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Report: Major Indian Rivers Causing Cancer in Over 100 Villages

  • #Healthy eating
  • #India
  • #Pollution
  • #Waste & recycling
  • #World
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AUG 2023
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story last updated AUG 2023

The Spin

Narrative A

The Constitution of India recognizes access to water as a fundamental part of the Right to Life under Article 21, making it a duty of the State to provide clean drinking water to its citizens. However, despite substantial funding, more than half the rivers in India are polluted. Unless political motivations are divorced from environmental projects, making progress and cleaning the country's significant waterways will be impossible.

The Telegraph

Narrative B

Ridding the Indian rivers of thousands of tons of poison is a complex puzzle. However, the nation is starting to put the pieces together. The calls for action have become more urgent and widespread. Multiple river-cleansing operations are underway, and they're doing great work resolving an insurmountable problem. Moreover, public-private partnerships have been established, and are already being run sustainably and efficiently to tackle river pollution.

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