The Kalamassery-Eloor industrial belt has become the bane of Kochi when the city goosesteps into a new era of development with the Vallarpadam project, Goshree bridges, seaport-airport highway, IT and ITES parks etc. Horrifying tales of sufferings of residents due to pollution of land, air and water bodies are pouring in from the Eloor, Pathalam, Edayar and Kalamassery areas even as several of the polluting industries, including the public sector major FACT, struggle to stay afloat.