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The textile units have been facing difficulty in complying with zero liquid discharge (ZID) norm as it is mandatory for all the registered units to go in for effluent treatment plants with ZID system as stipulated by the Madras High Court. Some of them that release untreated effluent come under adverse notice at periodic intervals.
As 90 percent water is recovered through reverse osmosis system, solar-evaporation treatment of the remaining 10 percent with high concentration of effluent turns costly.
