Industrial Pollution Due To Small Textile Printing And Dyeing Units At Jodhpur , Pali And
Balotra In Rajasthan
Foreword
Western Rajasthan lies in the well known Thar desert and is a water scarce
area. Due to inadequate availability of raw materials and transport facilities,
industrial development in the area is far behind the average national rate.
However, dyeing and printing of textile being a traditional industry of
Rajasthan and due to the heavy demand in the country and outside of cloth
printed in Rajasthan and liberal policies of Rajasthan Government to
encourage industrial growth with a view to provide employment to the
people of this part of the State, a good number of textile industries have
come up i.n the area. As textile processing requires good amount of water,
these industries are invariably situated near river banks where
transportation facilities also exist. As a result, in Pali, Jodhpur and Balotra
towns, clusters of manual processing, dyeing and printin~ industries have
come up. Waste water discharge from these textile units has caused
degradation of water quality in the area. Local people are facing problem in
obtaining water for drinking and irrigation since ground water is also
significantly polluted in the area. The problem has attracted the attention of
media and also of the Central and State Governments.
The present study was undertaken by the Central Board in 1987 to evaluate the extent of problem in the
area and to find out the factors responsible for the creation of the problem and its continuance. The study
has
also
looked
into
the
possible
ways
how
the
problem
can
be
tackled
It is expected that the report will help the Rajasthan State authorities in formulating remedial measures, The
report may also prove useful to various other agencies which may have to deal similar problems of surface
and ground water pollution.
Nilay Chaudhuri
Chairman,CPCB