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Final Abstract - Pollution

The textile industry in India has many dyeing and bleaching units that dump toxic effluents without treatment into land and water sources. This pollution causes ecological damage and health issues. Tirupur, a major textile export hub, has over 7,000 dyeing and knitting units that discharge effluents into the local River Noyyal without treatment. Although a court ruling mandated effluent treatment, only 19 of 720 units have fully compliant systems. Exporters have resisted implementing a common treatment plant despite previous cooperation on infrastructure. The paper aims to investigate why manufacturers have not invested in effluent treatment and how barriers could be removed, as well as whether an awareness of corporate social responsibility could enhance business

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Final Abstract - Pollution

The textile industry in India has many dyeing and bleaching units that dump toxic effluents without treatment into land and water sources. This pollution causes ecological damage and health issues. Tirupur, a major textile export hub, has over 7,000 dyeing and knitting units that discharge effluents into the local River Noyyal without treatment. Although a court ruling mandated effluent treatment, only 19 of 720 units have fully compliant systems. Exporters have resisted implementing a common treatment plant despite previous cooperation on infrastructure. The paper aims to investigate why manufacturers have not invested in effluent treatment and how barriers could be removed, as well as whether an awareness of corporate social responsibility could enhance business

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Environmental Woes - Indian Textile Industry

Large numbers of Dyeing and Bleaching units are running with out any effluent treatment
plant in various parts of India. These highly toxic used dyes, bleaching agents, salts,
acids, and alkalis are dumped in landfills, & water bodies. These effluents not only spoil
the geological conditions of the land but also get mixed with the drinking water & lead to
ecological misbalance. Many heavy metals like cadmium, copper, zinc, chromium, and
iron are also found in the dye effluents which cause diseases like Cancer, poisoning etc.

Tirupur is India's biggest textile exports centre located some 450 km from Chennai. It has
over 7,000 dyeing and knitting units that together generate annual revenues of over USD
1063 million (Rs 5,000 crore). As most often these units are small scale industries, they
cannot afford to have a treatment plant. The dyeing units discharge all the effluents in
River Noyyal, which cuts through Tirupur. The exporters have refused to acknowledge
the problems they were causing to the town's hinterland by the discharge of toxic
effluents.

Despite ruling by Madras High Court has asked dyeing and bleaching units in Tirupur to
install reverse osmosis plants for the secondary treatment of effluents caused
consternation in the hosiery town, until now only 19 units among 720 dyeing and
bleaching units have complete 0 discharge system and 50 units are in the process of
implementing the same.

In the past, exporters have joined hands to build five star hotels and 4 lane highways to
enhance their business, but are resisting implementing a Common effluent treatment plant
and looking to the government for aid. My paper investigates the reasons that are
stopping manufacturers from investing in effluent treatment plant and how these barriers
can be removed. It also explores whether they are aware about their Corporate Social
Responsibility and how this will help them to enhance their business.

C. Yorkist Vaz

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