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Water Advocates Speak Out for Improved Sanitation
Posted on August 08, 2008
The Ganges is proof that even the holiest of nature's creations can fall victim to the destructive powers of pollution. Thousands of Hindu followers have their bodies committed to the Ganges each year in belief that the river's waters will carry their souls to eternal salvation. With nearly 89 million liters of raw sewage also flowing into the Ganges each day, the health of the waterway is now worse than ever before. Existing facilities can often treat only 13 percent of this pollution. Those who drink from the river risk contracting waterborne diseases such as typhoid, polio, and jaundice. In...
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