Ultimatum for Jajmau tanneries
13/09/2010
Other tanneries in the area could face similar action in the weeks ahead. If the tannery owners affected refuse to close down, the authorities have said they may force closure by cutting off supplies of water and energy.
The relationship between the leather industry in Kanpur and the local authorities has come under intense pressure this year. The local government has already asked 65 of tanneries in Jajmau to move to a new site at Unnao, but this project was put on hold after farmers in Unnao refused to sell their land to allow a new industrial site to be built.
There were raids on some tanneries, accused of polluting the River Ganges, during August and in September the local authorities banned the use of salted hides in local leather production.
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