Karnataka Pollution Board Issues Notice to KSIC Silk Unit Over Effluent Controls

Overview

• Regulators served a show‑cause notice to the KSIC filature at T. Narasipur for gaps in wastewater handling and related infrastructure.
• Inspectors said noise and water tests were within limits but advised installing an effluent treatment plant, which cleans factory wastewater before release.
• KSPCB officials described the unit’s existing treatment setup as old and in need of filter upgrades and other improvements.
• KSIC says it has planned a 3 lakh litres per day plant on about 1.5 acres but cannot start work until 5–5.8 acres are formally returned from a scrapped stadium allotment.
• Local Congress leaders and residents filed pollution complaints, employees called the claims baseless, and the notice cites septic and soak‑pit issues with a warning that non‑compliance could lead to closure while opposition leaders allege political intent.