A STUDY ON ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TANNERIES ON TANNERY VICINITY IN TIRUPATTUR DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU

This study expressed the economic impact of leather industry. Industries are one of the most important sectors in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of the country. Most of the industries like textile, leather, iron & steel, chemical, heavy metal, cement, etc. are located nearby water bodies, easily excess of raw materials and man power. Rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization has resulted in heavy losses to economic welfare on the basis of agricultural production, human health and ecosystem at large due to air and water pollution. Water pollution is mainly due to flow of partial treated and untreated industrial wastewater into the water bodies. So the aims of this study to know the economic background of tanneries vicinity population and to analysis the economic impact of tanneries on tanneries vicinity in the study area. In order to obtain the objectives of this study, we used primary data for the periods of 2019 - 20. This study is descriptive type in nature correlation tables and diagrams were used for analysis purpose.