KANPUR: Nearly 51 textile factories will now stop production up to March 4. These industrial units do not have a zero discharge system. The wastes of these plants are directly falling into the Ganges. In absence of non-tapping of the ICI Drain and the Gunda Nullah, the effluents are directly going down through these streams into the Pandu River which later merges into the Ganges. This cannot be allowed until the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.
Besides, a decision to run the tanneries according to the roster has also been taken. All the 91 tanneries linked with Wajidpur pumping station in Jajmau will function from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in three separate groups. This arrangement has been done in view of checking overflow condition. On a recent inspection, it was found that the flow was skirting into Wajidpur Nullah.
‘The closure of textile industries have been ordered to stop the flow of polluted water in the Ganga river and leather tanneries are also under strict watch’, said Kuldeep Mishra, regional officer, pollution control board.
