Following the dumping of this waste chemical to the Deduru Oya the
underground water has been contaminated in the Deduru Oya valley and due
to this harmful effect there are many blue baby births, kidney diseases
and crippled babies are on the rise. The serious danger in this would
be this Calcium Nitrate has been mixed to the water in the Deduru Oya
and spread to its valley.
During the former regime this factory was operated violating all
environmental factors and it was continued under the intervention of the
former minister Basil Rajapaksa and he was given a part of its company
for allowing the factory to function.
According to the World Health Organization and the European Union
consumer water standards one liter of water could contain less than 50
mg of nitrate. According to the US and Chinese consumer water standards
per liter of water could contain only 10mg of nitrate.
However according to the sample test conducted by Central Environment Authority from the water collected from the Deduru Oya one liter of this water is said to contain 2109.52 mg of nitrate.
However according to the sample test conducted by Central Environment Authority from the water collected from the Deduru Oya one liter of this water is said to contain 2109.52 mg of nitrate.
The environmentalist and scientists has proved with facts that this is a
grave danger. Therefore if this environment disaster continues the
Deduru Oya valley would be destroyed as the Lake Erie ecosystem as in
the United States.
