• J GAYATHRI
• Dr.A. Amirthavalli

Abstract : Environment plays a pivotal role in the life of modern society which has been affected due to various activities in the name of industrial development. Not only single part of a country, but the whole world is under threat of environmental effect. In this connection, through this paper I try to place on record the impact of leather industries in Vellore District in Tamil Nadu. Thus this paper studies on the recent intensity of environmental impact because of thrashing of leather industries in the district. My study simply highlights (1) present world market for leather industry (2) role of India in the production and development of leather industry in world, (3) role of Tamil Nadu in domestic leather industry, (4) leather industries in Vellore district and its contribution in GDP of Tamil Nadu (5) the ecological changes being confronted by the district Vellore due to the increased establishments of leather industries (6) groundwater contamination in the district of Vellore due to effluents from leather industries (7) the remedial actions to be implemented for retrieval of the ecological health Vellore district. In form of reciprocation victimizing the atmosphere, any kind of development could not be accepted. On the one part of the country, while we are establishing a number of such industrial units, we are forced to face its impact on the other side. In particular, there are number of dangerous effluents are found in leather industries and Chromium is one among the most dangerous chemical effluents being found in leather industries. It not only affects the workers in leather industries, but also affects people in and surrounding area as well as contaminates the ground water in final stage.

ENVIRONMENT, LEATHER, EXPORT, GROUND WATER, ECOLOGY

"IMPACT OF LEATHER INDUSTRIES IN UNDIVIDED VELLORE DISTRICT A BRIEF STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no.548-552, April-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004079.pdf

"IMPACT OF LEATHER INDUSTRIES IN UNDIVIDED VELLORE DISTRICT A BRIEF STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no. pp548-552, April-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004079.pdf