Cast-off capital
Over the past two decades Panipat, a city in Haryana known in Indian history for three major battles, has emerged as one of Asia’s largest processors of textile waste. Ashok Kumar finds that the city has a large number of illegal bleaching and dyeing units, essential in the conversion of scrap cloth into low-quality thread. These units discharge contaminated water into drains that merge with the Yamuna river
Over the past two decades Panipat, a city in Haryana known in Indian history for three major battles, has emerged as one of Asia’s largest processors of textile waste. Ashok Kumar finds that the city has a large number of illegal bleaching and dyeing units, essential in the conversion of scrap cloth into low-quality thread. These units discharge contaminated water into drains that merge with the Yamuna river
