Wistron fined Rs 1.6 crore by SEIAA Karnataka for non-compliance with environmental clearance

The Karnataka State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA Karnataka) has slapped a fine of Rs 1.6 crore on Wistron, one of three Taiwanese iPhone manufacturers in India, for not complying with the environment clearance (EC) mandates for capacity expansion in 2021.

The company had doubled its smartphone assembly unit from 70,56,000 pcs per annum to 1,44,36,000 pcs per annum and manufacturing of printed circuits boards (PCBs) capacity from 72,28,800 pcs per annum to 1,44,36,000 pcs per annum. The company made significant investments of about Rs 438.6 crore for this in Bengaluru but didn’t apply for environmental clearance for the same.