Relevance: Prelims: Governance: Health
There are 128 sites in India contaminated by toxic and hazardous substances, according to a March update by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Key highlights:
• West Bengal led the list with 27 sites followed by Odisha at 23.
• Including those, there are 324 sites that may be contaminated, with 196 still awaiting an investigation and confirmation.
• The Union Environment Ministry has been monitoring — and has begun to commission clean-up jobs — at sites known to be contaminated.
• Twenty sites in 6 States have seen agencies prepare a detailed project reports, or a plan of action, to clean up sites.
Types of contamination:
• These incidents include oil contamination due to
• leakage of underground oil pipelines of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited in Tamil Nadu,
• pesticide and heavy metal contamination in creeks at Eloor, Kerala,
• chromium contamination at Rania, improperly disposed electronic waste lying on the banks of river Ramganga, Moradabad;
• mercury contamination of the soil at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, and Ganjam, Odisha, and
• chromium contamination at Ranipet, Tamil Nadu, and Lohianagar, Uttar Pradesh.
For more such notes, Articles, News & Views Join our Telegram Channel.
Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC –Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS. https://triumphias.com/pages-all-courses.php