The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on Saturday sealed the Jindal Stainless Steel plant at Kalinganagar for polluting water and air in the area.
“The Jindal stainless steel plant had been the subject of intense public protests since last five years. It is also guilty of polluting water and air in the nearby villages. The plant was also violating the hazardous waste laws of the country for which we sealed the plant. Earlier, on November 13, SPCB had also issued notice to the plant authority to close their plant,” said Jajpur Collector Anil Kumar Samal.
The plant which employed around 1200 people was sealed in the presence of the Sukinda tehsildar and Kalinganagr police. The SPCB ordered closure of the cold rolling plant, coke oven plant and bye product plant alleging non-compliance with the provisions of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.