The story
Jalandhar's tanneries grew beside its sports-goods and footwear trades, which needed leather for balls, gloves and shoes. The units were moved into a planned Leather Complex on Kapurthala Road with a shared effluent treatment plant. Pollution limits have repeatedly shut the tanneries through court orders, and the treatment plant has struggled to handle the discharge. The cluster's future depends on meeting effluent norms.
In numbers
After the Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered shutdown of tanneries on October 29, all 61 units based at the Leather Complex on Kapurthala Road were lying closed.
The Tribune — Leather units likely to open in two months in district · 2020The 5 MLD common effluent treatment plant had never worked to a capacity beyond 3.5 MLD.
The Tribune — Jalandhar leather industry in crisis as PPCB acts tough
Ways in for a newcomer
- Leather goods (gloves, belts, sports-goods leather) from finished leather
- Effluent treatment and chrome-recovery services
- Trading finished leather to sports-goods and footwear units
- Testing services for leather quality
Problems the cluster faces
- Court-ordered closures over pollution
- Effluent plant capacity shortfall
- Raw-hide supply
- Shift of tanning to other states
Businesses to start here
Finished Shoe-Upper Leather Tannery →Industrial Leather Hand Gloves →Leather Waist Belt Making →Leather Cricket Ball Making →Fancy Leather Gloves →