Lok Sabha passes Recycling of Ships Bill 2019

Lok Sabha passed the Recycling of Ships Bill 2019 which will pave way for streamlining the already existing ship breaking industry and also help the country obtain eco-friendly steel. Earlier participating in the discussion on the bill, members cutting across the party line cautioned the government on the environmental and Occupational hazards of the ship breaking industry. Opposition members cautioned that the country is not for dumping.

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The House considered the bill moved by the MoS Shipping (Independent Charge) Mansukh L. Mandaviya. the bill is aimed to provide for the regulation of recycling of ships by setting certain standards and laying down the statutory mechanism for enforcement of such standards. The Minister said that India accounts for 30 per cent of the ship breaking industry in the world. The bill aims at regulating the industry so that it complies with the Hong Kong convention.