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Polluted Places: India
Total Project Cost : $340,000
PEP Financing : $250,000
Approval Date : 14 October 2004
Implementing Agency : Blacksmith Institute
Project Officer : Shunso Tsukada, India Resident Mission
Type of Intervention : Pilot Intervention
Objectives
The project aims to reduce levels of mortality and morbidity caused by chemical pollution in selected local communities in India and to strengthen local government and community capacity to initiate and undertake successful remediation efforts
Poverty-Environment Linkage
The project recognizes the adverse impact of industrial pollution to the socio-economic development of the poor communities in India and offers remediation approaches to reduce levels of mortality and morbidity caused by pollution
Expected Outputs/Outcomes
- Site assessment report
- Remediation Plans
- Completed Remediation of 2-3 sites
- Multi-stakeholders partnerships for cleaning up polluted sites
- Reduced levels of mortality and morbidity due to reduced levels of pollution
- Strengthened local government and community capacity to undertake remediation efforts
Major Components and Activities
- Nomination and Assessment of selected industrial sites in India where chemical pollution has adversely affected local environmental quality and caused high levels of mortality and morbidity among local communities
- Development of remediation plans for the selected sites
- Remediation implementation in 2-3 sites
- Evaluation and Information Dissemination
Status : Ongoing
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