Polluting firm forced to close

Last week, the Board had asked the company to encapsule and dispose the waste it had dumped in the nearby areas following complaints of various ailments by residents. Many workers are also suffering from nasal septum perforation.

Since the law banning dumping came into effect in 1986, the company will have to dispose of the waste it has been dumping since then.

Sources said on an average the company dumped not less than two trucks ever day all these years. Patel said it was difficult to quantify the waste.