Ganga, the 2600-km-long trans-boundary river of India, has witnessed "unprecedented low levels of water in several lower reaches" in the last few summer seasons. This is as per a study undertaken by a professor of IIT-Kharagpur.

Every minute, one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our oceans. About 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean annually. Of those, 236,000 tons are microplastics. Tiny pieces of broken-down plastic smaller than our little fingernail. The billions upon billions of items of plastic waste choking our oceans, lakes, and rivers and piling up on land is more than unsightly and harmful to plants and wildlife. The report focuses on the long term impact on the marine life and humanity as whole

जब हम बात करते हैं स्‍वच्‍छ भारत और स्‍वच्‍छता की तो हमें सिर्फ टॉयलेट बनाने से आगे बढ़ना होगा. सोचिए कि जब हम टॉयलेट का इस्‍तेमाल करते हैं, तो इंसानी मल कहां जाता है. भारत में 30 फीसदी से भी कम सीवेज लाइनें हैं. तो सोचिए कि रोजाना टॉयलेट इस्‍तेामल करने के बाद यह कचरा कहां जाता है. इस शो में देखिए कि किस तरह संसाधनों की कमी की वजह से इंसानी मल का निपटारा सही ढंग से नहीं हो रहा और यह हमारे जल स्रोतों को भी दूषित कर रहा है.

Challenge to preserve water

From water to water - If there are humans, there will be excreta. If there is water use, there will be waste. Roughly 80 per cent of the water that reaches households in Indian cities flows out as waste.

This video shows the state of the Indian rivers and the cause of their pollution. It hopes to create awareness amongst the people about river pollution and the role they play in it. This content is the copyright of CSE - Centre for Science and Environment and has been re-created for the web by Gobar Times, a monthly environment magazine for the young adult.