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Toh hua ye hai ki India ke environment ministry ne kai bade industrial projects ko green signal de diya hai. In approvals ke through, companies roz 460 million liters (MLD) se zyada treated wastewater Arabian Sea mein chhod paayengi, wo bhi lambi underwater pipelines ke zariye. Yeh permissions Reliance Industries, Grasim Industries, aur Nirma Ltd. jaise bade players ke expansion mein madad karengi.
Ismein Reliance Industries ke Dahej petrochemical complex ko 63 MLD, Grasim Industries ke Veraval unit ko 27 MLD, aur Nirma Ltd. ke soda ash plant ko 12 MLD discharge ki permission mili hai. Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd ko 3.2 MLD, GHCL facilities ko bhi approval mila hai. Kai industrial clusters ke liye shared treatment facilities ko bhi permissions mili hain, jaise Vapi Green Environment Ltd ke liye 70 MLD aur Sarigam CETP ke liye 25 MLD expansion. Dahej SEZ mein lagbhag 90 MLD discharge hoga, aur Andhra Pradesh mein Divi's Laboratories ki 5 pharmaceutical units ko milakar total 13.5 MLD approve hua hai.
Abhi yeh sab industrial growth ke liye accha lag raha hai, lekin yeh permissions companies par ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) ko lekar pressure bahut badha rahi hain. Jabki companies apni growth badha rahi hain, investors aur regulators ab inke environmental management par zyada dhyan de rahe hain. Reliance Industries, jinke carbon footprint ki wajah se kuch agencies ne 'high risk' ESG rating di hai, woh ab aur scrutiny mein aa jayenge. Grasim Industries ko NSE Sustainability ne 64 (FY2025) rating di hai, aur Gujarat Fluorochemicals ko 24.89 ('Med Risk', March 4, 2026) mili hai. Divi's Laboratories ko 31.35 ('High Risk') rating mili hai, jo dikhata hai ki sector mein ESG performance alag alag hai.
Company valuations, khaas kar ke jin companies ka environmental footprint zyada hai, woh ab unke sustainability practices se aur judi hui hai. Reliance ka P/E ratio lagbhag 48.1 hai, aur unka ESG profile unki credit rating ko support karta hai, O2C segment ke environmental impacts ke bawajood. Gujarat Fluorochemicals, jiska P/E 53.25 hai, 3 saal mein profit growth mein struggle kar raha hai. GHCL Ltd ka P/E 8.09 hai aur woh soda ash market mein stable hai. Divi's Laboratories ka P/E 65.75 hai, par 'High Risk' ESG rating hai. Effective effluent management, coastal regulations follow karna, aur thorough environmental impact assessments investors ka confidence maintain karne ke liye bahut zaroori hain.
Long-term mein, itne bade scale par wastewater discharge ka future kya hoga? Coastal ecosystems par kaisa asar padega, yeh ek bada sawaal hai. Halanki environmental impact studies aur biodiversity monitoring compulsory hai, par collective effect coastal ecosystems ko strain kar sakta hai. Gujarat aur Andhra Pradesh ke coastal authorities ne abhi tak koi violation report nahi kiya hai, par itni badi quantity mein discharge hone se ek considerable ecological footprint toh banega hi. Jin companies ki ESG scores kam hai aur environmental risk zyada hai, unko future mein investment pane mein zyada mushkil ho sakti hai aur unke valuations bhi kam ho sakte hain.
For instance, Nirma Ltd ke Bhavnagar plant ko 12 MLD ki permission mili hai, jo settling ponds use karke Malcolm Channel mein discharge karta hai. Cooling water ek creek mein jaata hai. Is method ka long-term effectiveness aur impact monitor kiya ja raha hai. Toh ek taraf India ka industrial growth agenda hai, doosri taraf sustainable practices ka global trend. Jo companies strong environmental management dikhayengi, woh investors ko zyada attract karengi.