Question

Define pollution. “Industries are pouring poison in water” - Explain

Answer 1

Definition : “Substances present in the air / water / soil produced by the activity of mankind in concentration sufficient to cause harmful effect to his health, vegetables, property or to interfere with the enjoyment of his property is called as pollution”.
(1) Most of the Indian rivers and fresh water streams are seriously polluted by industrial wastes and effluents. Such pollutants come along waste waters of different industries such as petrochemical complexes; fertilizer factories; oil refineries; pulp, paper, textile, sugar and steel mills, tanneries, distillaries, coal washeries, synthetic material plant for drugs, fibres, rubber, plastic etc.
(2) In India all the 14 rivers have become polluted. Some most polluted rivers in Maharashtra like Mula-Maratha in Pune, Panchganga in Kolhapur, Patalaganaga in Panvel are heavily polluted having a variety of industrial and petrochemical wastes. The river Ganga from Hardwar and Kolkata is regarded is one uneding sewer which is fit only to carry urban liquid wastes, half burnt dead bodies, pesticides and insecticides.