Pollution in Calcutta


 
 
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Pollution in Calcutta

Pollution in Calcutta: Calcutta had a long history of air pollution. Since, the city was built on marshy land, the resulting fog combined with smoke to generate thick smog. The pollution was a consequence of using and wood as fuel by people in daily life. The main polluters were the industries and establishments that used steam engines running on coal. The railways, introduced in 1855, brought another pollutant into the picture. The high content of ash in Indian coal was a problem. In 1863, Calcutta became the first Indian city to get smoke nuisance legislation. In 1920 the rice mills of Tollygunge began to rice husk instead of coal. As a result, the air was filled up with the black soot which feel drizzling rain for the whole day. This made the lives of the common men miserable. The inspectors of the Bengal Smoke Nuisance Commission finally managed to control industrial smoke. Controlling domestic smoke, however, was far more difficult.

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