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Coal Industry: A Case Study

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Coal we are now exploring in Lakhra, Thar District (Sindh Province) will be utilized for Power generation as part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The coal fired power plants are under construction at Sahiwal and Pattoki with schedule to be in production and provide power to National Grid early in year 2018. These new power plants are backbone of our industrial usage and reduction in current load shedding. The main focus of the study is to discuss the environmental pollution generated by these industries especially the gravel industry and to establish the health condition of working staff in gravel industry. Environmental pollution elements are atmospheric pollution, effluent pollution, sewerage and drainage, municipal solid waste pollution and …show more content…

The natural factors are global warming, depletion, acid rain, volcanic eruption, earthquake etc. Whereas manmade factors colonization, industrialization, urbanization, accidents and warfare”. (Hussain: March, 02,2000) • Environmental Pollution As per S. Velayudha Perumal research the environmental pollution is arising from the following. • Unusual growth in population increasing natural resources demand, thus exploiting available resources in haphazard manner. • Indifference of industries on environmental safety leading to correspondingly increase of unavoidable air, effluent, water and soil pollution. • Economic growth necessitated expansion in infrastructure, energy requirements for industries, agriculture and domestic usage. • Environmental literacy is far behind with under-evaluation of the economic and ecological aspects of biological diversity damaging to basic life supporting system. • The Central and Provincial Environmental Protection Agencies are not taking serious actions to the industries polluting the environment as development of short-term gain projects with no consideration of consequences and long-term social/ecological

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