Economic Impact of Thermal Pollution on Agriculture and Allied Activiteis - A Study on Ktps, Palvoncha, Telangana State

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2016 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 3 Issue 7

Year of Publication : 2016

Authors : Srinivasa Rao Chintala, Prof.M.Koteswara Rao

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I5P102

How to Cite?

Srinivasa Rao Chintala, Prof.M.Koteswara Rao, "Economic Impact of Thermal Pollution on Agriculture and Allied Activiteis - A Study on Ktps, Palvoncha, Telangana State," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 3,  no. 7, pp. 13-18, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V3I5P102

Abstract:

The present study examines the economic impact of thermal pollution on agriculture and allied activities. The study was conducted in the geographical area that comes under the polluted zone of Kothagudem Thermal Power Station at Palvoncha, Khammam District. The sample was drawn from the respondents of selected villages around the thermal power plant. The sample drawn for the study was 150. Descriptive research design was adopted for the present study and data was collected through scheduled method. Multi-stage sample technique was used in order to collect the sample. Statistical tools like Cross tabulation, Frequency counts, averages and ANOVA were applied to analyze the data. The results reveal that the thermal pollution had a significant and adverse impact on agricultural productivity and allied activities of the farming community in the study area.

Keywords:

Agriculture, Allied activities, Thermal Pollution, productivity.

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