The impending closure of polluting industrial units in the Capital this winter in the wake of Supreme Court directives will admittedly mean untold suffering for thousands of factory owners and workers, but on the flip side it will bring much needed relief to citizens on the power and water fronts this coming summer – besides, of course, bringing down pollution levels substantially. Though the exact quantum of power being drawn by all these unauthorised industries cannot be assessed as no industrial load has been sanctioned in the first place, rough estimates indicate that the closure of these units would result in availability of 700 MW of powre and 50 MGD (million gallons a day) of water. Also, sewage disposal – a colossal problem by itself – is likely to be reduced byn40 MGD.