Chandigarh, Oct. 28 -- The Punjab government has acknowledged that around 26 dyeing units in Ludhiana's Industrial Area-A remain outside the common effluent treatment plant (CETP) network, citing the infeasibility of connecting them to existing facilities and the failure to secure land for a separate plant. The admission, made before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), brings into focus the unresolved challenges confronting the state's efforts to regulate industrial wastewater discharge into Buddha Nullah.

In its submission on October 27, the Department of Science, Technology and Environment highlighted a persistent gap in the pollution-control roadmap formulated in October 2019 to prevent untreated industrial effluent from contaminating ...