Tanneries return to work, reviving Kanpur’s Rs 12,000 cr leather industry
Tanneries return to work, reviving Kanpur’s Rs 12,000 cr leather industry Kanpur’s tanneries shut down last year for Kumbh and were not allowed to reopen because of environmental concerns. C urrent Affairs :- Kanpur’s calfskin tanneries that were shut for Kumbh, the world’s biggest religious get-together held for the current year in January in Prayagraj, are easing back coming back to life. The tanneries were shut from December 15, 2018 to March 15 to guarantee Ganga waterway was spotless downstream in Prayagraj ( in the past Allahabad) and a large portion of them stayed shut later in light of the fact that the UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) wouldn’t give them no-protest authentications. Kanpur’s cowhide center point called Jajmau has an expected 267 tanneries. Upwards of 239 tanneries shut a year ago and 28 kept on working as they were purportedly founded on a dry tanning process. The Rs 12,000-crore industry, including tanneries and cowhide products makers, gives...