... – Tamilnadu; Vapi, Vadora – Gujarat; Thane, Belapur – Maharashtra; Patancheru, Pashamylaram, Bollarum, Kazipally – Andhra Pradesh; Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Nangal - Punjab etc.). Since all the ... Description of Study Area and Industrial Profile of Mettupalayam Taluk Most of the major water consuming and polluting industries, located in Thekkampatty and Jadayampalayam village of Mettupalayam ... local/regional environmental problems (see for example, Kumar and Shah, undated; Ghosh, 2005; Behera and Reddy, 2002; Biradar et al., 2002; Salunke and Karande, 2002; Kumar and Narayanaswamy,...