SOCIO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: MUSI RIVER WATER POLLUTION

In recent years Hyderabad city has been rapidly developing due to the increase of several manufacturing industries i.e. bulk drugs pharmaceuticals mineral based industries agro processing industries lather textiles automobiles industries.. etc. it resembles the rising pollution level in Hyderabad city. This book entitled “SOCIO ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: MUSI RIVER WATER POLLUTION” was focused on the socio economic conditions of the people those who were residing the downstream villages of the musi river; they have been using the polluted water for the cultivation of crops it was found that the paddy leaf vegetables vegetables and grass grown in the area highly contaminated this have been adversely affected. On the other hand traditional occupations like washer men fishermen shepherds’ weavers pot makers goldsmiths and toddy tappers have lost their occupations. In these areas health problems of human beings (skin allergies diarrheic malaria food poison joint pains and waterborne diseases) are more they have been spending lakhs of rupees of money on health and buying drinking water.