Description:
Dinghy boats are used to ferry people over the polluted waters of the Buriganga river, near the Hazaribagh Tannery area in Dhaka city, in Bangladesh. About 80% sewage of Dhaka city is released directly into the river daily making its water pitch black and gluey. According to the Environment Department up to 40,000 tons of untreated tannery waste is also released directly into the river on daily basis. Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 19, 2007.
Credits:
Shehzad - (Pakistan) Noorani/Majority World
Description:
Dinghy boats are used to ferry people over the polluted waters of the Buriganga river, near the Hazaribagh Tannery area in Dhaka city, in Bangladesh. About 80% sewage of Dhaka city is released directly into the river daily making its water pitch black and gluey. According to the Environment Department up to 40,000 tons of untreated tannery waste is also released directly into the river on daily basis. Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 19, 2007.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Shehzad Noorani
City:
Rawalpindi
State:
Punjab
Country:
Bangladesh
Source:
Shehzad Noorani
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC012516.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471655951
File Size:
7373831
File Type:
2
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image/jpeg
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Image Description:
Dinghy boats are used to ferry people over the polluted waters of the Buriganga river, near the Hazaribagh Tannery area in Dhaka city, in Bangladesh. About 80% sewage of Dhaka city is released directly into the river daily making its water pitch black and