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Relief for Kanpur leather industry: UP govt allows conditional re-opening

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 5:52 by Rafeeq - Under NEWS

By Virendra Singh Rawat | Lucknow | Last Updated at July 14 2019 17:32 IST

The Kanpur leather industry, closed since December 2018, has received a breather from the Uttar Pradesh government. The tanneries have now been allowed to reopen, subject to certain conditions.

Kanpur leather industry, including tanneries and leather goods manufacturers, is valued at around Rs 12,000 crore and provides direct and indirect employment to about a million people in Kanpur and Unnao districts. The cluster exports goods worth Rs 6,000 crore to the Gulf, Europe, China, Iran etc.

The tanneries looking to reopen will have to satisfy environmental norms of National Green Tribunal (NGT) and UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), which will also monitor the ground situation before issuing the final no objection certificate (NoC). Tanneries will be allowed to re-open only after they ensure that their effluents won't fall in river Ganga.

By Virendra Singh Rawat | Lucknow | Last Updated at July 14 2019 17:32 IST

The Kanpur leather industry, closed since December 2018, has received a breather from the Uttar Pradesh government. The tanneries have now been allowed to reopen, subject to certain conditions. Kanpur leather industry, including tanneries and leather goods manufacturers, is valued at around Rs 12,000 crore and provides direct and indirect employment to about a million people in Kanpur and Unnao districts. The cluster exports goods worth Rs 6,000 crore to the Gulf, Europe, China, Iran etc. The tanneries looking to reopen will have to satisfy environmental norms of National Green Tribunal (NGT) and UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), which will also monitor the ground situation before issuing the final no objection certificate (NoC). Tanneries will be allowed to re-open only after they ensure that their effluents won't fall in river Ganga. By Virendra Singh Rawat | Lucknow | Last Updated at July 14 2019 17:32 IST The Kanpur leather industry, closed since December 2018, has received a breather from the Uttar Pradesh government. The tanneries have now been allowed to reopen, subject to certain conditions. Kanpur leather industry, including tanneries and leather goods manufacturers, is valued at around Rs 12,000 crore and provides direct and indirect employment to about a million people in Kanpur and Unnao districts. The cluster exports goods worth Rs 6,000 crore to the Gulf, Europe, China, Iran etc. The tanneries looking to reopen will have to satisfy environmental norms of National Green Tribunal (NGT) and UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), which will also monitor the ground situation before issuing the final no objection certificate (NoC). Tanneries will be allowed to re-open only after they ensure that their effluents won't fall in river Ganga. Nearly 400 tanneries in Kanpur were served notices by UPPCB ordering closure between December 15, 2018 to March 15, 2019 for ensuring cleaner Ganga during the 2019 Kumbh Mela in downstream Prayagraj (Allahabad). Nearly 400 tanneries in Kanpur were served notices by UPPCB ordering closure between December 15, 2018 to March 15, 2019 for ensuring cleaner Ganga during the 2019 Kumbh Mela in downstream Prayagraj (Allahabad). Nearly 400 tanneries in Kanpur were served notices by UPPCB ordering closure between December 15, 2018 to March 15, 2019 for ensuring cleaner Ganga during the 2019 Kumbh Mela in downstream Prayagraj (Allahabad).