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Living on the banks of the muddy river
River Tsitarum (Citarum) is located on the island of Java in Indonesia. Once it has been slowly flowing river in which fishermen throwing their nets and sea birds produce their own food. Local residents took water from the river for their everyday needs. The river was filled with numerous irrigation canals to irrigate the rice fields.
Today the river is Tsitarum under environmental disaster, choking with tonnes of household waste produced nine million people, and the emissions of hundreds of plants.
More than 500 factories, many of which produce textile products, which require chemical treatment, which is located on the banks of the 200-mile river, spewing waste into its waters. There is no such luxury as service to receive waste. No, there are modern toilets. Quite simply drained into the river. Dirty water is absorbed into the soil in rice fields, and family risk their health by taking it for drinking, cooking and washing.
Just 20 years ago it was a beautiful place, then the river has served the people living along its banks.
Today the river is Tsitarum under environmental disaster, choking with tonnes of household waste produced nine million people, and the emissions of hundreds of plants.
More than 500 factories, many of which produce textile products, which require chemical treatment, which is located on the banks of the 200-mile river, spewing waste into its waters. There is no such luxury as service to receive waste. No, there are modern toilets. Quite simply drained into the river. Dirty water is absorbed into the soil in rice fields, and family risk their health by taking it for drinking, cooking and washing.
Just 20 years ago it was a beautiful place, then the river has served the people living along its banks.
