The Yamuna, India's most polluted river

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Guardian India correspondent Michael Safi takes a journey along the Yamuna river. Stretching 855 miles (1,375km) across the north of the country, at its source in the Himalayas its water is crystal clear.
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However, once it streams through New Delhi, it turns into one of the filthiest rivers in the world. Rapid urbanisation is partly to blame, but so is lax enforcement of laws against illegal dumping

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30 Comments
  1. The Guardian says

    There seem to be a lot of people commenting on the swastikas. Here's a very old article offering some explanation: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jan/13/monarchy.simonjeffery1

  2. Sulayman The Magnificent says

    India super power by 3020

    Jay Bharat Gay Hind

  3. Kadam Prasad says

    I'm here just for the racists comments and hypocrisy.
    And I'm used to it.

  4. Greetings Друзья! says

    Watching this causes me anxiety .

  5. Haina Durena says

    indian people ignorant in the world.Dirty people smells bad

  6. Haina Durena says

    India is one of not clean country

  7. Haina Durena says

    Dirty people dirty place.

  8. Claudio Saltara says

    Someone one failed the Indian people over the centuries. Did anyone made a study to assess the blame? The colonial powers, the upper casts, religion or the people failed themselves. There are some people in the world that a different few of cleanliness. I had heard a remark about the Swiss people that says: do not throw a cigarette but on the Ground because if a Swiss man sees you, he has the option to tell you to pick it up or he picks it up himself or kill you. So whose fault is it if trash is in the rivers? Pinpoint the culprit and act like a Swissman

  9. SaLaExclusive Tube says

    dirty religion
    dirty peoples
    dirty streets
    everything dirty 🤢🤮😡😡😡

  10. SaLaExclusive Tube says

    india sucks
    gay hind
    dirty indians 🤢🤮🤮😡

  11. Mystcl707 says

    India…. The Armpits of earth..

  12. Sourcing Agent says

    Such a dirty nation

  13. Abel Macias says

    Who else noticed the guy threw the bag back in the water at @2:45

  14. ale xie says

    They deserved it! Sad.

  15. Malacki 655 says

    I feel so lucky to live in England, a clean,safe and rich country.

  16. s _r1 says

    Fifty years of ruling by congress swines…. this is the end result..no decent toilets

  17. Titliest Srixon says

    So dirty country.. Almost alot of Indian is dirty people

  18. Ajita DiLac says

    Ignorant people!

  19. Md Mojassam says

    Hindusim is the funniest religion 😂😂 sorry there practices and believes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  20. Steve Roger says

    reached on mars but got problems like this
    killing people of kashmir
    i feel sad

  21. Rama S says

    I would rather live in Syria in the middle of the war-

  22. Armando Bahaghari says

    Watching this video makes me think we Filipinos are still lucky we have a decent and abundant source of water

  23. Gopal Dey says

    Here we go again

  24. Watson Wallace says

    There must be some zombie outbreak the governments hiding🤔

  25. where is my wall says

    the people will blame government but the change begins from the people , stop littering and see the difference .

  26. Lucas Layton says

    Lol population control at it's finest. India is a major contributor to overpopulation so death is positive.

  27. Truthfears Guilty says

    IGNORANCE at OPITOME…………..can't go any higher

  28. Vin C says

    India needs to be nuked, and then repopulated with a lot less people.

  29. Asad Siddiqui says

    India is a land of poop global toilet !!

  30. Live Life says

    there is no hope for this planet. period.

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