Industries are responsible for environmental degradation in India in following ways :
(i) The presence of high proportion of undesirable gases such as sulphur dioxide, and carbon monoxide are a product of these industries. They affect the environment majorly.
(ii) Industrial and construction activities, machinery and factory equipment, generators, saws and pneumatic and electric drills also make a lot of noise in environment.
(iii) The main culprits in this regard are paper, pulp, chemical and textile industries that let out dyes, detergents, acids, salts and heavy metals etc., with carbon, plastic and rubber into the water bodies.
(iv) Air-borne waste particle contains both solid and liquid particles like dust, sprays, mist and smoke which pollutes the environment.