Foundries in VKI area adding to air pollution

Jaipur: Jaipur has 11 major industrial clusters, housing polluting industries, and of these, the Vishwakarma Industrial Area (VKIA) accounts for the highest pollution load of 33 per cent. A lot of this pollutants in VKIA is coming from the 46 foundries that are located in the cluster causing the air pollution.

The data has emerged from a recent assessment of the foundry sector in Rajasthan carried out jointly by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB). The two agencies organised a workshop on the subject on Wednesday in New Delhi, with the aim of discussing a roadmap for improving the environmental performance of the foundry sector in the state.

Vijai N, member secretary, RSPCB inaugurated and addressed the event and Nivit Kumar Yadav, programme director, industrial pollution, CSE also addressed.