A Case Study The pressures behind India's environmental problem are largely industrial.

The recent economic boom for India

has brought its good qualities, but there has not been regulation on waste handling. Major amounts of pollutant wastes are dumped straight into the Yamuna River. Adding to this hefty problem is the fact that the economic boom further increased the population. The population was already in a poor situation, and the influx of those seeking work in the newly developed financial opportunities only added to this. Of major note is the sewage situation; little has been done to cleanly accommodate these newcomers. As a result, the sewage is building up and not being dealt with properly. Sewage is dumped straight into the Yamuna River, which is where the majority of people in New Delhi bathe and wash their clothes. One of the worst aspects of this method of dumping is that the majority of people don't realize how bad the situation with waste is. The handling of waste in general is simply terrible; a recent survey indicates that two in every five New Delhi residents have pollution related health problems. Yet lack of government motivation and lack of knowledge allows this poor state to worsen.