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Yamuna River, India
The Yamuna is the largest tributary of the Ganges River. Where it flows through Delhi, it's estimated that 58 percent of the city's waste gets dumped straight into the river. Millions of Indians still rely on these murky, sewage-filled waters for washing, waste disposal and drinking water.
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Yep thats in the Philippines, based on the Plus and Big juice wrappers.
That picture is taken in the Philippines.
No one should have to live in such a place !!!
We are responsible for purchasing behaviour. We can stop whenever we choose to give up the habit of consumerism. We can change what companies do and what they give us simply by changing our demands. People in North Africa have decided they want change and took action to get it. There is nothing stopping us changing our ways but our own behaviour. We are responsible for the levels of waste generated, simply by demanding more all the time. Change how you buy and they will change what they.... More
omg are they?
I am definite this photo is shot in the Philippines and not in India.
Plus Juice is made in the Philippines.
it is a big shame for DELHI being capital of INDIA, it is considered as one of the most toxic place to live.Yammuna is HOLY river,and it is ABUSED like anything
no doubt the change wont be possible until the effort is not going to be done by individual ,but govt .should start putting heavy fine & should put camera at all roads someone who will be seen throwing litter at road should be fined there & then . Cleaning & saving environment should be the priority of every country.Students should be given a subject of saving & cleaning environment ,from class pre nursery only. .... More
there's my missing flip-flop!
why do we just load up multiple rocket ships with trash and launch it to mercury or something?
and that is why India has people with 3 arms 4 legs and one eye...
Could you please post this link on the following FB page?
http://www.facebook.com/pages/I-say-NO-to-excess-packaging/119210831429823
This is horrific and heartbreaking. The problem of pollution is a global crisis, and while I agree the goverments should be more involved and people should be more educated, the first steps in effecting change have to come from our own habits. The single largest contributor to the pollution problem is single-use disposable plastic items, such as water bottles, plastic shopping bags, and the myriad of "conveniently packaged" items availble today in your own stores. I challenge you all to take a.... More
this is incredible India
Damn! It looks like they just toss dead bodies right into the river. That is really crazy
Unfortunately, These pictures tweek out hearts and minds although only temporarily until the nest thought of the Macy's sale enters our minds. This debris is out of our immediate reality so therefor out of our minds. If we would cut back on fast food with its plastic disposable cups, Walmart with its inferior products and Coke that use our prisons as housing for their work forces we could start to make a change in our own back yards. As long as we are buying the hype, we are responsible for the.... More
Indian govt. should secure peoples living first.
We ship our plastic H2O bottles to India, we are part of the problem there, stop using plastic bottled water! Buy a water filter and use reusable containment!
Why r they letting little kids swim in the pollution!! They might think about just trying to clean it at least skimming
Government should initiate with a well planned recycling. Should educate people.
now I no where all the pollution and the global warming is comming from!!! BTW y is that kid swimming in it?!
And it really never goes away. It scares me that people can learn to be ok with the sight of children bobbing in the river like flotsam and jetsam. Aren't we all just one step away from this?.
Sad to see this photos yet in reality this is the most likely happen.where are the educators,a lot of people doesn't know what recyling and this is thrown to dranage water canals where children play.health inducators go out and make a campain starting schools and urban places.
God With his great love gfave us a perfect unpolluted enviorment. Why are we helping his rival destroy it. Walk with God on a daily basis and he will inspire us to care.
AMEN!!!!
This river is filled with throw up, feces, even deceased bodies(whether it be human or animal, trash from who knows where, and these children are allowed to swim in it? Are the parents mentally disabled? Everyone walking this planet knows what can get you sick- and I'm pretty sure feces and decomposing bodies is high up on that list. I wish people would get in touch with nature- God did not give us this beautiful Earth to destroy- for this Earth is shared by all of us- not just one man.
There are several reasons why the river doesn't simply get skimmed cleanr. The biggest reason is that the landfills in Delhi are full. There are three landfills in Delhi, every single one of which reached its intended capacity several years ago. There is no place to put the trash once it has been removed from the river. (And Americans are not the only group entitled to NIMBY-ism.) There is a group called Swechha that organizes community days called Shramdaans to clean the river banks. But.... More
I'm unclear why no one is skimming this waterway to collect the rubbish. Do people just stand on the bank and wonder what's to be done? Seems like a simple first step. There may even be salvageable materials. Because remember, re-use is better than recycllng...
A missed opportunity here.
Children floating in waste tickle your fancy? Seriously people, we need to get this done. We can all do it, if we just tried..
Well can blame the people there pure ignorance is to blame in governments and corporations who do not give a sh..... about the environment. If we can only send those pictures to the dignitaries of that country with healthy comments.
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