Eighty percent of Indian sewage 'flow untreated into rivers
Human excreta polluting the main sources of drinking water A new
report says that 80 percent of the human sewage in India is
thrown directly into the nation's rivers. This in turn pollutes
the country's main sources of drinking water. Coupled with the
weak or non-existent enforcement of environmental laws, rapid
urban development and a lack of awareness about the dangers of
sewage are all chief factors behind that nation's water
pollution problem. The new report released by the Center for
Science and Environment says that the 'untreated waste dumped
into rivers seeps into groundwater, thereby creating a ticking
health bomb in India.' The new report released by the Center for
Science and Environment says that the "untreated waste dumped
into rivers seeps into groundwater, thereby creating a ticking
health bomb in India." "Untreated sewage is killing Indian
rivers," the report states. Only 160 out of nearly 8,000 towns
had both sewerage systems and a s