The Centre has issued closure orders to 150 grossly polluting industrial units for not installing Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS) along the embankments of the River Ganga. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said, of the 764 polluting industries, 514 have already installed the monitoring system while 94 are in the process.<br/><br/>He said, the industrial pollution has significantly come down in the river due to the installation of the monitoring system. Mr Javadekar said, the problem of black liquor discharge and spent wash into the river has also been largely controlled. He said, the discharge from industries have been brought down by 125 million litre per day. <br/><br/>The Central Pollution Control Board had formulated an Action Plan for abatement of industrial pollution in Ganga covering five key industrial sectors – sugar, paper and pulp, distillery, textile and tannery, with the twin objectives of reducing effluent generation and organic load. <br/><br/>CPCB is directly monitoring the progress of implementation of Action Plans in sugar, paper and pulp and distillery, while progress in other two sectors is being facilitated by the Ministry of Water Resources.