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What happens to a beautiful Himalayan river when it enters our p From industrial pollution and effluent, to industrial laundry detergent, factory discharge, discharge from residential drains and everything in between, we abuse our rivers and water sources like there is no tomorrow. Little do we realize, especially here in India, that the greatest resource over the next 50 years, will not be US$'s forex reserves, military weaponry, industrial development, GDP, exports or governance, but the simple and plain availability of pure drinking water. Sad shortage of toilets and clean water in India Whence Swachh Bharat? When you have 1.20 billion to feed, clothe and defecate, and not everyone has a toilet to use, then where exactly does one go when one needs to go? We need not say more. The images
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