Major integrated environmental system for relocation of 540 tanneries in Kolkata City - a biggest environmental project of its kind in Asia

The tanning industry is one of the oldest and fastest growing industries in South and South East Asia. There are more than 3000 tanneries located in India with a total processing capacity of 700,000 tones of hides and skins per year. The wastewater discharge from these tanneries is about 100,000 cubic meters per day. More than 90% tanneries are in small and medium scale sector with processing capacities of less than 2-3 tons of hides/ skins per day