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PONDA: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in New Delhi has finally revoked its closure directives to the Sanjivani Co-operative Sugar Factory at Dharbandora in Ponda taluka, clearing the way for the new crushing season, which was delayed for a month. Factory officials said sugarcane will begin coming in once crushing starts. However, it was found that the vacuum tube had developed a snag which led to the replacement of the entire tube.The sugar manufacturing industry has been identified as one of the 17 highly polluting industries as the production process is known to produce substantial levels of gas waste, solid waste, waste water, and noise pollution. Factory authorities have decided to hold a final technical trial on Thursday and thereafter declare the new crushing season officially open from Saturday.Trial runs of machinery at the factory were conducted for 14 hours on November 29, from 6am to 8pm. The factory will conduct a final technical trial on Thursday following which the new crushing season will officially begin on Saturday, factory sources said.Factory officials who went to New Delhi to get the directives revoked, said that a three-member committee constituted by the CPCB, comprising representatives from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change , met on Tuesday and reviewed Sanjivani’s compliance and recommended that the factory be allowed to resume operations.An order revoking the closure directives has been issued by chairman of the central board, S P Singh Parihar..