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CARE-a four point sustainable solution
tacklingriverpollutioninindia
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Ramaa Ramesh |XLRI
RIVER POLLUTION: The situation thus far
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Indiaishometo14majorrivers,whichtodaysharethedubiouscommonalityofbeingamongthemostpollutedinAsia
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Overtime,theseoncecleanrivershavefallenpreytoavarietyofpolluters,lackofpublicconcernandfailedgovernmentmachineryandplanning
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The
GOI’s
effortsinthemanneroftheGangaActionPlanandtheYamunaActionplan,tostateafew,havebeenuniformlyunsuccessfulduetoaplethoraofreasons
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ThispresentationexaminesthesourcesofriverpollutioninIndia,effortsundertaken,andthereasonsfortheirfailure,andproposesasimple,relativelyinexpensivefive-prongedsustainablestrategyforthecleaningandmaintenanceof riversystemsacrossthecountry
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a solutionGovernment RoleCausesSources
Major sources of river pollution in India
POINT SOURCES OFPOLLUTION
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Runofffromsolidwastesfromwastedumps;leakagefromlandfillsites
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Runofffrommedicalwastes,includingrunofffromhospitals,healthcarecentersandfrommedicallaboratories
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Runofffromagriculturalfieldsandfarmlandcontainingahighlevelof pesticidesandchemicalfertilizers
Runoff fromwastes
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100000tonsof humanexcrementadaypollutingIndianrivers,causinggreatdifficultytothoseusingtheriverwaterfordrinkingandbathing,aswellasholydipsetc
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Cattlewallowingalsocontributessignificantlytodirtyingandpollutingrivers
Open defecation& cattle wallow
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Disposalof hundredsofburntandhalfburnthumanbodiesonadailybasisinmajorriversincludingtheGanges,leadingtoinfectionandpollutionofwater
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Disposalofbodiesof deadanimalsincludingdiseasedanduntreatedlivestockbyframersandanimalbreeders,leadingtoinfectedwater
Carcassdisposal
NON POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION
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75%ofallpointsourcepollution
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Consistsofuntreatedorpoorlytreatedsewageandoverflowfromunder-capacitysewagetreatmentfacilities
Municipal Sewage
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25% of PSP
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Hazardous solid and liquidwastes from factories
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Consists of solvents, heavymetals and radioactivematerials
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Frequently enters groundwatersupplies
Industrial Pollution
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River Pollution Ramaa Ramesh XLRI
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