MPCB grants conditional restart for Mahad plant, TBU manufacturing excluded
MPCB has given conditional permission to resume operations at the Mahad plant (Plot No. B-14) through a direction dated October 16, 2026.
By ScoutQuest · · 2 min read
- Direction date
- October 16, 2026
- Plant location
- Mahad plant (Plot No. B-14)
- Bank guarantee submitted
- ₹4,00,000/- to the regional office, Raigad within 15 days from the date of receipt of the directions
What the company told the exchanges
On October 16, 2026, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) issued a Conditional Restart Direction allowing the company to resume industrial operations at its Mahad plant at Plot No. B-14, MIDC, Raigad, Maharashtra. The company disclosed receipt of this direction on October 17, 2026.
What is permitted and what is not
- Industrial operations at the Mahad plant may resume, subject to strict compliance with the terms and conditions specified in the direction.
- Manufacture of Tetra Butyl Urea (TBU) is expressly excluded from the permission. The company's request to MPCB was itself for resumption excluding TBU, which it says was associated with the incident.
- The direction does not specify any particular period of applicability.
Background
- A gas leakage incident occurred at the company's premises on August 15, 2026.
- As a precautionary measure, operations at the Mahad facility were temporarily suspended with effect from August 15, 2026.
- The temporary suspension directions issued earlier by MPCB have now been revoked, subject to compliance with the conditions stipulated in the Conditional Restart Directions.
Conditions and money involved
- The company has submitted a bank guarantee of ₹4,00,000/- to the regional office, Raigad within 15 days from the date of receipt of the directions.
- No fresh aberrations or non-compliances have been identified in the Conditional Restart Directions, according to the update.
- The direction was issued under Section 33A of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and Section 31A of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981.
What the company says about impact
- The company does not envisage any material adverse impact on its financial or operational activities pursuant to the Conditional Restart Direction, subject to continued compliance with MPCB's conditions.
- Manufacturing activities at all other manufacturing units of the company will continue to remain operational.
- The company says it will continue to take corrective, preventive and environmental compliance measures as directed by MPCB.
What to keep an eye on
- The permission is conditional, so adherence to the MPCB conditions is the key operating requirement.
- TBU manufacturing at the site remains outside the permission granted.
- The company has said it will make further disclosures to the stock exchanges as required.
How this may be read
The update points to a step-by-step return of activity at the Mahad site, with two clear limits written into it — the TBU exclusion and the condition of strict compliance.
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More numbers
- Bank guarantee submitted to MPCB regional office, Raigad₹4,00,000/-
- Time to submit bank guarantee from receipt of directions15 days
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