EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A total of 54 small and micro textile units are located In and around Chlrala, Janderpet and Epuru Area of Chirala Mandal in Prakasam District. Nearly 800 people are working in these small scale dyeing units. Out of the 54 units, 11 numbers of units are yarn/Cloth dyeing units using machines and power. 31 units are Yarn dyeing units which are done manually. 12 units does cloth dyeing and printing manually. All the units are spread on both sides of Kunderu drain which is passing through this area. The 32-km long Kunderu drain on the Eastern side of Chirala town. The Chirala municipality and major panchayats like Ipurupalem, Jandrapeta, Kothapeta and Vetapalem let the sewage water into Kunderu. Kunderu drain finally confluence with sea nearly 5 KM from Chirala town area. Kunderu is handed over to Irrigation department drainage division and it is categorized as drain. Over the Years the dyeing and printing units are discharging untreated effluents into Kunderu drain which also carries the domestic wastewater from Chirala, Jandrapet and other panchayats on its banks. There are few Writ Petitions filed by local people in Hon'ble l,igh Court of Andhra Pradesh on pollution of kunderu vide WP No. 5596/ 201.3, WP No.37277/2014 & WP No. 39399/2014. Realising the extent of problem in the area, M/S SRI VENKATESWARA YARN & CLOTH DYERS ASSOCIATION purchased 3.38 Acres of private land in SY. No.71/2 & 73/1 of Challareddypalem village, Nayunipalli Panchayat, Vetapalem(M), Prakasham District to construct Common ETP facilities. They also represented to Government of AP, A.P Pollution Control Board for financial assistance for construction of CETP. Proposed Project Activity Construction of New Common Effluent Treatment plant in two phases. In the first phase an ETP of 1.25 MLD capacity will be constructed and then will be expanded to 2.5MLD capacity.by M/s Sri Venkateswara Yarn & Cloth Dyers Association in 3.38 Acres of private land in Sy. No. 71/2 & 73/1 of Challareddypalem village, Nayunipalli Panchayat, Vetapalem (M), Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. Proposed Project Cost 1.Estimated Project cost for Construction of CETP Phase-I for a capacity of 1.25MLD = Rs.734 Lakhs 2. Estimated Project cost for expansion of CETP in Phase-II for 2.5MLD = Rs. 470.3 Lakhs. Environmental Clearance The proposed project activity comes under 7(h) Category as per EIA Notification 2006 and must conduct Environmental Impact Assessment study to obtain Environmental Clearance from SEAC/SEIAA, Govt of A.P. .