Srinagar, Oct 29 (KNO): The Jammu and Kashmir government has admitted that untreated industrial waste from the Industrial Estate Rangreth, as well as from the Army Establishment (JAKLI), is being discharged directly into the flood channel passing via Rawalpora to Peerbagh near Hill View Colony in Srinagar.
Responding to a question by MLA Mushtaq Guroo in the Legislative Assembly, the Industries and Commerce Department, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the issue has been taken up and steps have been initiated to treat the industrial waste properly.
The department said that the State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) has constructed a Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) of one million litres per day (1.0 MLD) capacity, using MBBR technology to treat industrial waste. A sewerage and drainage pipeline has also been laid to carry treated water to the drain of UEED and city drainage.
It said the CETP has been constructed, and power connection obtained from the Power Development Department (PDD). The plant is presently under a trial run while environmental clearance is being processed with the Pollution Control Board (PCB).
The reply further stated that testing of inlet and outlet parameters will be done after the trial run is completed. The department assured that the CETP will treat industrial effluents up to the permissible limits and ensure safe discharge into the nearest water body—(KNO)