Damages of ₹1.4 crore assessed for pollution by defunct Edayar unit
The Hindu
Sree Sakthi Paper Mills was closed after detection of effluent discharge, non-disposal of plastic waste
A joint committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal has assessed an environmental compensation of ₹1.4 crore on the now defunct Sree Sakthi Paper Mills in the Edayar industrial region here for non-disposal of plastic waste and keeping it in its premises for long.
The amount has been assessed for the total period of violation extending to 1,188 days from November 2016 to March 2020. The committee has also estimated ₹72.8 lakh as environmental damages/cost of plastic pollution owing to the plastic remains in the soil/site.
Sree Sakthi Paper Mills was closed in 2016 after the State Pollution Control Board found that untreated effluents were being discharged from the industrial unit into the river. The industry was situated in 8.75 acres and about 81 cents were utilised for dumping plastic waste and incinerator ash generated from the processes.
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