Dying, Konothupuzha river waits for revival

Dying, Konothupuzha river waits for revival-The Hindu

• River Konothupzha was once a major waterway connecting Thripunithura in Ernakulam and Vaikom in Kottayam.
• Today the river is been reduced to a trickle with thick overgrowth and width reduced to 10-13 meters.
• Haphazard developments and rampant encroachments have choked the waterway.
• The river is now on the brink of death.
• Rs 8 crore is required to do basic maintenance work.
• Paddy fields along  the side have been lost.
• The river ecology is almost dead.
• The lack of maintenance for decades has resulted in wild growth of grass and aquatic plants.
• The stagnant water,where mosquitoes breed has also given rise to number of health hazards.
• The river is under threat of becoming extinct.

Brahmaputra Turning Black Due To Natural Causes

A preliminary study has found that the water of the Siang river, which originates in southern Tibet and becomes the Brahmaputra upon entering Assam through Arunachal Pradesh, is turning black due to a recent earthquake in the region.

The Central Water Commission (CWC) has started looking into the matter recently and people have been sent to the internal areas.

According to the preliminary findings, the path of the river was temporarily obstructed after an earthquake in Tibet on November 17.

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The environmental movement, launched in 2016, has helped clear the coasts of 42 countries around the world of discarded plastics.

These brand audits offer undeniable proof of the role that corporations play in perpetuating the global plastic pollution crisis.

These large corporations must take responsibility for polluting the environment, as production of plastics exposes harmful substances to communities living near factories and pollutes foods and products contained in plastic wraps.