Industrial Waste Threaten Environmental Quality of Jiong beel

ABSTRACT: The Digaru and the Kalong river basins of Assam are endowed with larger number of natural water bodies. These water bodies are locally known as ‘beel’. It’s maintain environmental quality of a region and support livelihood to thousands of people through fishing and collecting edible plants. The role of such wetlands in socio-economic condition of the people of their surroundings is very significant. With the increase of human population and technological development, a drastic change has been observed in the overall environment of the region. Encroachment, over fishing, solid and liquid waste disposal in such areas, various engineering structures constructed for different purposes are identified as some of the factors responsible for such changes. The cause and effect of such changes have been taken into account for understanding the present ecological set-up of the Jiong beel as well as to foresee the near future situation and has been analyzed here from geographical perspective. In the present investigation, Jiong beel of Dimoria have been identified for study as it witnessed various anthropogenic and other activities near the wetlands and it has tremendously impact on the environment of wetlands. Key words: Encroachment, over fishing, solid and liquid waste