Rs 150 cr project to prevent pollution of Noyyal river: CM

The Tamil Nadu government will implement a Rs 150 crore project to prevent pollution of Noyyal river in Tirupur, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said today. Making a suo motu statement in the state assembly, he said compound walls would be constructed along the banks of the river in the Tirupur …

Case filed in HC against compensation in Noyyal river case

An individual from Valayapalayam in Aravakurichi Taluk of Karur district has filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court Bench here to quash a Government Order passed on December 31 sanctioning an interest bearing advance of Rs. 75 crore to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for payment of …

TNPCB raids 5 dyeing/bleaching units for illegal operations in Tirupur cluster

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in the last few days raided three dyeing units and two bleaching units in the Tirupur knitwear cluster engaged in unauthorised operations and discharging effluents. The raids ended on Tuesday. Of the five units, two of them are in the organised sector and the …

Agriculture lands losing ground to urbanisation

The growing need for land for industrial and residential purposes has resulted in lands under agriculture shrinking by 10 to 15 per cent per annum in Coimbatore, Erode and Tirupur districts. Top officials in the Agriculture Department, pointing out to the statistics discussed by the State Planning Commission at its …

Illegal dyeing units trouble farmers; effluents discharged to farms

Off the Ukkadam – Sundakkamuthur Road, about a km away, in the midst of banana farms lie three or four thatched roofed temporary structures. At first sight they appear to be houses or sheds for watchmen. But they are not. They are not even mushroom cultivation farms, as a board …

Anguish over sanctioning of loans to effluent treatment plants

Farmers and environmentalists have expressed anguish over the recent sanctioning of Rs. 127.4 crore by the State Government towards disbursal of interest-free loan to 15 Common Effluent Treatment Plants here, stating it as a violation of Supreme Court ruling of “polluters -pay”. “Why should public money be allocated for the …

Tirupur units get R127-cr relief in interest-free loan

Chennai The Tamil Nadu government announced on Friday a R127.40-crore interest-free loan to 15 common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) situated at Tirupur to enable 700-odd dyeing units to attain zero liquid discharge (ZLD). The dyeing units were forced to shut down by the Madras High Court in January owing to …

Dyeing units in talks with exporters and manufacturers to break impasse

TNPCB snaps power supply as they fail to comply with zero discharge norms Ever since the implementation of zero discharge norms failed leading to closure over the past month, dying unit owners in the district have put all their efforts at stake to tide over the crisis. Now, they are …

Officials briefed on prevention of diseases, waste management

Ensure that civic solid waste is cleared expeditiously in urban and semi-urban areas during monsoon to prevent spread of communicable and infectious diseases, Monitoring Officer for monsoon preparedness in the district and Principal Secretary Apurva Verma told officials here on Friday. Reviewing the monsoon related preparedness and relief works following …

River water contaminated in 12 stretches across 8 States

There are 12 "hot spots" in eight States where river water was found to be contaminated. In the first ever report of its kind, the Central Water Commission (CWC) monitored water quality at 371 stations in river systems across the country and identified stretches that need urgent Government action. It …

Manickapurampudur CETP seeks nod to recommence operations

The Manickapurampudur Common Effluent Treatment (CETP) has forwarded a requisition to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to allow the plant to operate and give sufficient time to erect reverse osmosis (RO) system to ensure zero liquid discharge in the dyeing effluent treatment process. Closure order The CETP's director …

Bleaching units seek exemption from ZLD norms

Bleaching unit owners here have come up with a demand that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board should not insist upon them to implement the zero liquid discharge (ZLD) norms as no salts or hazardous chemicals were used in the bleaching process. Classification “Classification of bleaching units under ‘orange category' …

14 illegal dyeing units detected

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has caught 14 small scale dyeing/bleaching units for unauthorised operations during surprise raids conducted in Tirupur knitwear cluster over the last few days ending on Wednesday. “We have recommended to our head office to seal the accused units and initiate criminal prosecution against its …

Textiles ministry constitutes panel to study Arulpuram CETP

The Union Textiles Ministry has constituted a high-level committee to study the functioning of Arulpuram Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and to advise the government on technical solutions for ensuring zero liquid discharge in the dyeing process, among other issues. According to a communiqué received at Tirupur Exporters Association here …

Textiles ministry constitutes panel to study Arulpuram CETP

It will give advice on ensuring zero liquid discharge in dyeing process The Union Textiles Ministry has constituted a high-level committee to study the functioning of Arulpuram Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and to advise the government on technical solutions for ensuring zero liquid discharge in the dyeing process, among …

Stop pollution in water bodies in Karur

Farmers demand adequate compensation for the affected at the grievances day meeting Expressing deep disappointment over the inability of officials to stem the pollution rot plaguing rivers in the district, farmers demanded permanent steps to end pollution in water bodies and sought adequate compensation for affected farmers. Raising their voice …

Dyeing hub pollutes area, kills itself

Dyeing hub faces reversal of fortunes, pollutes area Tiruppur :An 84-year old farmer’s court injunction has converted a booming export hub into a ghost town, causing exports to plummet and businesses to relocate. Dressed in a loincloth, a frail-looking 84-year-old AP Kandaswamy, who is a farmer and also the president …

Reviving closed dyeing units: committee to meet on Aug. 24

Farmers unhappy with nomenclature of the panel members The latest decision of the high-level committee constituted under Union Textiles Secretary to evolve methods to put an end to the losses being suffered by Tirupur entrepreneurs due to closure of dyeing units as well as to revive the closed units, has …

Driven out of TN, dyeing units set up base in State

Chamarajanagar: Dyeing units for Tamil Nadu’s readymade garment industry are mushrooming in the border areas of the State, after the Madras High Court banned them in Tirupur of that state over environment pollution. An illegal garment dyeing unit at Terakanambi village. Even as the dyeing units are being set up …

High-level panel on Tirupur to meet on Aug 24

A high-level committee under the textiles ministry is meeting on August 24 to take stock of the prevailing situation in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu. Over 700 textile units engaged mainly in dyeing and bleaching business have been shut since January 2010 on a Madras High Court order. The court ordered the …

Constitution of committee notified; farmers unhappy

The Centre has notified constitution of a High Level Inter-Ministerial Committee to address problems related to environment and finance, among others, in Tirupur knitwear industry. The committee is headed by the Union Textiles Secretary. Four more IAS officers, Tirupur Exporters Association president A. Sakthivel and five nominees of TEA and …

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