Citarum - a river of waste

Considered that today Citarum is the most polluted river on Earth. Its location - the island of Java in Indonesia. In the seventies it was a very beautiful area on the island where fishermen to get a good catch, and the inhabitants of the near villages draw water for domestic use.





In the late ' 80s was actively developing the construction of industrial enterprises. Today on Citarum an environmental disaster. No one here is fishing, but mostly fishing for residents, catching the waste from the river for resale. Daily garbage collectors run the risk of getting some infection.They earn 2-3 pounds per week for the work, risking their lives.





On this river to be about 500 factories discharging their industrial waste into the river. Thus, the polluted water gets into the soil, making rice fields unacceptable for use.



Citarum so filled with garbage that a layer of waste is not even visible from the water. Experts predict that the river will soon be full of rubbish so that its richness will decrease, and the generator of the HPP will not function properly. And then the area around will be plunged into darkness, but at least the factories will also stop, and the waste stream will be interrupted.



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