its primary effluent treatment plant, is functional. We, therefore, consider it just and appropriate, to direct the State Pollution Control Boards concerned, to issue notices to all industrial units, which require “consent to operate”, by way of a common advertisement, requiring them to make their primary effluent treatment plants fully operational, within three months from today. On the expiry of the notice period of three months, the State Pollution Control Board(s) concerned are mandated to carry out inspections, to verify, whether or not, each industrial unit requiring “consent to operate”, has a functional primary effluent treatment plant. Such of the industrial units, which have not been able to make their primary effluent treatment plant fully operational, within the notice period, shall be restrained from any further industrial activity. This direction may be implemented by requiring the electricity supply and distribution agency concerned, to disconnect the electricity connection of the defaulting industry. We, therefore, hereby further direct that in case the State Pollution Control Boards concerned make a recommendation to the electrical supply and distribution agency/company concerned, to disconnect electricity supply to an industry, for the reason that its primary effluent treatment plant is not functional, it shall honour such recommendation, and shall disconnect the electricity supply to such defaulting industrial concern, forthwith.”
