TISCO - Sukinda Opencast Chromite Mines

India / Orissa / Daitari /
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Coordinates:   21°1'26"N   85°45'41"E

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  • Sukinda Valley, in the State of Orissa, contains 97% of India's chromite ore deposits and one of the largest open cast chromite ore mines in the world. Twelve mines continue to operate without any environmental management plans and over 30 million tons of waste rock are spread over the surrounding areas and the Brahmani riverbanks. Untreated water is discharged by the mines into the river. This area is also flood-prone, resulting in further contamination of the waterways. Approximately 70% of the surface water and 60% of the drinking water contains hexavalent chromium at more than double national and international standards and levels of over 20 times the standard have been recorded. The Brahmani River is the only water source for the residents and treatment facilities are extremely limited. The State Pollution Control Board has conceded that the water quality at various locations suffers from very high levels of contamination. The air and soils are also heavily impacted.
  • Hello viewers .My self conducting research work on ecological study of degraded mining habitat of Sukinda Region. During my study period I observed the pollution load was in an alarming condition due to the result of the opencast mining activities. The cry of pollution in every component of the Ecosystem was really a great concern for all Environmentalists. It it no doubt that major part of the resources are present here which gives reveniew to us but at the time of their extraction we should think about our future and make plantation inorder to make-up the loss to ourmother Earth.I hope all should care to our nature and so also nature will reciprocate to us . So lets plant trees and reduce global warming.
  • Not true...most mines have Effluent Treatment facilities. The Blacksmith report has been shown to be politically motivated. Check results of recent studies from IIT Kharagpur and OPSCB.
  • Dear sir, can u publish the report alongwith methodology followed by you for sampling/ analysis for our information with Norm,
  • How I can read the report? Can you suggest the online process to avail the reports of the study of IIT Kharagpur and OPSCB.???
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