Chemical plant endangers lives of people in Rohtak village
People are up in arms against Bharat Rasayan Udhyog , A unit manufacturing insecticides at village Mokhra falling in famous Meham Chobisi area in Rohtak , home district of Haryana Chief Minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
MEDIA EXPOSURE of the role of politicians in escape of Warren Anderson, chief of Union Carbide gas factory at Bhopal in connection with criminal case concerning gas leakage resulting into the death of about twenty thousands persons and disabling lakhs of people have brought into light a similar chemical factory although of not that magnitude in Haryana bordering the national capital. The unit started two decades back about two kilometers from largely populated Mokhra village is causing breathing problems to the residents of the village. The discharge of effluents without any specific provisions is contaminating the ground water. In rainy season it percolates into underground water leading to contamination. Residents of village Mokhra namely Sarpanch Samunder Singh, Ramphal, Baljit, Vedpal,Sonu, Rajesh, Surinder, Parveen, jaibhagwan, Ravi, Om Singh , Sandeep and Ajay have alleged in the representation sent to the Chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda that the smell emanating from the factory has made their life hell. Although the factory owners claims that they have made adequate safety measures in their plant and their is no need of any panic .The pollution control authorities of the state which issues notices to units on flimsy grounds are sitting silent spectator on this factory.The modus operandi of the powerful owners of the factory is that they keep everybody right from politicians cutting across party lines, bureaucrats and other concerned authorities in good humour. Considering the village youth as potential threat to them they keep them busy in sports and other activities donating generously for this purpose.The villagers have demanded that the factory may be shifted from the present site immediately and samples of water, air and soil of the area be taken for checking the pollution level and be tested from some independent lab. They have also sent an sos to Sunita Narayan, director of center for science and environment to send her team to assess the situation. They have alleged that gas leakage from the factory is causing breathing problems besides causing several diseases like T.B.,Asthma, throat infection , burning of eyes , dermatological ailments,impotency adding that the consumption of contaminated under ground water is leading to neuropathies and various organ dysfunctions problems. The example of Japan is an eye opener where contamination of water with mercury has led to MinaMata diseases among the fishermen of the area. They have questioned the wisdom of the authorities in allowing the hazardous unit near the inhabited area. Besides the unbearable smell from the factory is causing irritation in eyes and airways system. The residents allege that due to leakage of affluents by the factory the drinking water of the village has become unfit for human consumption. The large number of animals have caught diseases and land near the factory is unfit for agriculture . They told the deputy commissioner that fifteen years back standing crops in about thirty acres of land was destroyed due to gas leak from the plant.
in a significant development rohtak deputy commissioner . P.C.Meena has directed pollution control authorities to probe the matter. meanwhile residents of Bahu village adjoining to Mokhra has also joined the fray for shifting the factory .
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