Based on recommendations of an inspection committee, the National Green Tribunal(NGT) has set aside an order directing Hero Motorcorp to connect its effluent discharge unit to a common effluent treatment plant.
A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said, “We accept the recommendations and set aside the impugned order subject to the condition that the pollution control board must regularly monitor the unit for compliance.”
Challenging a notice issued by the Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board, that directed the unit to connect its effluent discharge unit to a CETP, the unit had contended that it was a zero liquid discharge unit.
Referring to the inspection report, the green panel observed that if the effluent discharge was more than the permitted limit, the unit will have to upgrade its unit.
“In case, in the future, the waste water generation be more, the system will be upgraded to comply with the recommendations and the law” the Bench said.
The report submitted by the inspection report stated, “A time bound action plan for reduction of waste water generation through water conservation measures shall be submitted and implemented by the unit to ensure that the total waste water does not exceed 270 KLD at the inlet of ETP or 320 KLD at the outlet of ETP.”