Question
"Industrialisation has adversely deteriorated the environment." Give four reasons in support of this statement.

Answer

  1. It leads to deforestation.
  2. It pollutes the environment by dumping its waste and affluent into rivers.
  3. It leads to loss of biodiversity.
  4. It affects the livelihood of the tribal’s.

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