Crackdown on Illegal Jeans Dyeing Factories Eases Pollution

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) uncovered illicit jeans dyeing operations in Delhi's Meethapur and Khyala areas. A report to the National Green Tribunal highlighted inspections revealing some illegal activities still unsealed. The DPCC mandates immediate closure of dyeing units in non-approved zones to curb pollution.

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has intensified actions against illegal jeans dyeing factories in the national capital, according to a recent report to the National Green Tribunal. Inspections were carried out at 18 locations in Meethapur and four in Khyala to address environmental concerns.

The report reveals that a joint team, including members from Delhi Police, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and the Delhi Jal Board, found no ongoing dyeing operations at 10 places in Meethapur, while six sites were already sealed, and one was located in Haryana. In Khyala, three places showed no illegal activity, and one was sealed.

This initiative follows a DPCC order from June instructing immediate closure of all polluting jeans dyeing factories operating outside approved areas. Compliance measures by the MCD have reinforced these mandates, targeting the closure of polluting units, especially within non-conforming zones of Delhi.

(With inputs from agencies.)