Ghaziabad's Loni Faces Indore-Like Water Crisis: Toxic Factory Discharge Poisons Groundwater

• Residents of Loni, Ghaziabad, are suffering from contaminated water due to chemical discharge from factories in Tronica City Industrial Area.
• Villagers allege that toxic water is causing severe diseases like cancer, leading to numerous deaths, with officials ignoring complaints.
• A treatment plant meant to clean chemical-laden water is reportedly non-operational, with toxic water accumulating on roads and contaminating fields.
• The Tronica City Industrial Area, established by UPSIDA 25 years ago, has thousands of factories, many dealing with chemicals.
• A broken pipeline discharges untreated chemical water into a canal, contaminating groundwater and affecting villages like Shakulpura Jawali, leading to a rise in cancer cases and planned protests.

Why It Matters: Ghaziabad's Loni faces a severe health crisis as untreated industrial waste poisons water, causing deaths and diseases.