Water Quality and Health Risk Assessment of Population in relation to Tanning Industry: A Study of Maswasi Village, Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh, India

By : Anushka Gupta , Srabani Sanyal

Page No: 34-56

Abstract
Leather Industries or tanneries are one of the most important industries in the terms of export and use of dead animal carcass. But as many other industries, it causes a strain on environmental and human resources causing pollution and affecting health. As many other industries, tanneries too are located at some specific locations. One of such locations is Unnao District of Uttar Pradesh. The present paper deals with the effect of the industry on the village of Maswasi located very near to two tannery based industrial areas Banthar Leather Technology Park and Akrampur Chakrampur Industrial area in the District of Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. The paper deals with the employment dependency on tanneries, health of the villagers based on the water quality and self-reported cases from the villagers and the tannery related issues faced by the villagers. The study is conducted through 50 interview schedules, water analysis and other resources. The study has found high levels of heavy metals in water, deteriorating villagers’ health and low soil nutrients. The village required planned monitoring, groundwater clean-up and rehabilitation.

Author:
Anushka Gupta, Independent Researcher, Department of Geography, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,
Srabani Sanyal, Professor, Department of Geography, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2026.46.01.3