Question

Write about pollution in calcutta in the 19th century

Answer 1

Colonial authorities at first intended to clear I the place of miasmas, or harmful vapours, but the railway lines introduced in 1855, brought a dangerous new pollutant into the picture coal from Raniganj. The high content of ash in the Indian coal was a problem.





Many pleas were made to banish the dirty mills from the city, but without any results, Calcutta (Kolkata) was the first city to get | smoke nuisance legislation in 1863.




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