HYGIENE AND HEALTH AWARENESS MAPPING IN COMPARISON WITH AVAILABLE MINERAL RESOURCES IN UDAIPUR: CHALLENGES FOR HOLISTIC GROWTH

Sukriti Sharma

Volume : X, Issue : V, May - 2020

HYGIENE AND HEALTH AWARENESS MAPPING IN COMPARISON WITH AVAILABLE MINERAL RESOURCES IN UDAIPUR: CHALLENGES FOR HOLISTIC GROWTH

Sukriti Sharma

Abstract :

Mineral resources are most valuable and important natural resource in our country. Mineral deposits determine the economic status of any area. Excavation of minerals from deep inside the earth has been done since pre– historic times. There are two kind of techniques for excavation of mineral resources those are mostly practiced are – surface mining and subsurface mining. The mining in Udaipur is the second largest employment sector after agriculture. Mining is mainly manual oriented. Mining is the backbone of economic development in Udaipur. But these mining activities perform several dangerous impacts on environment, water resources and on human health. Heavy machines and drills are used for extraction by miners, which impacts harm their respiratory system because when they inhale that dust of mining then they have an increased risk of dying from lung cancer. Due to heavy lifting they injured badly and even medical treatment cannot cure these injuries. Asthma, nose infection, inflammatory changes and many more are health issues for long and short term make them helpless and poorer in living status.