Sites
The summary of the identified hazardous & municipal solid waste sites for
implementation under this project in two States of Andhra Pradesh and West
Bengal is as under:
Noor
Mohammad Kunta (Hazardous Waste Site) in
Andhra Pradesh:
Noor Mohammad Kunta is a small surface water body (13.96 ha-actual, 7.95 ha as
per EPTRI Report, 1997) in the midst of industrial area and adjoining NG Ranga
Agricultural University Rajendranagar Municipality of Hyderabad with its
catchment area of 175 ha. consisting of industrial, commercial, residential and
agricultural areas, plus two feeder channels. It is severely contaminated with
pollution from Katedan Industrial Estate and nearby residential pockets.
Noor Mohammed Kunta
Most of the pollution comes from textile production - particularly the dyes
used in production and the Kunta site is notoriously known as the Pink Pond due
to its bright pink tint. The study report reveals high concentration of heavy
metals in the lake including Lead, Copper, Chromium, Zinc, Iron, Nickel,
Maganese etc. Bacteriological analysis indicates that the Total Coliform count
(MPN) is much higher (174 to 640 MPN/100ml) than the permissible limits of
drinking water.
The presence of high levels of non-biodegradable elements can be attributed to
high levels of chemical pollutants from the industrial effluents. Contaminate
soil, surface and ground water under to Kunta poses severe risks to residents
and cattles.
Hooghly Site (a cluster of Seven Hazardous Waste Site near Kolkata) in
West Bengal:
Ashalata Brickfield (HW-1); Minu Computer Weighbridge access road (HW-2);
Shivang Trexim & Sree Balaji Veneers Access Road (HW-3); Pashupati Seong (HW-4);
Access road south of Sarkar Bridge (HW-5); Zenith Timbers access road (HW-6);
and Near Shivam Gases - Chakundi (HW-7) are the
seven dumpsites in Hooghly district about 40 KM North of Kolkata spread over 15
km long stretch along Kolkata-Delhi Road containing highly toxic chromium have
contaminated the soil and surface water media. The waste dumped is generated as
sludge from manufacturing of Basic Chromium Sulphate (BCS) and its source is
likely to be the three basic chromium sulphate manufacturers in the area namely,
Indotan Chemicals, Bajaj Chemicals and Alhrome.
Shivang Trexim Site
The study report highlights the monitoring analysis carries out by National
Productivity Council to assess the extent and severity of contamination in the
region in the year 2006. The concentration of chromium in soil is found to be
quite significant. Surface water in the surrounding pond adjacent to these sites
was also observed to be contaminated.
The waste present at the sites contains leachable constituents as identified in
the Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) tests and continue to
contaminate the surface water and long term potential to contaminate ground
water too. The risk to the community and ecology is evident and thus, the study
recommends to develop a remediation plan with an objective of containing the
contamination and providing conditions conducive for natural attenuation.
Municipal
Solid Waste Site in Kadapa Town of Andhra Pradesh:
This site is located in Ukkayya Palli 3 km away from Kadapa town at Patha Kadapa
where 10.85 acres of land is used for open dumping since 1988. The distant
between human habitation and the dump yard is less than half a kilometer. The
site is basically municipal solid waste dump site and is ready for taking up for
rehabilitation and improvement works. The estimated volume of waste disposed is
around 1,11,000 tonnes and the age of the fill is around 20 years
.
Site Surroundings of Kadapa (MSW)
Municipal
Solid Waste Site - Dhapa in Kolkata of West Bengal:
The site is 10 kilometers away from the city adjacent East Kolkata
Wetlands, only Ramsar site in West Bengal. The site is extended in East and West
directions covering an area of 70 acres divided into two parts i.e. 23 acres in
Western side used for dumping by Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the remaining
47 acres on Eastern side as land filling by the Private Sector. At present the
layers of the waste disposed reached the height of 17 meters thickness.
The two
sites are open dumps produce leachate which may potentially contaminate the
northern side of the dump area posing risk to aquatic flora and fauna in the
near by streams and adjoining population. The study proposes remediation of the
Western part of the dump site i.e. 23 acres initially, which has already been
filled-up for the last 10 years. The estimated volume of waste dumped is around
14,40,000 tonnes.
Project
Components
Project
investments are organized in the following components:
Component 1-
Strengthening of Environmental Institutions:
Building Capacity for addressing pollution remediation at state: The objective of this
component is to strengthen and integrate the institutional framework, including
regulatory policies, management practices, compliance incentives, and
performance guidelines, for central and state governments in the remediation of
polluted sites.
Component 2 - Investments in Priority Remediation and Environmental
Improvements: Rehabilitation of legacy hazardous waste sites: The
component will demonstrate remediation which minimizes to acceptable and safe
levels the environment and health risks by containing the migration of the heavy
metal and chemical bearing of contaminated soil and groundwater. This component
will support AP and WB in the development and implementation of area-based
plans which include remediation of orphan polluted sites and/or old
municipal dumps (two in each state listed below) and measures for overall
environmental improvements in the area and better compliance of the nearby
industrial units:
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