As per the information provided by Department of Health & Family Welfare, total 40 Pharmaceutical manufacturing units are currently operational in Daman.
As per the information provided by Ministry of Enviroment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), all the operational units are having valid authorization for the handling of Hazardous and Bio-medical waste. There is no Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in Daman and all the pharmaceuticals manufacturing units are operational under Zero Liquid Discharge system. Further, no cases have been registered against any company for violations under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.