Noida: 7 restaurants face sealing for discharging untreated kitchen waste water into sewers
Deccan ChronicleNoida, Mar 26 The Noida Authority on Tuesday said it would seal seven restaurants in the city over non-compliance of notices regarding discharging of greasy waste water from kitchens directly into sewers without effluent treatment. Of the nine eateries, eight are located in the city's biggest Sector 18 market while one is in Sector 54, the authority said, adding penalties ranging between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh were also imposed on these restaurants. "Today, in compliance with the instructions of the Noida Authority CEO, the General Manager along with the Environment Cell, Senior Manager and Junior Engineer, various restaurants, hotels and commercial institutions run in Noida, which have been discharging greasy waste water from their kitchens and were served notices in the past, were re-inspected," Deputy General Manager R P Singh said. Last month, various restaurants, hotels and commercial institutions in Noida were found discharging greasy waste water of their kitchens directly into the sewer line or drain without treating it, the authority said.