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Illegal tanneries polluting groundwater [1]

Greater Noida: Illegal tannery units are polluting water in the Surajpur Industrial Area of Greater Noida.

The tannery shops are violating all laws while removing the skin of dead animals. After peeling off the skin, the carcasses of animals are dumped in ditches or sprinkled with acid and buried. This is polluting the ground water in the area.

Publication Date: 
09/10/2009
Tribune (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Groundwater [3], Industrial Pollution [4], Hazardous Waste [5], Hazardous Industry [6], Gautam Budha Nagar [7], Noida [8]
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