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Jajmau tanneries to stop ops from Feb 19

Jajmau tanneries to stop ops from Feb 19
Kanpur: Around 248 tanneries in Jajmau area will stop their operation from February 19 following a notice issued by the Regional Pollution Control Board asking them to close the units again till its further orders without giving any reason.
The tanneries, which remained closed for a period of 13 months on the charge of polluting Ganga, were allowed to start production on December 20 for two months only.
This time limit is expiring on February 19
SB Franklin, regional pollution control board officer, said the government had allowed running the units for two months only and this time will expire on February 19.
Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in its order has simply stated that the tanneries in Jajmau would remain closed till further orders, he said.
Firoz Alam of Small Tanners' Association said that on December 20 last year, the government, while granting permission to run the units with half capacity, had also stated that the tanners would be allowed to run their units till next year if they followed the necessary norms and standards fixed by the pollution control board.
"During the last two months not a single notice was issued to any tannery by the regional pollution control board because the tanneries did not flout the norms set by it", Alam said.

The new closure order is beyond our comprehension. The office-bearers of the association will meet senior officers of the board to know the reason for closure, he added.
Firoz Zafar, an export-import advisor, said the closure order would not only damage the business image of tanneries but would affect leather export too.
He said the tanneries which have got orders from foreign companies would suffer a lot for failing to supply the goods in time.
The tanners would not only suffer pecuniary losses but also face problems in getting new orders, he added.
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