Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Hapur Inspection Finds Widespread Industrial Pollution Violations
Officials inspected factories in Hapur to check whether they were following pollution rules.
They examined 22 industrial units during the inspection drive.
Sixteen units were found to have problems.
Some factories released visible smoke or had broken pollution-control equipment.
Others had faulty monitoring systems or missing emissions reports.
One unit used a wood-fired furnace with hazardous sludge.
Another operated without the required pollution-control systems.
These two units were sealed.
Officials also issued 12 show-cause notices and plan further action against two units that refused entry.
CAQM squads found 16 of 22 inspected Hapur industrial units violating environmental norms.
Two non-conforming units were sealed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board.
Violations included visible smoke, faulty pollution-control devices, leakages and bypassed wet scrubbers.
Some units lacked functioning online emission monitors, stack reports or ERP-III-compliant stacks.
Twelve show-cause notices were issued, while two units that denied entry face proposed strict action and re-inspection.
- Who
- Seven Commission for Air Quality Management flying squads, working with the Hapur district administration and other authorities, inspected the units; the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board sealed two facilities.
- What
- Sixteen of 22 inspected industrial units were found violating environmental norms, and two were sealed.
- When
- The inspection took place on Tuesday, with the findings reported on Wednesday.
- Where
- Industrial areas and roads across Hapur, including Masuri-Gulawati Road, Pilkhuwa, Tatarpur-Garh Road and the Textile Centre Road area.
- Why
- The drive was conducted to identify violations of air-pollution and emissions-control requirements.
- Units inspected
- 22 industrial units
- Units found violating norms
- 16
- Units sealed
- 2
- Show-cause notices
- 12
- Inspection teams
- Seven CAQM flying squads
- Main violations
- Visible smoke, faulty or bypassed pollution-control systems, leakages and non-functioning emission monitors
- Additional action
- Two units denied entry; strict action and re-inspections were proposed