Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ପ୍ରଦୂଷଣ
/pradooshan/Roman
English meaning: Pollution
Definition
The introduction of harmful substances into the environment. Odisha faces air and water pollution challenges around its industrial corridors — Angul, Jharsuguda, and Rourkela — due to mining, steel, and power plant activities.
Example
“ପ୍ରଦୂଷଣ ମାନବ ସ୍ୱାସ୍ଥ୍ୟ ଓ ପ୍ରାକୃତିକ ପରିବେଶ ପ୍ରତି ବିପଦ।”
In English: “Pollution is a danger to human health and the natural environment.”
Literary Heritage
“ନଦୀ ପ୍ରବାହ ଜୀବନ ଧାରା, ବୃକ୍ଷ ଛାୟା ଅମୃତ ସ୍ରୋତ।”
/nadī prabāha jībana dhārā, bṛkṣa chāyā amṛta srōta./
“A river's flow is life's current; the tree's shade is a stream of nectar.”
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- ଓଡ଼ିଆ
- Odia
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- Odia
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- Indo-Aryan
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