - Causeway Road, I) Kachigam, 5400 (Chemical) Daman Textile Auxiliaries MTPA PrimaryInk 600 MTPA 7. NIDL 194/5A, Panchal Daman LAB sulphonic acid 14,400 Surfactants Udyog Nagar, MT/Year Private Bhimpore, Spentacid (byproduct) 13,500 Limited Daman. MT/Year (Chemical) 8. Bharat Plotno43, Daman Polyaminoamides 200 Resins Pvt. Surveyno. 168, Liquid MT/Year Ltd. Dabhel industrial Adhesives & Sealants 200 (Chemical) co-opsociety EpoxyResins –Liquid MT/Year Ltd.,Dabhel, /Solid 500 Daman. Polyamides Solid MT/Year Hardners 300 CoatingVehicals MT/Year Hard Resins 100 PrintingMedia MT/Year 2200 MT/Year 600 MT/Year 50 MT/Year 9. Masani PlotNo. 375/12, Daman Unsaturated Polyester 6000 Polymers RathodStone Resin MT/Year Pvt.Ltd. Quarry, Village — Polyesterwire base 360 (Chemical) Kachigam, coating MT/Year Daman Crystalize of mastone-k- 360 98 MT/Year 10. Rachna PlotNo DNH Plasticizers viz DOP, 30,000 Plasticizers 115/A,115/B,116, DBP, DIBP, DBM,(Chemical) 117 PipariaIndl DOM, DOA, DEP, MT/Year Estate,Silvassa DINPAND DOTP 11. Jay Jee Surveyno. 301/1, DNH Acetanilide 19600 Enterprise Plotno. 12,13& Dil Acetic Acid MT/Year (Chemical) 14,Masat, Sulphanilic Acid 1960 Silvassa. Acetic Anhydride MT/Year 3500 MT/Year 7000 MT/Year 12. KLJ Surveyno. 98/1, DNH Plasticizers viz 3,80,000 Plasticizers Village — Silli, DOP/DBP/DIDP/DEP MT/Year Limited Silvassa andester like butyl (Chemical) acetate andethyl(No Other Items) 13. Lalitha Sr.no.200/1/2, DNH PVCStabilisers & 1200 Chem Village Stearates MT/year Industries Kharadpada, PVCCompounds 1200 Pvt.Ltd. Naroli, Silvassa FattyAcids MT/year (Chemical) Plasticizers 600 MT/year 9600 MT/year 14. Visen Survey DNH Polyvinylacetate 46000 Industries No.200/1/2, Plot emulsion, Co- polymer MTPA Ltd. No.68, 69,& 88 B emulsion, Acrylic (Chemical) Nanji Industrial emulsion, Synthetic Estate,Village: resin adhesive, Textile Kharadpada,UT printingdying& of DD & DNH. finishing agents 15. Subray Sr.No.200/1/2, DNH PVCStabilisers & 600 Catal Chem PlotNo. 31, Stearates MT/year Pvt.Ltd. Village- PVCCompounds 1200 (Chemical) Kharadpada, FattyAcids MT/year Naroli, Silvassa Plasticizers 600 MT/year 6000 MT/year 16. Gujarat Surveyno.1063, DNH Dispersing Agents 800polysol 1064,demni road, (LiquidandPowder MT/Year chemicals village: dadra, form) ltd. dadra & n.h. (Chemical) Silvassa,ut of dddnh. 17. Satyen S.No.678/1/3, DNH Unsaturated polyester 12000 Polymers PlotNo.6, Village resin MTPA Pvt.Ltd. Naroli, Bhilad (Chemical) Silvssa Road, Before Naroli CheckPost , Silvassa,Dadra & Nagar Haveli - 396230 18. Dorf Ketal S.NO.130/1, DNH Inorganic Coating 1000 Chemicals JAYANTBHAI Chemicals(By way of MT/Year India Pvt DESAIMARG, Mixing andBlendingat Ltd VaghdharaRoad, Normal Temperature) (Chemical) Dadra, DNH 19. Orson PlotNo 13, Sr DNH Unsaturated Polyester 600 Resins and 46/1,Daman Resins MT/Month Coatings Ganga Ind Estate , Vinyl EasterResins 50 Private Ltd. Village- Athal ,D MT/Month & Nh 20. ShriKrishna SurveyNo. DNH LABSA(Acid Slurry) 10390 Tons Detchem 357/1/2,Brhind / Year Pvt.Ltd. Dadra Garden, 5000 Tons/ LiquidDetergent Village - Dadra. Year By Product(Spent Acid) 7800 Tons/ - Year 21. Aarti SurveyNo- DNH Household Cleaners 150 MTPA Surfactants 193/1/4/5& 6, LiquidDetergents 250 MTPA Limited Khanvel-Udhwa SodiumLauryl Ether 165 MTPM Road, Village Sulfate (SLES) 650 TPM Kherdi, Silvassa, LABSA 250 TPM UTof DNH& DD SodiumLauryl Sulfate 250 TPM Alfaoldfin sulfate 22. Nagar Plotno. 207,II- DNH VariousType of 25 MTPA Haveli Phase Piparia AldehydesPerfumes& industrial estate VariousType of Gamma 12 MTPA Aromatics piparia silvassa Lactones 10 MTPA VariousType of Easters VariousType of Ethers 15 MTPA BlendedPerfumes 10 MTPA Alphaamyl Cinnamic Aldehyde Aldeyde C-14-12 Phenyl 25 MTPA EthylAcetate 12 MTPA Undecylnic Acid 30 MTPA Geranyl Acetate 24 MTPA Citronellyl Acetate 10 MTPA PhenylEthyl Methyl 10 MTPA Ether 15 MTPA Heptaldehyde 24 MTPA Manufacture Of Various 48 MTPA Natural Oils 23. Fena(P) Surveyno. 217, DNH DETERGENT CAKE 21600 TPA Limited plot no.12,near /DISHCLEANING sun pharma, BAR 36000 TPA village dadra, DETERGENT silvassa - 396193 POWDER/CLEANING POWDER 7500 TPA ACID SLURRY 24. Upra Chem SurveyNo. 65/66- DNH Anhydrous Aluminum 8400 Pvt.Ltd. 2,PlotNo. 1, Chloride MT/Year Govt. Industrial Estate,Village: Piperia, Silvassa —396230. (U. T.) *******