Ahmedabad: The depletion of the Tanah Handpites of Ahmedabad has made the State Urban Development Department consider supplying recycled wastewater treated to the industry.
AMC has suggested that the industry buy water treated from him at Rs 43 per kiloliter for industrial purposes.
This proposal is in line with the guidelines issued by the Central Environmental Health and Environmental Engineering, the technical wing of the Ministry of Urban Union.
Municipal Corporation’s letter has applied the size at the same price.
At present, close to 4,000 industrial units in GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation) clusters in Odhav, Naroda, Narol, and Vatva attract water from their own Borewells.
They are charged Rs 17 per kiloliter – RS 8 to pump and additional Rs 9 for water treatment.
Buying water treated from AMC will mean a 153% increase in the cost of water input for GIDC-based units.
Factories located within the AMC limit but outside the GIDC cluster pay Rs 30 per kiloliter, which includes the cost of power and maintenance.
These units will see a 43% increase in water costs.
The clusters of the nearest GIDC Sanand Industry, falls outside the AMC limit, paying Rs 40 per kiloliter for land water treated.
If the unit here bought water treated from AMC, they can expect a 5% increase in water costs.
“The 40% increase in water costs will definitely have an impact on the industry because their production costs will rise,” said Pathik Patwari, a senior vice president, the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI).
“This is especially true for textile and chemical manufacturing units that require high volume of water.” At present AMC spends Rs 24 to RS 25 per kiloliter on the treatment of waste water and additional RS 8 on operations, maintenance, and labor.
Moreover, Rs 9 per kiloliter is spent on overhead.
“Our draft draft mentioned that now the GIDC cluster in the AMC limit and residential and commercial buildings attracted groundwater from within their property compounds,” AMC senior official said.
“They did it as the right problem in section 7 (b) from The Easement Act of 1882.” The official added: “This right is really until the government declares a certain stretch or area as a ‘dark zone’ that is exploited.” If the whole city of Ahmedabad or part of it is declared dark zone, industrial and housing clusters that have access to the AMC water supply must stop the withdrawal of ground water.
Sanand industrial area, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, houses around 350 units.
“The State Irrigation Department supplies Narmada Air at Rs 36 per Kiloliter to Unit in Sanand, which increases at a 10% level every year,” said Ajit Shah, President, Sanand Industry Association.
“This means, with the effect of April 1, 2022, the industrial unit may end by paying nearly Rs 40 per kiloliter for water.
Water consumption in the Sanand Industrial Land is around 10 MLD (million liters per day).”