Abstract
National Aluminium Company (NALCO), Damanjodi is a govt. owned Navaratna company located in the major bauxite mining district of Odisha. The vast majority of the local population around NALCO are SCs and STs and most of them are employees of the company. On the contrary, it has a displacement effect on the tribals and creates water, air and sound pollution. Considering the above, this paper attempts to explain the significance of industrialisation and its impact on the local economic development through a case study in three peripheral villages of NALCO industrial area. In view of the specificity of the topic, we relied on primary data. The relevant information has been elicited from 100 residents of three surrounding villages of NALCO namely Kapsiput, Analabadi and Goudaguda through a special questionnaire. The findings reflect both positive and negative effects of mining, refinery, aluminium smelter and industrial effluents of NALCO on human and ecological health, pattern of livelihood, income, education and settlement of local population etc. and, finally, it suggests alternatives and improvements to prevent environmental and health degradation and, to actively promote education, health and economic development around industrial sites.
Highlights
IntroductionThe industrial development provides better job opportunities to the people and improves the overall infrastructure of the region
The industrial development provides better job opportunities to the people and improves the overall infrastructure of the region.On the contrary of these positive impacts, there are some negative impacts
Company (NALCO), Damanjodi is a govt. own navaratna company and called as the pride of Odisha located in the major bauxite mining district of Odisha (Panchpatmali bauxite deposit of Koraput)
Summary
The industrial development provides better job opportunities to the people and improves the overall infrastructure of the region. Industrialisation affects the traditional local economic pattern, creates health hazards by polluting the environment and alters the demographic orientation by inviting skilled labour from outside followed by income inequality among the people. Own navaratna company and called as the pride of Odisha located in the major bauxite mining district of Odisha (Panchpatmali bauxite deposit of Koraput). The vast majority of the local population around NALCO are STās and SCās and most of them are employees of the company. It has a displacement effect on tribalās and creating water, air and sound pollution. Considering the above, this paper attempts to explain the significance of industrialisation and mining and its impact on the local economic development through a case study in three peripheral villages of NALCO industrial area
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