The bad odour stays for the whole day and t
here is nobody to come and save us from this agony.” And on being asked about the government’s initiatives to cater to the sad state of affairs, pat came the reply from another fellow- sufferer Montu, who is currently employed in one of the factories, “We had visited the councillor. Inspite of being a localite he has done nothing about it!” Due to this waste being thrown into the river, the bacteria which regenerates in the toxic water (thus keeping it clean) is also gradually getting wiped-out, thereby making the whole situation even more critical.
here is nobody to come and save us from this agony.” And on being asked about the government’s initiatives to cater to the sad state of affairs, pat came the reply from another fellow- sufferer Montu, who is currently employed in one of the factories, “We had visited the councillor. Inspite of being a localite he has done nothing about it!” Due to this waste being thrown into the river, the bacteria which regenerates in the toxic water (thus keeping it clean) is also gradually getting wiped-out, thereby making the whole situation even more critical.And as Soumen Basu, an environmental expert expresses his fears, “Dangerous chemicals like chromium, sulphur and manganese are getting deposited more and more. People now have the risk of suffering diseases like blood cancer and vision problems.” With a bad taste, we moved onto our next stop – the infamous Bellilious Road, Kadamtola and Bantra – a residential cum commercial area with innumerable blind lanes and strewn with houses (with almost each having an engineering unit). Smoke, noise and heat seemed the only characteristic of this renowned SME belt of Howrah Industrial Area.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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