Urbanisation  and  need for  better  living  has  incessantly  generated  requirement of consumer goods and infrastructural inputs. With  market  potential and easy  finance available,  the  mushrooming rise in the number of small scale industries can be seen in any Indian city. Besides being a resource for market economy and production of large number of consumer items, it is generally observed  that,  either  due to  their economies of scale coupled with their unplanned growth and dearth of affordable and cost- effective  treatment  technology,  efforts  by  small scale units in achieving the environmental compliance have not been effective. Their  large number  and  diverse  trade  has  further  aggravated  the  problem. Under these constraints, setting-up of individual full-fledged treatment  device  is no longer feasible. Hence the desirable option is of the shared or combined treatment, wherein, managerial  and  operational aspects are collectively addressed and the cost of treatment , becomes affordable as enunciated in the  scheme  of  the  common effluent treatment plants, which are proving to be a boon especially for small entrepreneurs, given the  methodical  planning,  regular  operation  and  equitable  contribution of member units. Such common facilities also facilitate proper management of effluent and compliance of the effluent quality standards.

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