Nashik: MPCB Issues Notice To Ambad Industry Over Yellowish Wastewater Discharge
Nashik: The health of approximately 25,000 citizens is at risk due to chemical wastewater discharged by plating industries in the CIDCO-Ambad industrial estate seeping into wells, hand pumps and borewells in Ward No. 27. Residents of Maruti Sankul, Dattanagar, the Tuljabhavani area and the vicinity of Navnath Maharaj Temple are forced to use yellowish, foul-smelling water, leading to a rise in…
Nashik residents are gravely concerned as chemical wastewater from plating industries contaminates wells and borewells, leading to skin irritations and rashes. The Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board are under pressure to address the issue. An inspection of an affected facility revealed non-functional wastewater treatment systems and the direct discharge of yellowish wastewater into a nearby drain, posing a risk of groundwater contamination.
The industry had previously ignored a show-cause notice, and the MPCB subsequently issued a formal notice under pollution control acts. Mayor Himgauri Aher-Adke personally inspected the area and ordered immediate water sample collection for laboratory testing. Mayor Aher-Adke vowed to take further action based on the scientific report.
Environmentalists have also called for the early activation of a planned Common Effluent Treatment Plant and strict penalties for non-compliant industries.
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