Study to gauge public perception on environmental pollution in India AN OPINION POLL February 2006
Background and Research Methodology Greenpeace, to be henceforth also referred to as the client, approached Hansa Research to conduct an opinion poll on environmental pollution and more specifically on dismantling of Clemenceau, the French naval ship which is bound to the Indian coast for dismantling. Client also wishes to gather public perception on general production, trade, use, and release of such hazardous material in India. Target Respondents 1) Opinion leaders like: Teachers Executives in Pvt. Sector Government officials NGOs College / university students Students of premier institutes IIT / IIM Bureaucrats and judiciary Journalists MDs / CEOs of manufacturing companies 1) Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Chennai 4) Bangalore 5) Kolkata 6) Hyderabad 7) Bhubaneshwar 8) Pune 9) Chandigarh ) Ahmedabad Cities 2) General Public Male Female, SEC A/B, 18-60 years of age Face to face interviews were conducted, using a structured questionnaire
Background and Research Methodology Following is the sample distribution across target respondents across cities Teachers Executives in Pvt. Sector Govt. oficers - A & B grade NGO College & University student IIT / IIM students Beurecrats / Judiciary (IAS / IPS / Judges / Lawyers) Journalists MDs/CEOs of manufactur ing companies Male / Female - SEC A/B TOTAL Delhi 5 5 15 20 30 30 145 Mumbai 5 5 15 20 30 115 Bangalore 5 5 15 20 30 115 Chennai 5 5 15 20 30 115 Kolkata 5 5 15 20 30 115 Hyderabad 5 5 15 30 75 Pune 5 2 15 30 72 Chandigarh 5 2 15 30 72 Bhubaneswar 5 2 15 30 72 Ahmedabad 5 2 15 30 72 TOTAL 50 0 0 38 150 0 50 30 50 300 968* *Sample size achieved is 983
DETAILED FINDINGS
To foster development, it is reasonable to accept lower safety for workers - and lower environmental standards in India than in the developed world
Among various segments 4 12 2 4 3 5 7 4 4 69 70 64 82 70 71 79 62 54 50 73 27 30 24 18 28 25 18 33 40 46 23 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Majority feel that it is not reasonable to accept lower safety for workers and lower environmental standards in order to foster development; however a good proportion of Govt. officials and bureaucrats feel the opposite.
Across cities 4 2 2 4 2 3 13 69 56 66 64 52 68 75 91 69 94 77 27 42 33 32 37 30 22 9 21 6 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Majority feel that it is not reasonable to accept lower safety for workers and lower environmental standards in order to foster development across cities.
To be able to compete with other developing nations like China, we need to compromise on workers health and accept pollution of our rivers and countryside
Among various segments 3 3 8 3 4 3 6 4 2 2 30 44 65 67 80 64 77 88 62 55 68 62 54 32 30 18 32 20 12 32 42 30 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Majority feel that it is not reasonable to compromise with worker s health and also are not ready to accept the pollution of Indian rivers and countryside, except CEOs & MDs of manufacturing companies and bureaucrats & judiciary.
Across cities 3 3 2 1 8 3 4 1 9 65 51 49 61 57 85 69 61 75 97 68 32 46 50 38 35 12 27 39 24 3 23 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Apart from Delhi & Mumbai majority feel that it is not reasonable to compromise with worker s health and are also not ready to accept the pollution of Indian rivers and countryside while rest has the opposite feeling, mainly attributed by the bureaucrats and MDs.
Pollution has become a major threat to our environment and our health
Among various segments 1 4 2 1 7 4 3 2 2 20 6 6 15 13 14 16 92 0 82 85 98 96 81 94 85 92 97 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public As far as environment and health is concerned nobody is ready for any kind of sacrifice.
Across cities 1 1 7 6 3 4 1 1 2 13 4 18 3 3 7 92 94 86 96 92 89 81 97 97 0 94 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Similar phenomena across cities.
Indian Industry takes adequate steps and follows optimal safety procedures to minimize the effect of toxic elements on the workers and also on the environment as a whole
Among various segments 11 3 12 18 2 12 24 14 11 14 5 55 57 34 33 68 56 64 47 42 58 60 35 40 54 49 30 32 16 23 43 44 37 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Disagreement is higher than agreement except for CEOs / MDs, NGOs, Govt. officers & Bureaucrats.
Across cities 11 9 6 11 22 12 11 14 20 44 32 55 52 46 62 62 93 61 69 48 35 39 50 57 32 26 27 25 31 33 7 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Educated mass have a feeling that Indian Industries are not following the optimal safety procedures to minimize the toxic elements; Mumbai and Bangalore probably not facing much problems
The production of a lot of hazardous substances that are banned in the developed world, for example Asbestos, is still allowed in India. These substances should also be banned in India
Among various segments 7 13 23 16 5 8 6 13 11 13 8 5 11 14 14 4 12 14 22 14 80 77 70 82 92 83 65 81 81 73 84 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public People are for banning hazardous material like Asbestos.
Across cities 7 5 4 8 13 18 16 17 8 6 9 6 11 8 6 17 18 80 77 80 82 73 75 89 91 85 89 74 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Similar phenomena across centres.
There are sufficient laws and regulations in the country to prevent pollution and hazards to workers
Among various segments 6 3 6 2 3 9 3 6 4 23 21 35 53 34 34 43 37 39 25 32 35 59 43 60 77 64 54 45 54 58 69 64 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Majority feel that laws & regulation are sufficient to prevent the workers & health of the people.
Across cities 6 6 6 4 19 35 30 43 8 6 3 4 16 17 36 29 35 30 49 62 77 83 59 51 64 54 43 66 64 63 34 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Apart from Kolkotta & Ahmedabad every cities have the perception that laws are sufficient to prevent pollution & hazardous to workers.
There are sufficient laws and regulations in the country to prevent pollution and hazards to workers but implementation is not happening
Among various segments 6 6 17 27 12 18 3 20 8 20 16 16 4 17 8 22 3 19 14 77 73 82 80 80 72 68 79 70 81 82 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public A major fraction agrees that law exist in the country but when the question of implementation comes we have failed.
Across cities 6 6 4 2 11 17 20 19 15 17 8 6 8 3 4 18 32 3 9 42 77 75 77 87 69 74 90 92 65 97 49 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Similar phenomena across cities.
The Indian Government should not allow the import of hazardous waste from other countries to be dumped in India
Among various segments 3 20 12 3 4 4 2 4 3 8 6 9 12 9 13 8 2 14 87 80 74 95 92 84 87 89 83 87 89 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Import of such a hazardous waste should never be allowed to be dumped in the country agreed by all the opinion leaders.
Across cities 3 1 4 15 13 6 14 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 16 9 31 87 84 83 94 77 94 93 96 65 96 82 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Similar phenomena across centres.
Huge quantities of electronic waste are either produced or imported to India. As electronics contain a lot of toxic substances, this waste stream is becoming an emerging environmental and health crisis in India
Among various segments 8 23 16 3 4 6 13 4 17 4 7 9 13 15 6 7 14 16 12 82 77 70 85 90 85 67 87 80 73 87 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Majority of respondents feel that huge quantities of electronic waste is becoming an emerging environmental and health crisis in India.
Across cities 8 3 6 16 13 18 8 9 1 11 13 11 8 82 81 81 81 72 80 90 91 78 0 79 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Similar agreement observed across cities.
Electronics manufacturers should eliminate all toxic substances from their products
Among various segments 7 3 11 17 20 5 2 6 13 13 9 16 4 8 12 6 9 20 22 81 80 58 82 98 85 67 76 88 79 85 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Majority of the respondents feel that in the interest of the environment, manufacturers should eliminate the toxic substances from their products.
Across cities 7 5 3 5 11 13 12 13 12 11 17 8 7 6 1 4 13 18 1 25 5 4 81 82 85 82 77 75 88 95 69 74 91 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Across cities too, majority feels the same.
Electronic manufacturers are responsible for the entire life span of their product, therefore they should take back all electronic waste, reuse and recycle it
Among various segments 6 12 20 12 3 4 3 12 7 14 15 11 15 5 8 12 4 13 3 83 80 78 87 84 90 71 75 83 89 84 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Across segment, majority thinks that manufacturers should take back the toxic waste and should reuse/recycle it. to prevent environmental degradation
Across cities 6 12 1 6 5 5 12 7 7 12 8 8 7 7 14 54 83 89 89 84 74 86 88 92 85 83 46 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Same trend has been observed across cities; Bhubaneswar doesn t seem to be affected much.
Have you heard of the French Warship Clemenceau that is presently on the way to be dismantled in India, because European countries have refused to scrap it
Among various segments General Public 50 50 Bureaucrats and Judiciary 56 44 Govt. officers 52 49 Executives in Pvt Sector 51 49 IIT/IIM 61 39 College / University students 39 61 Teachers 58 42 NGOs 51 49 CEO/MD 42 58 Journalist 67 33 All 51 49 Yes, I have heard of it No, I haven't heard of it Half of the respondents are aware of the issues of Clemenceau; relatively lower among College/University students and MDs/CEOs.
Across cities Ahmedabad 57 43 Bhubanesw ar 29 71 Chandigarh 47 53 Hyderabad 57 43 Pune 62 38 Kolkata 57 43 Chennai 50 50 Bangalore 39 61 Mumbai 56 44 Delhi 51 49 All 51 49 Yes, I have heard of it No, I haven't heard of it Apart from Bhuvaneshwar & Bangalore 50% of the population is aware with the issue.
As the ship carries huge amounts of hazardous substances like asbestos and PCBs (which causes cancer), the Indian Government should not allow the Clemenceau to be scrapped in India
Among various segments 23 2 8 11 9 12 15 20 38 28 18 17 21 21 17 16 90 70 77 52 62 71 73 71 67 67 75 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public Almost universal agreement on the issue.
Across cities 20 1 2 33 25 16 3 22 5 16 14 7 6 4 8 1 11 12 12 35 70 66 74 82 73 78 81 88 54 99 77 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Similar phenomena observed across cities.
France should remove all hazardous substances from the ship before sending it to India for dismantling
Among various segments 6 8 8 5 12 8 2 4 7 4 2 6 8 6 12 12 12 4 5 3 88 0 80 85 94 89 92 86 76 85 92 All Journalist CEO/MD NGOs Teachers College / University students IIT/IIM Executives in Pvt Sector Govt. officers Bureaucrats and Judiciary General Public All Journalists think that France should remove all the hazardous substances from Clemenceau before sending it to India.
Across cities 6 5 1 3 6 15 2 17 9 11 8 2 3 8 3 4 88 92 82 88 79 89 88 89 83 0 97 All Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chennai Kolkata Pune Hyderabad Chandigarh Bhubanesw ar Ahmedabad Same trend observed across cities.