Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday issued an order to allot Rs 127.40 crore to 15 common effluent treatment plants, located at Tirupur, the knitwear hub of the country. The money will be utilised to adopt zero discharge.
It may noted, the Madras high court had directed closure of dyeing units in Tirupur in early 2011. The direction came after the court observed the units were polluting Noyyal river and other water bodies meant for irrigation.
The waste were let out from 754 dyeing units and 20 common effluent treatment plants mixed with Noyyal river and other water bodies. “It was decided that installing latest equipment at dyeing units would address the issue. Hence a policy decision was taken to allot Rs 200 crore as interest-free loan to 20 units (Rs 10 crore each). Following this, the chief minister has ordered to release Rs 127.40 crore as credit,” a release said.
