Telangana Affairs
Pharma and chemical clusters in and around Hyderabad are generating a huge hazardous waste. According to a Telangana State Pollution Control Board report, 3.1 lakh tonnes of hazardous waste was generated in 2019-20.
Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya, in reply to a query by Malkajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy, said: As per information provided by the TSPCB, 3.1 lakh tonnes of hazardous waste was generated against an authorised capacity of 8.2 lakh tonnes in 2019-20.
While there are 651 chemical andpharma industrieslocated in , a majority of the units are established in and around Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal Malkajgiri, Sangareddy, Medak and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts.
Jeedimetla, Kukatpally, Balanagar, Sanathnagar, Nacharam, Cherlapally, Moulali, Uppal, IDA Bolaram, Bachupally, Khazipally, Gaddapotharam, Bonthapally, Pashamailaram, Patancheru, Choutuppal, Pochampally and Dothigudem are the areas generating hazardous waste.
Waste from chemical manufacturing Industry like pesticide, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, dye and dye intermediate, fertiliser, refinery, organic chemical and paints are classified as hazardous waste based on the toxic characteristics.
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