Action Taken: SC direction on Industrial Waste
Last year, the subject of Industrial Waste Treatment was taken up in this circle with submissions to key stakeholders and broader media.
We are pleased to share with you that the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed industrial units across the country to set up effluent treatment plants within three months.
The court said industrial units without functional primary effluent treatment plants will not be allowed to run after the stipulated time.
“State pollution bodies will ask discoms (distribution companies) to disconnect power for industries that do not comply,” the court said.
The court also directed states to build common effluent treatment plants within three years.
Civic bodies in states have been directed to set up zero liquid discharge plants and include real-time monitoring of waste treatment within six months from then.
Along with LocalCircles, several NGOs also took up this cause and we are glad to see our joint efforts generate results.
If you have inputs about how industries in your area are handling waste, please share them. more
We are pleased to share with you that the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed industrial units across the country to set up effluent treatment plants within three months.
The court said industrial units without functional primary effluent treatment plants will not be allowed to run after the stipulated time.
“State pollution bodies will ask discoms (distribution companies) to disconnect power for industries that do not comply,” the court said.
The court also directed states to build common effluent treatment plants within three years.
Civic bodies in states have been directed to set up zero liquid discharge plants and include real-time monitoring of waste treatment within six months from then.
Along with LocalCircles, several NGOs also took up this cause and we are glad to see our joint efforts generate results.
If you have inputs about how industries in your area are handling waste, please share them. more
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It is 3rd May 2017. Can we please have a feedback on progress on control of Industrial Waste - State wise. more
May 03
Very Good move! I really thank to those who initiated this subject. But this can't be successful without honest approach and guidance of State and Central Pollution Control Boards. Being a professional in this field I would like to suggest all members involved in this move that Combined Effluent Treatment Plant is not going to work due to different quality of waste produced by different industries e.g. chemical manufacturing waste shall not be mixed with food industry waste. If it's really essential then we have to make groups of similar type of industries then a CETP will operate successfully otherwise all efforts will be wasted more
Mar 09
