In a move that is sure to send shivers down the spine of industries polluting the environment, the Pollution Control Board (PCB) has issued directions to Al-Kabeer, a mechanised slaughterhouse located at Rudraram in Sangareddy district.
The Hindu has recently reported about the pollution taking place at Erdanur Tanda and the residents lodging a complaint with Justice M. Kanakadurga, Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA).
The official visited the tanda and took stock of the situation and issued orders to the officials of the PCB and other departments concerned.
It was reported that Al-Kabeer has been dumping the waste of slaughtered animals in open place creating health and other problems for the residents of Erdanur tanda.
Based on the report of the Secretary, DLSA, the PCB issued directions to comply within 15 days.
A committee constituted by the PCB discussed the report of DLSA Secretary and recommended to forfeit half of the bank guarantee submitted by the industry -- Rs. 5 lakh out of the Rs. 10 lakh -- and directed it to submit additional bank guarantee of Rs. 5 lakh, recouping the amount equal to forfeited bank guarantee.
Directions
The directions include taking all required measures to address the issue such as odour nuisance, dog menace, health issues, rectify the operational issues of the rendering plant and its air pollution control equipment immediately, remove the animal waste buried/dumped within and outside the premises immediately and re-process the same in the rendering plant, duly recording the quantities, and submit the data to the concerned regional officer.
“The industry shall not bury/store/dump the slaughtered animal waste/dead animal within or outside the premises under any circumstances and it has to collect it separately and store it in concealed room to avoid odour nuisance and leachate/run off generation. The industry shall take back the contaminated water from the Erdanoor tanda water tank located backside of the industry and treat it along with effluent generated from the process activities,” said the notice issued by the PCB.
The industry was also directed to submit action taken report by January 10, and the regional officer was directed to visit and submit a report on January 12.