"Rivers are very important for the development of India but we people of
India are polluting our rivers". Explain the significance of rivers for the
economy of a country and also mention the harmful effects of river pollution.
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- Major causes of water pollution
Industrial waste.
- Improper practices in agricultural sector.
- Reduction in water quantity in rivers in plains.
- Social and religious practices like dumping dead bodies in water, bathing, throwing waste in water.
- Oil leaks from ships.
- Inadequate industrial treatment of wastes.
Explanation:
Some of these water-borne diseases are Typhoid, Cholera, Paratyphoid Fever, Dysentery, Jaundice, Amoebiasis and Malaria.
- Chemicals in the water also have negative effects on our health.
- Pesticides – can damage the nervous system and cause cancer because of the carbonates and organophosphates that they contain.
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