9 more illegal bleaching units sealed in Panipat

Mukesh Tandon

Tribune News Service

Panipat, August 6

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has sealed nine more illegal bleaching units after getting the closure nod from the headquarter, while three more such plants were found operational in the district on Thursday.

Besides, the district administration has directed the Revenue Department to provide land records and the UHBVN to disconnect the power connection of these bleaching units.

The board had launched a special drive against illegal bleaching units in July and found as many as 136 such plants in the district, of which 62 were found dismantled while 50 were operational and have been resealed by the board.

Sources said some illegal units had again started working after breaking open the seals of the pollution board in the district.

Besides, the team has found 22 new bleaching units in the district and cases have been sent to the headquarter seeking an approval for their closure, of which nod was given for 14 plants.

Following the directions of the headquarter, a team led by Assistant Environment Engineer Vipin Kumar sealed three bleaching units in Badoli and Chhajpur village on Wednesday and the rest in Balana, Palri and Didwari and nearby villages, and found three new plants operational in Palri, Didwari and Balana.

We had sought a closure notice for 22 new illegal bleaching units in the district from the headquarter, of which approval for 14 have been received, said Shailender Arora, Regional Officer (RO).

We have sealed nine bleaching units in two days, while notices have been served to three new bleaching units in the district, he added. Moreover, the power connection of 17 illegal bleaching units have been cut by the UHBVN, while we have sought detailed reports of the disconnection from the officials and also sent them reminders, Arora added.

We have also sought a report from the Revenue Department of the land on which these illegal units had been established and sent them reminders too, but haven’t received compliance reports so far, he added. The sealing drive against these illegal bleaching units would continue, the RO said.