The National Green Tribunal on Monday rapped the Uttar Pradesh government for failing to check sewage discharge containing toxic chromium into Ganga at Rania and Rakhi Mandi in Kanpur, and imposed a penalty of Rs.280 crore on 22 tanneries for causing pollution. A bench headed by NGT chairperson ... Read more...
Ban on over 200 tanneries in Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) for five months starting November 2018 ahead of Kumbh Mela 2019 rendered many workers jobless during the period. The protracted ban timeline till June this year further mounted the worries of leather manufacturers and tanners, thus forcing them to ... Read more...
LUCKNOW: In a decision likely to impact the leather industry of Kanpur and Unnao, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered closure of 264 tanneries situated on the banks of Ganga for three months from December ahead of the Kumbh Mela scheduled for January 2019. The tanneries located in Kanpur’s ... Read more...