Living in Northern suburbs of Mumbai, I happen to cross a river every day. I hear cries as I cross the bridge. The life of the river, the pure blood is poisoned. The soul of the river is killed each day bit by bit.
The friends of the river, the birds and animals who sometimes travel large distances to enjoy the water in hot summer day, no longer come. The black poisoned water is nothing but a health hazard to them. And so it is to us.
As humans we have displayed nothing but utter contempt for mother nature and its rich resources like trees and rivers. I paste here pictures of the Poisar river here, no wonder the river is now a sewer. And the story is no different about any river, anywhere in India (and may be outside). They are no inhospitable and uninhabitable thanks to our unrestricted flow of effluents and waste in them.
Such contempt over years has not benefited us or anyone. In fact we are poorer today. And if we don't do anything now, we are leaving a barren planet for our progeny.
Its a shame we cannot respect and love such a beautiful planet.
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Most of India's rivers are dangerously polluted. In the bollywood movie "Run", when a character accidently falls in the Yamuna, he is shown smeared in black to show how filthy and polluted the water was. Sadly, that scene was not a least bit of exaggeration.
When will the authorities wake up and enforce the law on the polluters poisoning our rivers and lakes?
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