But industrialists question the credibility of neeri's survey on the basis of which the notices were served. "For example, there are more than 1200 units in the Jhilmil industrial area. But neeri has mentioned only 701," points out R K Khetan, president of the Jhilmil Industrialists' Association.
neeri had recommended the setting up of 15 cetps in Delhi but only 10 have been constructed. Of these, only four are partially functional. dsidc officials allege that the quantity of effluents is low compared to what was estimated by neeri. Besides, the effluents are acidic and damage the metallic cylinders of the plants. "We tried to approach neeri officials but they are not ready to talk about the problem," says Gupta. When contacted, officials of neeri refused to comment on the issue. But reliable sources associated with neeri allege that dsidc had caused the problems by mishandling the venture.
