River Savitry polluted
The industrial zone in Raigad district has eventually become unsafe to the villagers as well as workers. Since a decade, hundreds of incidents have reported from this MIDC area. In most cases, worker had succumbed to his injuries, and cases have never been came to light. Either it is hushed up or detained by political intervention. Thousands of poor tribal family’s livelihood are at stake owing to the pollution of the river, specially fish, have also been destroyed due to deadly chemical effluents. Last year, a serious incident had occurred in Mahad MIDC, reportedly two workers had sustained a serious burns and one of them succumbed to his injuries while taking a treatment at Mumbai hospital. It is learnt that workers had not been provided any safety measures to protect themselves from injuries in the factory while handling hazardous materials. The river pollution is a growing threat in the district. Almost all major rivers have virtually polluted, leading to several hazardous upshot.