About
Vapi
Vapi is a city and a municipality
in Valsad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It
is situated on the banks of Damanganga River in southern
Gujarat, India. Vapi falls under the taluka administration
of Pardi.
The industrial township of Vapi holds its place of importance
on the "industrial" map and it is certainly
the second largest industrial area in Asia in terms of
small-scale industries, dominated by chemical industry
plants, along with their unfortunate hazards.
The township predominantly
hosts Chemical plants to the extent of about 70% of the
total industries which mainly includes Chemical Pesticides,
Dyes, Dyes intermediaries and paints. Other major industries
include Paper, Packaging, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Rubber,
Textiles, Woods, Glass, and food products. This is the largest
of its kind in Asia treating the pollutants of these units
before the efluent is released in the Daman Ganga River.
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