Muloghonto Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21175890 Rather sad. Millions exposing themselves to the toxic mess that is the Ganges due to dogma.
surajmal Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 1000s of crores have been sunk in the ganga yamuna cleanup project over the years with nothing to show for it. Hindi Belt is pretty damn close to being a lost cause. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-real-environmental-audit/1061901/
Muloghonto Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 You mean thousands of crores have been laundered in the name of the Ganga Jamuna cleanup. For, it is simple common sense that if you want to cleanup a river, you have to make integrated sewage treatment in every city a reality.
surajmal Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Imagine the public health benefits across the board. Unfortunately, most Indians don't believe in Infra. Investment and most politicians don't plan for anything other than how to get the kursi and once there, how to stay there for as long as possible. It is sad and funny that it was IVC that first developed sewage (and even they managed it underground) system and here we are 5000 yrs later stuck in a time capsule (that may be an overstatement since majority of the sewage is still carried in open nalis/nalas).
Muloghonto Posted January 25, 2013 Author Posted January 25, 2013 No, you are not far wrong. Indus Valley Civilization was the first to not only have planned city architecture, they were also the first to have underground sewage disposal and *every* house had a toilet and was connected to the sewage network. 5000 years later, we can't even do that. Well, the west can, but even then, it wasn't till 100 years ago that the west did it either.
Clarke Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Let me add, this religious love for Ganga is a bloody sham. You don't treat something holy the way we treat our rivers.
Jersey #10 Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 8 million to bathe at the sangam in a day...
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