Electronic waste status in Jharkhand

Technological advancement, increase in purchasing power of consumers and surge in consumerisaion has lead to a situation where everyone is mad about his comfort and is ready for parade to show himself well-off against one and all. This has lead to tremendous development of means for automation of life by means of electrical electronic equipments (EEE) resulting in fading out and compulsorily outdating the existing systems which have some life and may be can serve purpose. The advent of sophistication and services they offer is another matter of concern which increases the end of life situation of these EEE products forcing the world to a pool of land of discarded products which are deadly hazardous and toxic in nature. The contribution of this 1% electronic waste in developed nations and 2 – 3% in developing and underdeveloped nations has put the world to a hold on environmental degradation and in a situation where we need to conserve the rich mineral and rare metals and resources from depleting in ways of wrongful discards and allowing it to create our life endangered.

The situation of nation as panorama can be diversed. The situation of developed and educated states in India can offer a slightly better situation compared to the ones where illiteracy and poor living standards are compelling to make use of discarded EEE in name of automation and fashion parade and to be called that we live in elite society. The situation of Jharkhand is one which averages to the remotes of South Africa states where the live is threatened by these toxic and hazardous substances coming out from e wastes. The situation in the state itself is diversified with the urbanization and literacy level. The connectivity to metro also plays an important role. Influx of discarded e wastes is more in well connected places and the secondary market for employment generation can be well evident from the study.

The local state government Luke worm approach towards tackling the grave situation in urgent manner can be well seen. The lack of regulatory enforcing arrangements makes the state haven for such dumping parties and the deadly wastes are getting accumulated in the places making life more and more dangerous. The western thinking of “one size fit al” cannot sustain here and is the most affecting philosophy responsible for continued environmental degradation and depletion of rare resources.