Textile units operating out of Perundurai SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre, Tamil Nadu, are losing out on competitiveness in pricing of goods because of huge expenditure involved in complying with the norms. Meanwhile, the state is espousing the cause of implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system for industrial units generating harmful effluents.
About 15 industries closed operations over the last four years after incurring losses. This is out of almost 50 textile processing units in the SIPCOT complex. S Selvaraj, Joint Secretary, Perundurai SIPCOT Textiles Processors Association (PSTPA), points out that retaining customer base in export market is difficult due to disadvantageous pricing. Thus, an equal number among the existing units are in a similar predicament, he added.
The height of solar evaporators from the ground level is being raised by a few feet by industrial units in SIPCOT. To rule out mixing of hazardous waste in the form of the end-salt with soil, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has directed the units to do so. The PSTPA has urged the State government to enforce uniform compliance by all dyeing and bleaching industries.
The Rs 700 crores project would be implemented by the Tamil Nadu Water Investment Corporation for CETPs. They too have consented to visit SIPCOT soon to study the scope to invest in a common facility for Reject Management benefitting the existing 35 textile units.
