Students attitude and awareness in river pollution in secondary level and environmental education in Tribeni Nearer, Hooghly District

The river has been polluted by dumping of raw sewage, industrial waste and municipal waste into the river. Besides this, illegal activities like washing vessels, animals and oily drums, discharge of unauthorized hazardous waste are also carried out along the course of this river. Cattle sheds in some areas contribute animal waste. Barrel cleaners, scrap dealers and others dump sludge oil, effluent and garbage in the river. The organic waste, sludge and garbage dumping has reduced the carrying capacity of the river. The water with mixture of sewage and industrial waste is a threat to marine life. The river bed is full of sludge, garbage and vegetation growth like water hyacinth in many parts. The present study was designed to investigate the environmental awareness in river pollution of secondary school student in Tribeni, Hooghly District. Sample of the study considered of 800 secondary school students from different secondary schools of Hooghly District. Then their respective awareness was measured. The data are treated with the help of statistics. Validity and reliability are also calculated before data treatment. The result of Analysis shows that, there exists difference in river pollution awareness among secondary students coming from urban, rural, semi-urban and semi-rural students. Male students have greater awareness in river pollution than female students.