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What is asbestos used for in India?

Although asbestos mining is banned in India, it continues to be imported and used in roofing sheets, insulation and brake linings.

What products is asbestos still used in today?

Asbestos has also been used in a wide range of manufactured goods, mostly in building materials (roofing shingles, ceiling and floor tiles, paper products, and asbestos cement products), friction products (automobile clutch, brake, and transmission parts), heat-resistant fabrics, packaging, gaskets, and coatings.

Where asbestos is found in India?

It is being mined in India at places such as Andhra Pradesh (Pulivendla), Jharkand (Roro), Rajasthan (Ajmer, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Rajsamand) and the common problem faced by the locals are asbestosis through air and fluorosis through drinking water.

Is asbestos banned in Kerala?

The order comes in the wake of an interim order of the Kerala High Court on a writ petition filed by a school manager from Thrissur. The order banning the use of asbestos sheets for roofs of school buildings in light of their harmful impact on students’ health is binding on all schools in the State.

What is asbestos simple?

Asbestos refers to a group of fibrous minerals used to strengthen and fireproof materials. When inhaled over long periods of time, asbestos fibers become trapped in the body and cause diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.

When was asbestos used in construction?

Asbestos was used extensively in home construction from the early 1940s through the 1970s as highly-effective and inexpensive fire-retardant material and thermal and acoustic insulator. It is now known that prolonged exposure to asbestos fibers can lead to lung disease.

Is asbestos still mined in India?

At present in India more than thirty mines are in operation. It produces 2800 tones of asbestos per month (mainly chrysotile and tremolite) and in recent years substantial quantity (-70\%) is imported from Canada. Direct and indirect employment in asbestos related industry and mine is around 100,000 workers.

Which state is the largest producer of asbestos in India?

Rajasthan
Two states of Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh produce almost the whole of asbestos of India. Rajasthan is the largest producer. Important occurrences are known in Udaipur, Dungarpur, Alwar, Ajmer and Pali districts.