Textiles are not only the basic needs of a human being but have also become a fashion statement. But these bright, colourful clothes have a dark side as their colours cause severe negative impacts on the surrounding environment.
The textile industry occupies an exclusive place in India. One of the first industries to come into existence in the country, it accounts for 14 per cent of the total industrial manufacturing output.
The textile industry is extremely water-intensive. It requires a huge amount of water in different steps of processing, especially in wet processing. About 50–100 litres of water is necessary for the handling of a kilogram of textiles.
Thus, a huge amount of effluent is produced during textile processing, that can cause a severe ecological crisis as it is released onto bare land and water bodies after treatment
— source downtoearth.org.in | Sughosh Madhav | 15 Apr 2021