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Killing the Ganges with Justin Rowlatt
麻豆官网首页入口 News highlights 2016: The Ganges is revered by Hindus - but it also carries away waste from 450 million people.
India's greatest river, the Ganges, is one of the world's dirtiest. The river is revered by Hindus, but it is also the sewer that carries away the waste from 450 million people.
Pollution from industry, agriculture - and even waste from religious ceremonies - has turned its sacred waters into a toxic and deadly cocktail. The Indian prime minister has staked his political reputation on cleaning it up, but can the Ganges be saved?
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Wed 28 Dec 2016
21:30GMT
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Reporter | Justin Rowlatt |
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- Wed 28 Dec 2016 01:30GMT麻豆官网首页入口 News UK & UK HD only
- Wed 28 Dec 2016 21:30GMT麻豆官网首页入口 News UK & UK HD only