Foreword
The pesticides industry includes a large group of diverse products. It has been identified as one of the highly polluting industries needing pollution control on priority .Relevant data have been collected on the pesticides and the pesticides industry in India as presented in this document.

The co-operation extended by various organisations including the Pesti- t cides Association od India. New Delhi and the pesticides industries in fcarrying out the questionnaire survey and in-depth studies. is gratefully acknowledged .

I hope. this ducument will be useful to all concerned with pollution control I in pesticides industry .