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India, Vietnam, Philippines become the most polluted country in the world
2018-06-04 09:04

The focus of World Environment Day on June 5th this year is plastic pollution – look at the shocking piles of garbage and pollution in countries that do not have infrastructure to deal with waste. The astounding pictures show that in India, the Philippines, and Vietnam, piles of plastic and garbage have polluted rivers and become the three most polluted countries in the world. Illustration: New Delhi, India is the focus of this year’s World Environment Day – India has 14 of the world’s most polluted cities.
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The sewers in New Delhi, the capital of India, are blocked by plastic. The streets are full of rubbish bags and rivers are full of trash and pollution. In the photo, you can see that the sewer's sewers were blocked by plastic and residents lived around plastic.
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The Yamuna river in India is one of the most sacred rivers in India, but it is also one of the most polluted rivers.
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A sewer in India is full of rubbish.
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Indians make a living by picking up trash from recyclable plastic waste.
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Plastics is one of the biggest pollution problems in India.
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Garbage bags are everywhere on the streets of India - the locals are used to it.
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Ram Nath, a 40-year-old woman, sorts and recycles rubbish from the garbage of the Yamuna river in India - like plastic bottles - to make a living.
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In Manila, Philippines, Pasig River is considered to be one of the most polluted rivers in the world due to the large amount of garbage dumped there. Despite the serious pollution, it is still a popular swimming place for local children and residents.
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This river is extremely important to Manila and needs to be protected to ensure the residents' water security.
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Locals in Manila know nothing about the serious consequences that their swimming may have on their health.
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The Manila skyline contrasts sharply with the polluted banks.
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The streets of Manila are full of rubbish and waste.
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Environmental activists are rushing to rebuild the river for Philippe.
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In Vietnam's Thanh Hoa Province, rubbish fills the beach. On June 5th, we will usher in World Environment Day. The theme of this year is to overcome plastic pollution.
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Local time on June 4, 2018, in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, the garbage land on the beach. On June 5th, we will usher in World Environment Day. The theme of this year is to overcome plastic pollution.
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sometimes I wonder, why people from poor country called India (Yes, I said poor because India is much poorer than Indonesia)
Don't use their brain, that swimming in their Polluted Rivers is very very Dangerous. And they will pay the price when they grow old in the future



Beautiful India

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@Nilgiri
 
sometimes I wonder, why people from poor country called India (Yes, I said poor because India is much poorer than Indonesia)
Don't use their brain, that swimming in their Polluted Rivers is very very Dangerous. And they will pay the price when they grow old in the future



Beautiful India

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It's a blessing for RSSers to swim in their mother river no mater how many corpses are swimming with them.
 
Delhi slum drowning in plastics

Source: AFP Published: 2018/6/4

World Environment Day to focus on India

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This photo taken on Sunday shows a mural by German street artist Hendrik Beikirch of a worker, at a landfill ahead of the "World Environment Day" on the outskirts of New Delhi. World Environment Day is marked annually on June 5, and aims at promoting awareness and action to protect the environment. Photo: VCG

A sea of plastic spreads through the New Delhi slum of Taimur Nagar, a symbol of the grime and waste that makes the Indian capital one of the world's most polluted cities.

The plastic bottles, bags, food wrappers and other detritus have gushed out of a drain that ends in the shanty, leaving stinking sewer water clogging the roads.

Stray dogs, goats and cows munch the plastic waste as toddlers run around trying to retrieve footballs and water bottles.

India is to be the focus of World Environment Day on Tuesday, but it is far from the minds of the long-suffering inhabitants of Taimur Nagar.

"You can see how bad the conditions are here. It's completely choked with plastic," said Bhola Ram.

Taimur Nagar is one of many slums in Delhi and countless other Indian cities struggling to cope with waste, particularly the plastic pollution that is the main theme of World Environment Day.

India is to organize beach cleanups, an exhibition of green technology and art installations - symbols of its growing economic clout. One engineer, Rajagopalan Vasudevan, has developed a process where plastic waste is shredded up and used in new roads.

But a sweeping look over Taimur Nagar underlines the challenges the country faces with its waste.

India generates around 5.6 million tons of plastic waste annually, according to government figures, with Delhi among the worst cities for plastic consumption.

The city banned plastic bags in 2009 and later expanded it to all plastic packaging and single-use disposable plastic.

But the ban is rarely enforced. Plastic bags are still the staple for carrying vegetables, fruit, meat and restaurant takeaways.

Taimur Nagar's residents know little of the hazards of non-biodegradable plastic to the water supply and the animals sat around.

Used to the filth, residents say they are resigned to their fate. "It's like living in hell. You can see there is plastic garbage everywhere. We are poor and we have no choice but to live and die here," said Shreepal Singh, a waste dealer.

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@Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA What is source for this new? or You copy rubbish from internet from three countries to try convince that these countries are polluted. I laugh a lot for what you want to say. I don't know for India, maybe they are really polluted but for Vietnam and Philippines, I'm sure they are less polluted than your mother country. Took some photos from their landfills do not make your country more cleaner than. Dear!
 
sometimes I wonder, why people from poor country called India (Yes, I said poor because India is much poorer than Indonesia)
Don't use their brain, that swimming in their Polluted Rivers is very very Dangerous. And they will pay the price when they grow old in the future



Beautiful India

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@Nilgiri
It could be due to religious beliefs. Some Hindus believe drinking cow urine can cure diseases.
 

They are in middle of cleaning up the rivers now....and educating the populations living there. It will take time

https://www.business-standard.com/a...end-assures-nitin-gadkari-118052800014_1.html

Do I need to post the pictures and videos of Chinese pollution? It is not a useful conversation to begin with cherrypicking + pointing to feel better, when same can be done in reverse...and only misunderstanding and childish ignorance is fostered.
 
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