what measure Gujarat government have taken to dispose toxic waste
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The state has attracted the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and is now the most favoured industrial investment destination of the country. FDI accounts for 22 percent of the country’s investment flow and Gujarat happens to lead FDI investments in India. Economic activity in Gujarat is based on a strong foundation provided by the manufacturing sector. The state has shifted its industrial policy from cluster and industrial estates-based industries to Special Economic Zones (SEZs). It has now shifted towards Industrial Regions and Special Investment Regions (SIRs) expanding the state’s vision to become the largest business hub in Asia and global investment destination.
Gujarat has now become the fastest-growing state in terms of industrial development, with chemical, petrochemical, drugs and pharmaceuticals, textiles, pesticide and fertiliser industries dominating. All these have an impact on natural resources including land and water. Any developmental activity is bound to put pressure on resources if it is not planned and carried out in a judicious manner. With increased industrial development there is a need for scientific disposal of waste and management of natural resources in the light of environmental sustainability and sustainable development.
Hazardous waste poses a substantial threat to public health and the environment. Characteristic hazardous wastes are materials that are known or tested to exhibit ignitibility, reactivity, corrosivity, and toxicity. The major industrial sectors in the state produce large quantities of hazardous waste. The state has been coping with the increasing generation of hazardous waste by implementing a stringent law and policy and by creating numerous scientifically engineered disposal sites. Yet there have been some instances of sites being contaminated due to the illegal dumping of hazardous wastes.
Gujarat has 7,751 hazardous waste generating units contributing to 28.76 percent of the total hazardous waste generation of India, which is the highest in the country. The state has been generating major quantities of waste which is land disposable hazardous waste. The land disposable hazardous waste generation in the state accounts for 61.75 percent, while incinerable and recyclable waste together accounts for 38.25 percent. The contributions of various states with respect to the country’s total land disposable hazardous waste generation amounts to 40.58 percent while 36.75 percent comprises incinerable and remaining recyclable waste.