Closure order for biryani outlet upheld

Closure order for biryani outlet upheld

Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com

Chennai:02.07.2020

The National Green Tribunal refused to set aside the closure notice issued to Salem RR Biryani’s Tambaram branch During a routine inspection, officials from Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) found that the unit was operating from a residential area without TNPCB consent.

At the hotel kitchen, workers were making briyani using firewood as fuel and had installed a firewood boiler with steam cooking facility. Some LPG cylinders were kept in an open yard and waste water was discharged into the public drain without any treatment. Therefore a show-cause notice was issued to the hotel last December seeking a formal explanation. Since the reply was unsatisfactory, another round of inspection was conducted and officials found that the unit continued to violate rules. So in February a closure order was issued against the unit Electricity connection was also disconnected.

Following this, the hotel sought three months’ time from the government to shift their kitchen to Guindy Industrial Estate and restore electricity connection till then.