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Dyers pay over Rs. 27 lakh as fine

Staff Reporter

TIRUPUR: As directed by the Madras High Court, as many as 497 dyeing and bleaching units, all members of 17 common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) here, on Wednesday paid Rs. 27.84 lakh towards fine for discharging textile effluents from their units into the Noyyal river.

The High Court had imposed a fine of six paise per litre of effluent discharged by the dyeing factories attached to the CETPs for not attaining zero effluent discharge from January 1 and directed the units to pay the sum by the end of every month. The fine will be applicable till July and they would face closure if the units failed to achieve zero effluent discharge by July-end.

Demand drafts

As per the court order, 17 demand drafts drawn in favour of the District Collector, Coimbatore, were handed over by the CETPs at the Collectorate.

Treasurer of Dyers Association of Tirupur, N. Natrayan said that the processing houses had not worked for eight days from January 1. The amount was arrived at on the basis of discharge of effluents (quantum sanctioned by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board) and on total number of days worked.

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