Tirupuris the largest and fastest growing city in Tamil Nadu. It is the Seventhlargest city in Tamil Nadu. It has grown as a 'Municipal Corporation' and isthe Headquarter for the newly formed Tirupur District. It is the 32ndDistrict of Tamil Nadu and one among the ten well industrialized andeconomically developed districts of Tamil Nadu. It had attracted the attentionof both the policy makers and businessmen at the national and internationallevels, mainly because of its continuous business growth and its outstandingperformance. It is popularly known as "Banian City" of the South India. The Knitwear industry which is the soul of Tirupur has created lakhs of jobsfor all class of people.
DistrictAbstract
Tirupur is the knitwear centre of India. Predominantly and export niche, the town gains its significance for its updatedtechnology and the quality of its macro economic environment. Buyers from morethan 50 countries frequently come to Tirupur. More than 80 per cent of Indias total knitwear exports originate from here. The composition of the knitwearindustry in Tirupur today is broadly classified as:
EnvironmentalProblems
TamilNadu textile city Tirupur, which has nearly 733 dyeing units, is ranked topmostin terms of generating hazardous waste. The bleaching and dyeing units uselarge quantities of water, but most of the water used by these units isdischarged as effluents containing a variety of dye and chemical (acids, salts,wetting, agents, soaps, oil etc.). These units discharge nearly 90 mld ofeffluents on land or into the Noyyal River, leading to contamination of theground and surface water and soil in and around Tirupur and downstream.
The author is ResearchScholar, Commerce Department, Sri Parasakthi College for Women, Courtallam
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