Question

How do rapid urbanization cause river pollution?how can it be controlled

Answer 1

Rapid urbanization and industrialization leads to increased waste production that is hard to manage. ... When these waste are recklessly disposed in the environment, they eventually end up in river systems as they are washed off by rain waters.

Answer 2

Answer:

Pollution increases due to urbanisation and Industrialization. Pollution load on rivers has increased over the years due to rapid urbanisation and Industrialization. Discharge of untreated wastewater from towns along the rivers constituents the major source of river pollution