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Geographical Perspective On Selected Issues And Problems
Explain any three major problems of urban waste disposal in India.
Problems :
(i) Solid wastes cause health hazard through creation of obnoxious smell, and harbouring of flies and rodents, which act as carriers of diseases like typhoid, diphtheria, diarrhoea, malaria and cholera, etc.
(ii) These wastes cause frequent nuisance as and when these are carelessly handled, spread by wind and splittered through rain water.
(iii) The dumping of industrial waste into rivers leads to water pollution. River pollution from city-based industries and untreated sewage leads to serious health problems downstream.
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Push and pull factors are responsible for -
What is the difference between pollution and pollutants?
Describe the major sources of air pollution.
Mention major problems associated with urban waste disposal in India.
What are the effects of air pollution on human health?
Describe the nature of water pollution in India.
Describe the problems of slums in India.
Suggest measures for reduction of land degradation.
Name any two cities apart from Delhi which are responsible for polluting the water of Yamuna.
Mention two states which have a poverty ratio of more than 40%.
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