Ndien is increasingly becoming a developed country, as regards the use of electronic devices. The computers are a necessity for every office, school and the bank. All the houses are targeted Indian and PC with rates as low as Rs 10000 But development has its shiny dark side, too. In other words, India, more e-waste (e-waste), in the coming days. According to one estimate, India imports more than 4 million new, as in computers are used. Yes, it is a fact that India is growing at present at one of the largest hubs dumping of e-waste in Bangalore, in their mid -
Shastri Nagar, Yamuna and Seelampur and trans-are beside many other debris dumping and processing of reasons for Delhi. These messages contain lead, cadmium, zinc, mercury and other toxic elements have the potential adverse consequences for human health and the environment. But very few parties are aware of such an element in the waste that in the newspaper. Thus, they do not feel that the need for measures to protect against the transmission of toxicity. “It only contains iron, copper and plastics. There has not been a thing that can affect our health,” said Mansoor Ahmad, a message, the retailer Shsatri Nagar. There were huge piles of mail and scrap workers were deteriorating old computers bare hand. Most of them are very poor, making them more vulnerable to substance from the harmful effects extracts mentioned. “We receive Rs 125 per day. We are not harmful effects and have no health problem,” said a one-stop Wasim Qurrasi embassy. But the toxicity of e-scrap works as a silent killer, as Dr MS Bhati, a local doctor, said: “People come with problems of tuberculosis, asthma and skin diseases every day. Although they are aware of one of the reasons for these diseases, the fact remains they are mainly through its exposure to the waste handling, they are every day. ”
Toxic Links, New Delhi Non-Governmental Oraganisation, said that India produces annually 1.5 billion United States dollars, worth of scrap electrical. Outside the house embassies, India imports 80% of e-waste, the United States. A government official ‘open’ Reason for uncontrolled import of e-fall and said ‘headlinesindia “off the record”, “What is e-waste to the United States is for us is not the same. India, it is also seen as an asset and source of livelihood and income generation. “About 25000 workers are employed on the scrap places in Delhi, where 10000 to 20000 tonnes of E-mail are processed each year. Computers account for 25 percent of these messages, television screens, CDs, cell phones, cables, ink cartridges, light bulbs and tubes are other important contributions.
A report by Greenpeace, in December 2005, revealed that thousands of workers in countries like India, Pakistan and China had probably died over the past 20 years, accident or the result of exposure to toxic wastes. Components of cadmium can have serious consequences on the kidneys and lungs. Cadmium is absorbed by breathing and become familiar with life in common. It has a long half-life in the body and can be readily combined in quantities, which leads to the symptoms of poisoning. Lead is often used in the electrical and electronic industries. In the short term with high exposure can cause vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, coma or even death. Mercury is one of the most toxic metals still widely used in the production of electrical and electronic components. It is a heavy metal that causes toxic bio gathers brain, spinal cord, kidneys and liver harm. Dioxin is a toxic byproduct of PVC plastic, which leads to as endometriosis, immune and hormone systems cause illness in allergies, asthma and chemical sensitivity among women. Other than health, are also toxic elements harmful to the environment, such as blending with fresh air and filter water and soil water from open sources.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Central Pollution Control Board (regulatory and supervisory body), are responsible for the management of e-waste policy and legislation system organized to promote recycling, the measures encouragement for collectors and waste - Cyclists and current programmes on awareness of electronic waste for schools and the general public. But support is not up to expectations. The answer to a question on this subject during the Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Namo Narain Meena, said: “… No systematic study has been consulted on junk mail waste electronic devices. “He added that the provisions of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Control) Rules 1989, in the 2000 and 2003 contain electrical and electronic waste. Te Rules governing the generation, collection, storage, disposal, the export and import of all hazardous wastes. residues and wastes generated from operations in the electronics industry are considered as hazardous waste and contained in Schedule 1 of these rules. RK Chandolia, personal secretary of the Union, the Minister of Forest and Environment, informs headlinesindia: “We have a committee to discuss issues related to the implementation of the lines Directors of electrical and electronic waste, through its advice to give. ”
Rampati Kumar of Greenpeace represents for Multinational Enterprises “flood” of scrap market in the name of “charity” work “. Greenpeace appealed to other computer companies have a clear and time bound to the commitment of Phase of all toxic chemicals in their products and have a total withdrawal of the security system and management responsible for recycling. Scrap as markets are heavily dominated by “informal” sector, it is easy to ignore existing standards rather ineffective in the Pollution Control Board. Widerstrebende authorities and the continued growth of the market for scrap not do something good Multidimensionnel to this risk. In all these opinions and concerns, it seems that the real problem is impoverishment, workers to consider the silent death.