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Tirupur seems to be hogging the limelight this past week for different reasons.
The Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, has announced a one-time grant of Rs 200 crore for Tirupur towards installation of the Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) with zero liquid discharge system.
Today, the exporters hailed the allocation of Rs 200 crore in the 13 {+t} {+h} Finance Commission Report for implementing the Marine Discharge Project.
The TEA President, Mr A. Sakthivel, said the implementation of the project would solve the pollution problems faced by the dyeing units. The treated effluents are proposed to be taken through a pipeline via Perundurai, Erode and Karur for discharge into the sea after complying with the norms specified by the Pollution Control Board.
Mr Sakthivel also said “but for the Tamil Nadu Government's initiative, this would not have been possible.”
He also spoke about the steps taken by exporters with the formation of a separate company TEST (Textile Eco Solutions Tamilnadu Ltd) in March 2007.
“Industrial units located in Tirupur, Perundurai and Erode joined hands to kick start this venture, which is aimed at implementing the Marine Discharge Project on a private-public partnership basis.”
Tamilnadu Water Investment Company (TWIC) is the project implementation agency for executing the Marine Discharge project. TEST and TWIC inked a deal for preparing a project report on the disposal of the treated dye effluent through a pipeline into the sea.
An initial advance of Rs 10 lakh was paid to TWIC for preparing the project report. TEST had in the meanwhile requested Rs 40 lakh for carrying out the feasibility study.
The Department of Science and Technology agreed to take up the Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment Studies in sea on an estimated outlay of Rs 5 crore.
The DST Secretary, Dr T. Ramasami, had then indicated that the Ministry of Science and Technology could fund the study. “We are now requesting the Secretary to sponsor the entire funding,” Mr Sakthivel said.
While seeking a matching grant of Rs 200 crore from the State Government, Mr Sakthivel said “the balance amount of the estimated project cost of Rs 400 crore could be met by loan and contribution from the textile industry.”
The exporters have also sought the State Government's help to urge the DST Secretary to prepare the environmental impact assessment report quickly, which will help the State submit the report to the Centre for the sanction of Rs 200 crore allocated by the 13 {+t} {+h} Finance Commission
06 March, 2010 by admin