Nagpur: When India has objected to ‘the out’ phase of coal at the United Nations which was recently concluded to meet COP26, a deep investigation of two major coal power plants in the country had revealed that villagers living in their outskirts were drinking and Using water is very contaminated, with toxic elements exceed the safe limit of 10-15 times.
Two power generation found as a threat to public health is the state power plant Maharashtra (Mahagenco) Khaparkheda and the Koradi thermal power plant.
Both power plants are in Nagpur Regency.
Carried out by the Nagpur Sustainable Development Center (CFSD) and Pune Adhyayan Kendra, and Asar Social Impact Advisors Pvt.
Ltd., this study found surface waters and land contaminated with poisonous metal such as mercury, arsenic, aluminum, lithium and also recorded air, water and land contamination due to discharges and handling non-scientific fly ash.
Studies – ‘Powered Power: How the Thermal Coradi Power Station and Khaperkheda have an impact on the environment’ – highlights that their power station and ponds ash they issue waste directly to the local stream and rivers including Kola and Kanhan.
During the investigation, water samples were collected from 25 locations including surface and ground water.
“Almost every sample of water, in every season including the monsoon, failed to continue the standard for drinking water by the Indian standard bureau, which is 10500: 2012 (acceptable limits) and other relevant standards.
Some samples of water and dangerous elements such as mercury are wrong One most toxic substance known as mankind and arsenic who can cause liver cancer and bladder, “this research said.
Further analysis found the existence of turbidity, violence, alkalinity, and total dissolved solids (TDS) in both surface sources and ground water.
Apart from this, antimony, aluminum, arsenic, boron, fluoride, iron, manganese, magnesium, mercury, molybdenum, lithium, tin, and selenium found in a dangerous amount.
The biggest concern is that contaminated groundwater and surface water are used by local communities widely, for all purposes including drinking (with and without care), domestic use, bathing, washing clothes, fishing, irrigation and for livestock.
High level of aluminum, boron, magnesium fluoride and lead in the water used for drinking or domestic use has been known to cause serious health hazards such as cancer, respiratory disorders, neurological and cardiovascular, according to inventional pulmonologist Dr.
Sameer Arbat.
“Short-term exposure to antimony in drinking water at very high concentrations (more than 30 mg / L) can produce nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
The concentration of molybdenum in water can reach 200 g / liter in the area near molybdenum mining activities,” he said.
Dr.
Arbat added that according to the findings, high molybdenum consumption (10-15 mg / day) was associated with “high incidence of disease of disease, joint pain in the legs and hands, liver enlargement, gastrointestinal, liver, and kidney disease, increased blood levels of molybdenum And gout, increased xanthine oxidase activity, reducing blood copper levels, and increased urine copper is all symptoms of conditions “.
A questionnaire-based survey, which is also part of this study, revealed that the 21 villages surveyed, 18 were influenced by fly ash deposits in various parts of the village.
It also found that air flying ash leads to extensive air pollution.
“We initiated this research together considering the long history of pollution because of this power plant and related infrastructure such as the pond ash and the failure of the total official institution in resolving problems,” said Leena Buddhe, director of CFSD and colleagues of learning.
Shripad Dharmadhikary, the author with the Study and Coordinator of Manthan Adhyayan Kendra, said, “Until now, air pollution because plants have received attention, but detailed analysis of water pollution is not available.
Our study may be a comprehensive first attempt to map water contamination because of power plants This, “he said.
What found the villagers who live near the Koradi and Khaparkheda power plant drinking and using a very contaminated water toxic element beyond the safe limit of 10-15 times – contaminated water used by villagers for drinking purposes as well, the main threat to health Society – Doctors warn this can cause severe health disease – flying ash in the air leads to broad air pollution