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Flood
Aftermath in North Bihar
By Arun Prasad
Verma
Sept. 16, 2008 |
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Concerns
Since numerous government agencies and NGOs are
involved at different rehabilitation centres in
supplying food and necessary consumables to the
people in flood-affected areas, the trash
accumulation at this stage would be of great
public concern to both who are busy in
distributing the materials and its beneficiaries
as well. Foreign agencies are very much concern
about the after-effects of the problems and they
take every possible measures in this direction.
The odour, dust, noise and traffic movement are
normally considered to have a direct impact on
public health .
Odour
The odour is often linked with alleged health
hazards and may be the root cause of air-borne
bacteria due to its decay and decomposition
process. Odour control is given immediate
attention in Canada and USA. Odour can travel a
long way and cause considerable distress to
those receiving it, especially as it has an
instantaneous impact. It can be considered as a
nuisance by local authorities and the
Environmental Health officials.
Potassium permanganate, which is a strong
oxidising agent, has been used to control odour
at sewage treatment works or any place of
emergence in USA, Canada, and the UK both during
the treatment process and on sewage sludge. The
Red Cross Society and IMA now are planning to
take every measure in this direction. Once
off-site, odour problems can be managed through
the use of enclosed tankers for transporting the
sludge and through careful site management when
it is about to be used. Site management includes
ensuring that no unnecessary handling takes
place and that the wind strength and direction
is such that the minimum number of properties or
health is likely to be affected. The sludge
should be injected or covered and mixed as
quickly as possible, normally by the end of the
working day.
Traffic movement Dust and Noise
Problems relating to dust due to uninterrupted
traffic movement and noise during the process of
distribution also is a matter of great concern.
Such problems need to be controlled by pollution
authorities. This will extend adverse effects on
health of nascent, minors, and older people.
Though India is accustomed to unwanted man-made
problems and noisy environment, solutions to
such hazards are the need of the hour.
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