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493 dyeing units allowed to reopen

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Court convinced that the units are taking steps to install reverse osmosis plants

CHENNAI: : More than two weeks after ordering the closure of over 600 dyeing and bleaching units in Tirupur, the Madras High Court on Monday allowed reopening of 493 units that had complied with its directions.

A Division Bench comprising Justice M. Karpagavinayagam and Justice C. Nagappan, passing interim orders on a batch of petitions, accorded the permission after being convinced that these units were taking steps to install reverse osmosis plants, by remitting 25 per cent of the total project cost as advance.

The Bench also constituted a three-member committee, headed by advocate T. Mohan, to monitor the progress made by the units in installing reverse osmosis plants. The other members of the panel are S. Thangavel and M.M. Sundaresh, and the committee is to file its report in court on September 5. The matter has been posted to September 8 for further orders.

During spot inspections, either the chairman of the expert committee, also constituted by the court in May this year, or any other member of the panel, shall accompany the three-member team to give technical assistance. The Coimbatore district administration shall bear the expenses for these visits, the Bench said.

The court will consider other details such as the bank guarantee furnished by the unit owners on August 11, when the rate of flow of effluents from the units would also be discussed.

The matter was posted to August 11 after counsel for the Noyyal River Ayacutdars Protection Association submitted that Mettur dam water was likely to be released in about two weeks.

On July 14, the court had ordered the closure of hundreds of dyeing and bleaching units for having failed to show bona fide steps towards establishing reverse osmosis plants, by furnishing proof for payment of 25 per cent advance for the project.

The order was suspended after the unit owners pleaded for more time to comply with the court direction.

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