India : Eco-friendly leather complex on its way

The Union Government has decided to aid the West Bengal Government with a sum of Rs 135 crore for the establishment of common effluent treatment plant (EFP) at the Calcutta Leather Complex (CLC) in Bantala.
The announcement was made by Mr Namo Narain Meena, Union Minister of state for environment at the foundation ceremony of the River Front Development. Mr Meena stated “The Centre has already agreed to provide funds for the setting up of a common effluent treatment plant at the CLC in Bantala. The treatment plant will take care of the waste arising from the tanneries and will prevent environmental pollution.”
According to the minister for environment, special emphasis will be laid on adorning the river fronts and cleaning up of river Hoogly. A total of nearly Rs220 crore has already been delivered under the second phase of the Ganga Action Plan for the cleaning up of the waters of River Hooghly. Of this, seventy per cent of the amount has already been spent while the remaining will also be utilized for the project.