By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, MAR 20: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today informed that 15 industries have been identified as the major polluting industries in the state, and from among these, 10 are cement producing companies.
Providing the information in the Assembly, the chief minister said seven of the cement companies are based in Jaintia Hills districts even as a sister power company of one of the companies is also listed as a polluting industry.
One each of these cement companies is located in East Khasi Hills, East Garo Hills and in Jaintia Hills district has also been listed by the government as major polluting industries.
“The Mawmluh Cherra Cement Ltd, RNB Cements Ltd, Star Cement Ltd, Star Cement Meghalaya Ltd, Adhunik Cement, Amrit Cement, JUD Cement, Hill Cement, Green Valley Industries and Virgo Cement are the major polluting industries,” the Chief Minister said.
Three ferro-alloys companies, the Shyam century ferrous, Maithan Alloys and Shakam-bari ferrous Ltd are also the major polluting industries, he said.
The Meghalaya Power Limited that develops and operates an 8 MW and a 43 MW thermal power plant providing electricity to Star Cement company, is also one of the polluting industries, he said.
The Chief Minister said the government expects compliance from all concerned as per the Supreme Court order to control pollution even as he said that all these companies have real time monitoring system installed.
The Chief Minister also informed that one of the breweries has set up an effluent treatment plant for checking water pollution.
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