In Gujarat (Gujarat) Morbi, known as the Ceramic Town (Morbi Latest News) The city needs special preservation of the environment. Especially when pollution levels are rising alarmingly. Even before this, there were reports of air poisoning in the city of Morbi and surrounding rural areas due to the negligent use of Colgas. Land and water levels also reached dangerous levels. Considering this, the Green Tribunal came into action mode 4 years ago and sent a team from the Center as well as the state to investigate and came up against massive pollution. It was immediately banned from using coal gas and was fined Rs 500 crore for polluting water, land and air.
Petacoke spreads pollution
However, even after such drastic fines and strict action, some ceramic industrialists in Morbi are turning a blind eye and using petcoke, a substance like banned coal gas. The use of pollutants that emit the same amount of pollutants is also illegal. The GPCB had received several complaints about the use of this illegal petcoke and had carried out a thorough investigation in different units, after which the GPCB has taken strict action against Samson Ceramics and Silicon Ceramics on the road in Sartan.
Strict checking was carried out by the GPCB after receiving information that petcoke was being used in ceramic units. The action was taken against both the units for using petcoke as fuel in Silicon Ceramic and Samson Ceramic Factory on Sartanpar Road. Which has also been reported at the Gandhinagar head office.
In a conversation with media, KB Vaghela, Regional Officer, Morbi Gujarat Pollution Control Board, said that legal action would be taken against this unit in the near future. Preparations have also started for it.
The Ceramic Association did not respond
Pollution in Morbi is thus also at dangerous levels. It is a crime to use such banned and polluting petcoke. That’s when the big companies started using petcoke in this way. No explanation has been given by Morbi’s Ceramic Association. Currently, strict checking is going on. It remains to be seen how many companies are still using such substances.