Faridabad plans panel to close dyeing units in Neharpar

Freshly dyed jeans were found drying on rooftops in parts of Faridabad’s Neharpar area, where makeshift dyeing units have continued to operate despite repeated closures.

July checks identified units in Harkesh Colony, Mawai and Dheeraj Nagar running from home backyards and other structures without effluent treatment plants. Some had boilers, tumblers and compressors, while coloured wastewater was discharged through pipelines into drains and sewer lines, including along Pawai Road in Hanuman Colony.

The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has issued consent-to-operate permissions to five companies in Faridabad. The checks found at least 10 other units operating. HSPCB inspection reports estimate that each unit releases 8–12 kilolitres of effluent a day.

HSPCB says it has closed 100 such units since 2023. The board says rented or unauthorised premises, absent ownership records and unregistered firms enable operators to restart elsewhere. Environmental compensation was imposed on three units in 2025.

Faridabad’s district administration plans to form a joint committee of HSPCB and municipal officials to pursue closures of polluting units. HSPCB and the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad are also initiating action against people who lease premises used for illegal dyeing operations.