Jaipur: An award scheme for Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) has been launched by Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB). The aim of ‘Award Scheme for CETPs in Rajasthan’ is to encourage the ‘polluting’ industries to curb it.
Textile industries are water intensive and huge quantity of fresh water is used throughout textile manufacturing processes.
The effluents generated from textile industries need to be treated by a suitable technology to remove harmful pollutants and chemicals.
To treat water, CETPs are established in major clusters of small scale industries in Jodhpur, Pali, Balotra, Jasol, Bituja and Sanganer. In Bhilwara cluster, units have installed their own effluent treatment plants (ETP) with Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) facilities.
“RSPCB award scheme for CETPs is first-of-its-kind initiative aiming to involve CETPs to seek voluntary commitments for ensuring compliance of various environmental laws. The award to CETPs is expected to develop healthy competition among the plants,” said Naveen Mahajan, chairperson, RSPCB.
He said this award aims at self-motivation of CETP operators to create an environmental management landscape where the plants can improve their environmental performance voluntarily and set higher goals for improvement and rewarded for better results.
An independent jury of subject experts from the eminent academic institutions will evaluate the performance of CETPs on rating parameters. The performance of CETP will be evaluated on multiple parameters such as capacity utilisation, compliances, energy efficiency, use of renewable energy, innovations and CSR activities.
Platinum medal with cash prize of Rs 21 lakhs will be given to winners of both categories.
The cash prize can be utilised to upgrade and for innovation at the awarded CETP. This scheme will encourage CETPs to further improve their efficiency.
Textile industries are water intensive and huge quantity of fresh water is used throughout textile manufacturing processes.
The effluents generated from textile industries need to be treated by a suitable technology to remove harmful pollutants and chemicals.
To treat water, CETPs are established in major clusters of small scale industries in Jodhpur, Pali, Balotra, Jasol, Bituja and Sanganer. In Bhilwara cluster, units have installed their own effluent treatment plants (ETP) with Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) facilities.
“RSPCB award scheme for CETPs is first-of-its-kind initiative aiming to involve CETPs to seek voluntary commitments for ensuring compliance of various environmental laws. The award to CETPs is expected to develop healthy competition among the plants,” said Naveen Mahajan, chairperson, RSPCB.
He said this award aims at self-motivation of CETP operators to create an environmental management landscape where the plants can improve their environmental performance voluntarily and set higher goals for improvement and rewarded for better results.
An independent jury of subject experts from the eminent academic institutions will evaluate the performance of CETPs on rating parameters. The performance of CETP will be evaluated on multiple parameters such as capacity utilisation, compliances, energy efficiency, use of renewable energy, innovations and CSR activities.
Platinum medal with cash prize of Rs 21 lakhs will be given to winners of both categories.
The cash prize can be utilised to upgrade and for innovation at the awarded CETP. This scheme will encourage CETPs to further improve their efficiency.
