UP Pollution Control Board office of Aligarh
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Environmental rules are not being followed in the meat units and slaughter houses operating in Aligarh metropolis. Late night on May 9, a joint investigation was conducted at four slaughter houses in the city. In which large scale flaws were seen. The bio filter that eliminates odor inside the units was found clogged at many places. The ETP plants installed to discharge water were not found to be working properly. Water samples of three of these units have been sent to Lucknow for testing.
A joint team of administration, police, pollution control board and veterinary department investigated the slaughter houses located in Mathura bypass. Flaws have been seen here in the joint investigation. Its detailed report is being prepared. According to Regional Officer of Pollution Control Board, In. Radheshyam, Aldua, Altabarak, HMA and Fair Meat Factory have been investigated. Bio filters installed to reduce odor in many factories have been found faulty. At some places the bio filter was found in closed condition. ETP plants were not found operating at their full capacity. Cases of discharging water into drains without treating it have also come to light.
The team has collected water samples from Adaldua, Atbarak, HMA. The water samples have been sent to the Government Laboratory, Lucknow for testing. He told that in the past also the water sample of Fair Meat Factory had been sent for testing. For the last three months, cases of violation of environmental rules are coming to light in slaughter houses.
First the people of the city were troubled by the foul smell of fat and then the slaughter house operators poured the fat directly into the drains. Hathras DM and regional officer of Agra Pollution Control Board had expressed their displeasure regarding this. After this, the pollution control board at the local level got the drains examined and fat was found in them. The drains were cleaned. Eight slaughter house operators had dumped fat in Aligarh drain and another drain three months ago. The drains were made dirty by flowing water without treating it. Due to which oil and fat had accumulated in the water.
When the Pollution Control Board investigated and issued a notice, the drains were cleaned. However, it is not known where this debris was dumped into the drain. The Pollution Control Department will now investigate the disposal of debris from the drain. Notices will be issued in this. The officers who went to investigate on the evening of May 9 found the drains clean.