Question

Write an article in about 200 words on river pollution

Answer 1

India is a blessed country when we consider its rich natural sources of water in the form of numerous rivers and lakes. The country has rightly been referred to as the “Land of Rivers” and the people worship the rivers as gods and goddesses. But what is ironical is that in spite of our profound respect and reverence for our rivers, we have not been able to maintain their purity, cleanliness and the physical well-being. Be it Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra or Kaveri or any other river flowing in the soil of our motherland, not a single river is free from pollution. River pollution has been causing serious water-borne diseases and health problems affecting human population as well as animals, fish, and birds in the environment.

Causes of river pollution
Industrial wastes, mixtures of chemicals, heavy metals are all discharged in water and these are difficult to clean up.

Agricultural wastes, chemicals, feritilisers, pesticides used in agriculture have made the river water bodies contaminated.

Nature’s rain also brings with it pollutants as it falls through polluted air. We call this acid rain, which when reached the soil, releases harmful substances.

Domestic wastes from households and the sewage that we throw into rivers increases the pollution levels.

Regular disposal of plastic bags and plastic objects, solid wastes, flowers, garlands is another cause of pollution.

People responding to nature’s call in open spaces near the water bodies also contribute to river pollution.

Animals washing, car washing, clothes washing are other causes.

Another cause of river pollution is the dumping of human remains, partially burned bodies, dead bodies, which pose serious health threats.

Solutions
We should never forget how much we are dependent on our rivers. It is the river systems in our country which provide us with potable water, irrigation, electricity, transportation and also they are a great source of livelihood for a large majority of people in the country. So we cannot ignore our rivers and let them die.

The Government is already splurging massive amounts of money for the last so many years in the name of preventing and reducing river pollution. No change. And there won’t be any, either.  Meaningful action may bear fruit. The  readymade programmes of setting up effluent treatment plants and sewage treatment plants to clean up industrial wastes and the sewage and then dump the waste water into the rivers are, as usual, creations of extraneous intentions.




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