HYDERABAD: Relocating sponge iron industries, which are causing pollution, from residential localities across the state will take more time, said the Telangana Industries and Commerce department.
The department has filed an affidavit in the National Green Tribunal regarding the delay in shifting of sponge iron industries. The petition was filed by one Anirudh Reddy against Om Shiva Shakti Iron Industries Limited in Shadnagar of Mahabubnagar district. A total of eight sponge iron industries causing pollution were identified.