New Delhi: Central Pollution Control Board current knowledge states that Delhi stands third on the record of states and Union territories with most contaminated websites. Odisha tops the record and Uttar Pradesh is second.
There are 112 websites in India contaminated by poisonous and unsafe substances. Besides, there are 168 websites which may be contaminated however require investigation and affirmation, as per the CPCB. Odisha has 23 contaminated websites, Uttar Pradesh has 21 and Delhi has 11.
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The 11 websites together with industrial websites like Jhilmil, Wazirpur, New Friends Colony, Dilshad Garden and Lawrence Road and landfill websites like Bhalswa and Ghazipur. Also, there are 12 “probably contaminated sites” within the nationwide capital states a PTI report.
According to the Union Environment Ministry the PTI report states, ”Contaminated Sites” are delineated areas by which the “constituents and characteristics of the toxic and hazardous substances, caused by humans, exist at levels and in conditions which pose existing or imminent threats to human health and the environment”. These might embrace manufacturing areas, landfills, dumps, waste storage and therapy websites, mine tailings websites, spill websites, chemical waste handler and storage websites situated in numerous land makes use of.
Whereas, ”Probably Contaminated Sites” are areas with alleged however not scientifically confirmed presence of such contaminants or substances.
Under the path of National Green Tribunal, remediation work has been began to wash up 14 contaminated websites in 7 states together with Gujarat, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. The work includes cleansing of contaminated soil, groundwater, floor water and sediments utilizing numerous in-situ or ex-situ clean-up applied sciences as much as a predefined remediation goal ranges for every recognized constituent.
