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Impact of Paper Industrial Pollution:A Case Study from Moolimangalam Village in Karur District, Tamil Nadu


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1 Department of Economics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641046, Tamil Nadu, India
 

Objectives: This study investigates the economic and environmental impact of paper industrial pollution on rural communities in general and on agricultural production, human health in particular.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: Both primary and secondary data were collected for this study. A Case study method is followed. Moolimangalam village of Karur District, Tamil Nadu, and India has been chosen for this study. This village is located nearby Tamilnadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL). 30 samples from small farmers and medium farmers have been chosen randomly. The secondary data collected form TNPL, production, usage of water, effluent discharged, volume of waste water treated and other relevant data collected and analysed.

Findings: According to this study, 73.7% of small farmers and 90.9 percent of medium farmers claimed that their human health is affected by Industrial pollution. Majority of farmers said that the change their cropping patter due to industrial pollution.

Application/Improvements: The pollution level of TNPL is under check. However, constrained to state that there are damages caused by the environmental pollution in the surrounding of TNPL.


Keywords

Industrial Pollution, Paper Industry, Tamil Nadu.
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R. Manikandan
Department of Economics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641046, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Objectives: This study investigates the economic and environmental impact of paper industrial pollution on rural communities in general and on agricultural production, human health in particular.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: Both primary and secondary data were collected for this study. A Case study method is followed. Moolimangalam village of Karur District, Tamil Nadu, and India has been chosen for this study. This village is located nearby Tamilnadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL). 30 samples from small farmers and medium farmers have been chosen randomly. The secondary data collected form TNPL, production, usage of water, effluent discharged, volume of waste water treated and other relevant data collected and analysed.

Findings: According to this study, 73.7% of small farmers and 90.9 percent of medium farmers claimed that their human health is affected by Industrial pollution. Majority of farmers said that the change their cropping patter due to industrial pollution.

Application/Improvements: The pollution level of TNPL is under check. However, constrained to state that there are damages caused by the environmental pollution in the surrounding of TNPL.


Keywords


Industrial Pollution, Paper Industry, Tamil Nadu.

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