
Chapter 7
Environmental Ethics 255
The dam has a length of 2,290 metres, width of 248
metres, and is spread around 423 hectares. The dam
has one river sluice and has six radial gates to con-
trol the ow of water. The maximum outow of water
from the dam is 90,900 cubic feet.
The contaminated water from the efuents was
stored in this dam, and it started overowing as the
dam had not been emptied for the past few years. The
adjoining areas of the dam became inundated and the
pollution issue became acute, creating panic among
the people of the neighbouring villages. This incident
put the textile industries in peril, with the government ...