Pollution and purification!
Here we are dumping chemical dyes in the river, and at the same time, cleaning it up! What a contrasting phenomenon that reflects our total unawareness about environment pollution and poisoning! Mixing dyes on the riverbank should be a punishable criminal offence, not far removed from what Rid Pharmaceuticals did to Paracetamol syrup for babies!
It is a good step by the government to clean up the garbage from our riverbeds as stated in your dramatic front-page reports of January 7.
Unfortunately, nothing was stated in the report about how and where this garbage, which is a non-biodegradable material, will be dumped! Mere shifting it from one location to another will not be an acceptable solution to the problem.
We will be interested to know about the steps being taken for disposal of this garbage, removed with much cost and effort. If this is not done in a proper manner, it will become another problem! One possible solution is to incinerate it, and use the ash for earth filling. May be something else is possible. One wonders if this important aspect of the cleaning programme has been seriously considered by the authorities. It will be of public interest if you investigate this matter to address this important public concern!
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