This story is from January 17, 2019

Delhi: 'Shut illegal dyeing units in Sarita Vihar'

Delhi: 'Shut illegal dyeing units in Sarita Vihar'
NEW DELHI: Central Pollution Control Board has asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to shut down illegal dyeing units operating in southeast Delhi’s Sarita Vihar.
“DPCC shall close all the dyeing industries operating without NOC/consent/licence with immediate effect and non-complying units shall be prosecuted as per laws,” states the letter addressed by CPCB chairperson SP Singh Parihar to the DPCC chairman.

This comes around a month after National Green Tribunal (NGT) constituted a joint committee to look into a plea alleging operation of hazardous industries in Sarita Vihar. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel had constituted a joint committee comprising representatives from the CPCB, DPCC and Sub-Divisional Magistrate of southeast district, to take action.
The directions came on a plea moved by the Aali Vihar Vikas Manch, which alleged that hazardous dyeing units were operating in Bhim Colony, Aali Vihar and Sarita Vihar.
The committee inspected the area and found that the locality is “predominantly used for residential purposes”.
“The team noticed 20 jeans dyeing units. Of these, four were found operational. The remaining 16 units were found locked during the visit. These have no proper names or style and address. The dyeing units are equipped with dyeing/washing drum and wrinkling machines. It was observed that dyeing/washing of jeans generate substantial amount of effluents that find their way into open drains meant for storm water conveyance. None of the units have a provision for effluent treatment plants,” the letter says, adding that the jeans units were found operating without NOC or consent or licence.
Earlier, the green court had said, “At least 50 factories are causing air, water and noise pollution in the area and also choking the water-flow systems. When the drains get choked, the water spills out onto the roads. Hazardous chemicals are affecting the water quality.”
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