Panel to stop dumping of untreated dyeing-industry waste in Ludhiana sewer lines

Apart from imposing hefty penalties, the authorities will also snap the sewer connection of the industrial units working in violation of the norms.

During a recent meeting of the committee formed to monitor the progress of the Buddha nullah rejuvenation project, corporation officials raised the issue that the colourful waste of the dyeing industry was still getting into the sewer treatment plants and that it was recently seen at the treatment plants in Bhattian and Jamalpur. The representative of the dyeing industry who participated in the meeting, Rajat Sood, also stated that stern action should be taken against the industrial units that dump untreated dyeing waste in the corporation’s sewer lines illegally.

Following this, the joint committee was formed. It will conduct inspections or surveys to check the dumping of untreated dyeing-industry waste in the sewer lines. The committee will also chalk out plans to track the industrial units from where such untreated waste comes from.

The dyeing industry cannot dump its waste in the sewer lines as three separate common effluent treatment plants have been constructed to treat it, corporation officials said. These are for three dyeing industry clusters situated at Bahadurke Road, Tajpur Road and the Focal Point area.

Officiating corporation commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal stated that the dumping of untreated waste of the dyeing industry would also have an adverse impact on the sewer treatment plants, which are established to treat the sewer waste. The joint committee will conduct inspections.