Jaipur: After decades of battling with NGT, courts and authorities for polluting land, water and air, and facing shutdowns, Sanganer textile industrial units see a ray of hope with the establishment of a common effluent treatment plant (CETP).Once operational in December, this units will be categorized as zero discharge plants. Recycled water will be utilised again by the textile industry operating in the area.“Last decade has been a difficult time for us. Due to the pollution in the water bodies around the area, the high court had ordered the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) to shut down 893 textile units in the area. We ran from pillar to post to get it stayed. The demand for CETP was going on for a long time but we were short of money. Hence, state and central government pitched in,” said Rajendra, president of Sanganer Rangai Chappai Association.Industrial unit owners in Sanganer said that they have no allegiance to any party, and only want the ruling party to support their cause on which their livelihood is dependent.However, in hushed tones and lower voice, they agreed that the BJP leaders supported them in the time of need.“During the previous government, some BJP leaders went to the CM requesting the government on our behalf to find a solution to this problem. They even went to Delhi to take part in a meeting with the textile ministry officials. This CETP plant was pushed by the BJP leaders who went out of their way to help us. We will work with every ruling government but BJP has done a huge favour to us,” said one of the entrepreneurs, preferring anonymity.The Sanganeri block printing is around five centuries old which today has its own geographical indication (GI) in the country. Around 3 lakh people are involved in the occupation directly and indirectly. Earlier, the people in the profession were from ‘Cheepa’ community but over the years many more communities have been involved.As per a study conducted in 2012, a total of 650 units were discharging effluent of around 12 MLD (million litres per day). The CETP plant constructed will be having the capacity to recycle around 13 MLD effluent which has cost around Rs 160 crore.

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