Shivani Gadhavi –
Published On: December 09, 2021 at 20:00 IST
The Gujarat High Court on December 6th, 2021 suggested it to the industries whose pipelines have been severed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to discharge their unit’s effluents into the mega pipeline which empties its loads in the Common Effluent Treatment Plans.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation had stopped the drainage connections of 250 industrial units including Ankur Textiles in Raipur, Arvind Limited in Naroda and Ashima Limited in Khokhra. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation had severed the connections as these units were discharging their effluents in the sewage system.
The Gujarat High Court denied restoration of the drainage connections of the aforementioned textile industries, which moved to the High Court in order for the restoration.
But the Gujarat High Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and V.D. Nanavati recommended that the industries can discharge their effluents into the mega pipeline as a temporary solution till a decision is taken. The industries can use trucks for the discharge of the effluents.
The Gujarat High Court stated that the industries can be benefitted from the Common Effluent Treatment Plan (CETPs) as the plan treats discharging effluents to a certain level which minimizes the hazardous nature of the discharge.
The Gujarat High Court order stated, “Some of the major direct and indirect effects of the high levels of pollution on the people and the environment include the contamination of the groundwater, food contamination and associated health hazards.”
The High Court Bench also stated that pollution caused by the discharge has resulted in loss of natural habitat in the Sabarmati River.