TN migrants set up illegal dyeing units

The owners of these units, mainly migrants from Tamil Nadu had crossed the border and set up the units without obtaining any licence from the Board.

S M Puttabuddhi, member secretary of the Board said local residents, including BBMP officials, had complained to the Board about illegal existence of the dyeing units.

Norms flouted

“According to the norms, the manufacturer has to get CFE (consent for establishment) from the Board, followed by CFO (consent for operation) and only then a dyeing unit can function legally. But these units had none,” he added.

Puttabuddhi said ever since Madras High Court ordered to close down over 700 dyeing units in Tirupur, a hub for textile industries, in February 2011, many small manufacturers made a steady migration and established units in the interior areas around the border. Local leaders and land owners helped them, he added.

Power disconnected

In the beginning, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board sent notices to these units and later took help from Bescom to disconnect power supply.

Seven units were closed in and around Anekal taluk, where effluents were being let out into drains polluting nearby lakes, besides four units in Doddanagamangala and eight in Virat Nagar of Bommanahalli, where Karnataka State Pollution Control Board received complaints from BBMP officials.

Three manufacturing units, which were functioning in Mugalur Gram Panchayat area, Banahalli and Sarjapur village area were also closed.