Hyderabad: The Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) has issued immediate stop production orders to Amara Labs Pvt Ltd in Sangareddy district over persistent environmental non-compliance. A December 2025 inspection found that the unit was manufacturing unconsented bulk drugs, failing to properly segregate hazardous effluents, and had not sent waste to treatment plants since October 2025. The board also noted the absence of essential monitoring systems, including water meters and VOC analysers, and failure to submit required bank guarantees.Bulk drug production beyond consent listThe company, Amara Labs Pvt Ltd, formerly known as Phanicare Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, is located at Anrich Industrial Estates, IDA Bollaram, Jinnaram mandal, Sangareddy district.According to TGPCB, the unit had earlier been issued compliance directions on September 14, 2020, November 23, 2020, and January 12, 2023. The latest inspection was conducted on December 23, 2025, while some observations recorded the date as December 30, 2025. A show-cause notice was issued on January 13, 2026, followed by a Task Force hearing on May 7, 2026.The board found that the unit was manufacturing bulk drugs, including “Deferiprone BP”, which were not covered in its consent list. It also found that the company had failed to segregate high-strength total dissolved solids and low-strength total dissolved solids effluents, and had not sent any effluent to the common effluent treatment plant since October 2025.No waste lifting since Oct 2025TGPCB also cited failure to lift hazardous waste since October 2025, improper storage of raw material and solvent drums, absence of water meters for tracking consumption, lack of online TDS monitoring for effluents, and absence of an online volatile organic compound analyser connected to the TGPCB server.The board further noted that the unit had not installed an IP camera at the main gate for monitoring by the board and had failed to conduct the required Leak Detection and Repair study. It had also not submitted the required bank guarantees.Operations barred without board nodIn its order dated May 12, 2026, TGPCB directed the industry to stop all industrial activities with immediate effect in the interest of protecting public health and the environment. The company has been directed to submit a fresh bank guarantee of ₹3 lakh and renew an existing bank guarantee of ₹2 lakh, totalling ₹5 lakh.The board said the facility cannot resume operations without explicit permission. Failure to comply with the stop production orders would lead to criminal prosecution, which may include imprisonment ranging from one-and-a-half years to six years, along with fines.
