Sachin GIDC units under GPCB scanner over pollution
tnn | Mar 31, 2019, 04:57 IST
Untreated water being released in open land near Sachin GIDCSurat: Many textile mills and chemical units located in Sachin GIDC have come under the radar of Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) for releasing effluents and hazardous chemical waste in storm drains.
Sources said unit owners had set up illegal pipeline networks inside Sachin GIDC, which were connected to storm drains for release of the effluents. The issue came to light when Sachin GIDC Industrial Cooperative Society took up cleaning of storm drains last week.
“We have received complaints about release of effluents in storm drains at Sachin GIDC. We will carry out surprise checks and take action against those violating law,” a GPCB officer said.
Sachin GIDC Industrial Cooperative Society member Mayur Golwala said, “We had written many letters to Sachin Notified Area Authority and GPCB, but no action has been taken. Recently, we laid our hands on the illegal network set up by the unit owners. This is a serious issue and needs to be addressed by pollution control authorities at the earliest.”
Sachin GIDC houses more than 80 textile dyeing and printing mills and about 30 chemical units. Though there is a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) inside the GIDC, some mills owners resort to releasing effluents in storm drains.
Golwala added, “Some of the office-bearers of Sachin GIDC Cooperative Society are hand-in-gloves with the mill owners for financial gains. We have decided to write to the state government to build pressure on the GPCB.”
A senior officer of Sachin Notified Area Authority said, “We are in the know of illegal practice going on in the GIDC, but the mill owners have a strong lobby. We have taken up cleaning of the storm drains and if any illegal network is found, we will report it to the GPCB authorities for action.”
Meanwhile, a few chemical unit owners in Sachin GIDC held a meeting on Saturday to discuss illegal release of effluents in storm drains. The mills owners were of the opinion that the GPCB should take stern action against law breakers.
Sources said unit owners had set up illegal pipeline networks inside Sachin GIDC, which were connected to storm drains for release of the effluents. The issue came to light when Sachin GIDC Industrial Cooperative Society took up cleaning of storm drains last week.
“We have received complaints about release of effluents in storm drains at Sachin GIDC. We will carry out surprise checks and take action against those violating law,” a GPCB officer said.
Sachin GIDC Industrial Cooperative Society member Mayur Golwala said, “We had written many letters to Sachin Notified Area Authority and GPCB, but no action has been taken. Recently, we laid our hands on the illegal network set up by the unit owners. This is a serious issue and needs to be addressed by pollution control authorities at the earliest.”
Sachin GIDC houses more than 80 textile dyeing and printing mills and about 30 chemical units. Though there is a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) inside the GIDC, some mills owners resort to releasing effluents in storm drains.
Golwala added, “Some of the office-bearers of Sachin GIDC Cooperative Society are hand-in-gloves with the mill owners for financial gains. We have decided to write to the state government to build pressure on the GPCB.”
A senior officer of Sachin Notified Area Authority said, “We are in the know of illegal practice going on in the GIDC, but the mill owners have a strong lobby. We have taken up cleaning of the storm drains and if any illegal network is found, we will report it to the GPCB authorities for action.”
Meanwhile, a few chemical unit owners in Sachin GIDC held a meeting on Saturday to discuss illegal release of effluents in storm drains. The mills owners were of the opinion that the GPCB should take stern action against law breakers.
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