Like the Colorado River in the United States that suffers an absolute change in its flow patte
rn, thanks to the many dams constructed on it affecting local temperatures and endangering many fish varieties that had evolved in the swift -flowing, silt-laden water. The Ganga, considered the holiest by Indians, a river on whose loamy banks lives one in every twelve of the human species, figures amongst the top ten dying rivers due to mindless water extraction and pollution. However it is China’s Yangtze River and its tributaries that face a major threat with over 600 kilometres of the river in critical conditions. “The river's annual harvest of aquatic products dropped from 427,000 tonnes in 1950s to about 100,000 tonnes in 1990s,” reports China Daily, China’s leading English newspaper.
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rn, thanks to the many dams constructed on it affecting local temperatures and endangering many fish varieties that had evolved in the swift -flowing, silt-laden water. The Ganga, considered the holiest by Indians, a river on whose loamy banks lives one in every twelve of the human species, figures amongst the top ten dying rivers due to mindless water extraction and pollution. However it is China’s Yangtze River and its tributaries that face a major threat with over 600 kilometres of the river in critical conditions. “The river's annual harvest of aquatic products dropped from 427,000 tonnes in 1950s to about 100,000 tonnes in 1990s,” reports China Daily, China’s leading English newspaper.For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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