‘Don’t Let It Become Another Bhagirathpura’: MP’s Ujjain Residents Flag Alleged Groundwater Pollution
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Residents of Parshwanath City near the Dewas Road industrial area reached the Collector’s office on Tuesday carrying containers of allegedly contaminated groundwater and sought urgent action against industrial pollution. Men and women from the locality showed officials water that they claimed was dirty, foamy, foul-smelling and unusually coloured. Residents alleged that…
Residents of Parshwanath City, located near Dewas Road's industrial area in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, presented allegedly contaminated groundwater to the Collector's office, demanding immediate action against industrial pollution. The community showed officials water that they described as dirty, foamy, foul-smelling, and unusually colored.
Allegedly, chemical waste from chemical, pharmaceutical, pesticide, and other industries around the area was being discharged into the ground, contaminating the groundwater. The Parshwanath City Residents Society had been raising complaints for nearly three months, but no permanent solution had been implemented. Around 90 water sources in the colony rely on tube-wells, leaving residents no choice but to use the allegedly contaminated groundwater.
When the Collector was not available, the residents met with Zila Panchayat EO Shreyansh Kumat, who examined the water samples. The residents demanded the collection and testing of groundwater samples from the colony and industrial area at various laboratories. They also requested an immediate halt to the alleged disposal of chemical waste, along with videography, photography, and sampling at suspected discharge points.
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