TGPCB issues stop production orders to Amara Labs in Sangareddy
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) has issued stop production orders to Amara Labs at IDA Bollaram in Sangareddy district for alleged violations of consent conditions under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
The orders, issued on May 12, 2026, directed the company to immediately stop all industrial activities at its facility located at Anrich Industrial Estates, IDA Bollaram, Jinnaram mandal, Sangareddy district.
TGPCB said the company, engaged in manufacturing bulk drugs and intermediates, was found violating several environmental and operational norms during an inspection conducted on December 30, 2025, under the Board’s computerised allocation of industries system.
Multiple environmental and operational lapses identified
According to the Board, the company was allegedly manufacturing “Deferiprone BP”, which was not part of the products permitted under its Consent for Operation (CFO) issued on August 24, 2022, valid till May 31, 2027.
The inspection also found that the industry failed to segregate high total dissolved solids (HTDS) and low total dissolved solids (LTDS) effluents and had not provided water meters to monitor consumption as mandated under consent conditions.
TGPCB said records showed the unit had not sent any effluent to common effluent treatment plants at Jeedimetla and Patancheru since recommissioning operations in October 2025. About 5 kilolitres of effluents were reportedly stored in the HTDS storage unit.
The Board further alleged that the company had not installed online total dissolved solids monitoring systems, volatile organic compound analysers, separate energy meters for pollution control equipment, first runoff rainwater collection systems, or IP cameras linked to TGPCB servers.
Officials also noted that the company had not disposed hazardous waste to authorised facilities since recommissioning and was storing empty plastic bags, raw material drums and solvent drums improperly on concrete platforms.
Company sought 15 days to rectify violations
During a hearing before the TGPCB Task Force Committee on May 7, 2026, the company representatives informed the Board that they had taken over the plant in February 2026 and had not resumed production. They said around 20 KL of existing effluents had been disposed of through Jeedimetla Effluent Treatment Ltd and sought 15 days to rectify the non-compliances.
However, the committee recommended issuance of stop production orders and directed the company to furnish a fresh bank guarantee of ₹3 lakh and renew an existing ₹2 lakh guarantee, taking the total amount to ₹5 lakh.
The Board stated that the unit cannot resume operations without obtaining prior permission from TGPCB.
Warning of prosecution under pollution control laws
TGPCB warned that continued operation despite the orders would attract prosecution under Section 41(2) of the Water Act and Section 37(1) of the Air Act. The offences carry imprisonment ranging from one-and-a-half years to six years along with fines.
The Board said the action was taken “in the interest of protecting public health and environment”.
