Chennai,Jul30 (PTI) As part of its efforts to find a solution to the vexed issue of pollution from Tirupur dyeing units, which has affected the Noyyal river, Tamil Nadu government has deputed a team of officials to study a Gujarat model on effluent treatment, and consider its application in the state. The delegation led by Environment Secretary CV Sankar and comprising members including Tamil Nadu Polltion Control Board member-secretary S Ramachandran and industry representatives left for Baruch in Gujarat on Friday, a state government release said. They will study a NANO technology-based effluent treatment system being used in Birla Century Textiles near Baruch to consider its implementation in the hosiery hub of Tirupur also, it said. The method using nano technology treats 20 per cent of effluence and minimises it to seven per cent.The water and salt produced after condensing the seven per cent effluence is recycled for use in the factory again. Tamil Nadu government will give Rs 200 crore as interest-free loan to this project or another one, which is its own. Jayalalithaa had two days ago announced a slew of measures to solve this issue, which has affected both farmers, due to pollution, and dyeing industry alike. The dyeing units had to be shut down following a court directive in the absence of proper zero discharge provisions in place and both farmers and the dyeing units have been demanding proper action from the state government. For the farmers, Jayalalithaa had announced a relief package.
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