Pune: PCMC Commissioner Shekhar Singh Calls for Industrial Waste Water Data Submission
Pimpri, 18th October 2023: In a significant move to address environmental concerns, Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Singh has urged entrepreneurs in the region to provide crucial information on industrial wastewater generated by their factories. The data is to be submitted to both the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the Maratha Chambers of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) as part of a comprehensive survey.
During a recent meeting held under Commissioner Shekhar Singh’s chairmanship, it was emphasized that all industrial units should cooperate by disclosing information about their industrial wastewater. To facilitate this process, a dedicated room will be established at the Maratha Chambers of Commerce Industries and Agriculture office.
Legal action will be initiated against industries failing to provide or cooperate in submitting this essential information. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, will be invoked to enforce compliance, Commissioner Singh clarified.
Despite an extended deadline set until the end of September 2023, entrepreneurs in Pimpri Chinchwad city have not yet submitted the required information regarding industrial wastewater to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation office in Chinchwad and the Maratha Chambers of Commerce Industries and Agriculture office.
The call for data submission was reiterated during a meeting held on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, chaired by Commissioner Shekhar Singh. The committee, formed under the guidance of Maharashtra Industries Minister Uday Samant to combat industrial pollution of rivers in the Chinchwad area, met in the Commissioner’s Chamber. Key stakeholders such as the Chief Engineer of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, representatives from the Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority, Maharashtra Pollution Control Corporation, and members of the Maratha Chambers of Commerce Industries and Agriculture, as well as representatives of small enterprises and various social organizations, attended the meeting.
At the outset of the gathering, the project consultant appointed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation provided a comprehensive presentation, aligning with the directives of Industries Minister Uday Samant. Entrepreneurs were earnestly requested to expedite the submission of information regarding industrial wastewater, as prescribed by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, to the Executive Engineer’s office in Chinchwad by August 30, 2023. The delay in receiving data from some industrial units has been hampering the project’s progress, and all concerned parties have been urged to promptly provide the necessary information on behalf of the Municipal Corporation.
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