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Orders closure, snapping of powerTribune News ServiceChandigarh, August 20Taking a stern action against industries polluting the environment, the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) today issued an order to close seven industrial units situated in the Industrial Area, Phase 1 and 2. Sources said these units were involved in steel furniture manufacturing or chrome electroplating works. Sources said CPCC teams had inspected the premises of these seven industries on May 27 this year and collected samples from effluent treatment plants (ETPs) there for analysis. The CPCC did not find their replies satisfactory and issued the order for the closure of these units today. The panel also directed the Superintending Engineer, Electricity Department, UT, to immediately disconnect the power supply to these units..