Saturday, October 23, 2010

Agriculture under threat

Water pollution has become a huge problem that most of the countries are facing now a days. India is no different as many cases of water pollution has been reported earlier this year. The oil spill of Mumbai was also a part of it. Now it is Madras.
The Madras high court has ordered that the water of the river Noyyal must be sent to the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Chennai Zone Lab in Tharamani to check the amount of pollution in it. It is a seasonal river so it should be away from the threat of pollution but this is not the case. 
The river flows through two major cities Coimbatore and Tiruppur. Tiruppur's textile factory has been causing pollution. this id effecting the agriculture of Coimbatore. Coconut cultivation has also been affected as a result of this. This is not the first time that river Noyyal is in issue. In 2003, 29th January a study team of Anna University's Department Of Environment had found that the water was polluted. A report was also presented in front of Madras high court stating the condition of the farmers still there was no result. 
Newly this case has come up before the court but will there be very less chances of good results. If action was to be taken then why not before and by this time pollution would have been under control. Still government are giving permission to grow many factory without even thinking of the future. After all in India every thing is under the control of the politicians.  Who only think of there benefit what ever may be the situation. 
Still we are looking forward to a positive judgement.        

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