Panipat, May 29 (KNN) According to Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) as many as 5,754 industrial units are generating over 2 lakh metric tonne (MT) hazardous waste per annum in the state.

It contains lead and other chemical waste which makes is harmful for the environment.

Addressing the industrialists P Raghvendra Rao, HSPCB Chairman emphasised on the scientific disposal of hazardous waste, reported The Tribune.

He was speaking during a programme organised by the Haryana Environment Management Society and HSPCB regarding the implementation of the ‘Hazardous and Other Waste Management Rules-2016’.

Of the total generated waste, only 20.9 MT (10 per cent) is landfillable, 25.8 MT (12 per cent) is incinerable while 1.22 lakh MT (62 per cent) is recyclable.

The HSPCB has identified 443 textile units for generating 7,684.71 MT hazardous waste per annum, of which 3,012 MT is landfillable, 183.43 MT incinerable and 4,489 MT recyclable.

Since no common Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) are available in Panipat, all hazardous waste is being sent to a TSDF in Faridabad, a senior official of the HSPCB said.

The IOCL refinery in Panipat had its own TSDF, with a capacity of 25,000 tonnes.  (KNN Bureau)