Description:
A woman washing kitchen wares on the bank of the Buriganga river. The Buriganga, one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, is severely polluted. About 80% sewage of Dhaka city is released directly into the river daily making its water pitch black and gluey. Thousands of people who live on the bank of the river continue to use this highly contaminated water from river to wash, bath and even to drink. Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 19, 2007.
Credits:
Shehzad - (Pakistan) Noorani/Majority World
Description:
A woman washing kitchen wares on the bank of the Buriganga river. The Buriganga, one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, is severely polluted. About 80% sewage of Dhaka city is released directly into the river daily making its water pitch black and gluey. Thousands of people who live on the bank of the river continue to use this highly contaminated water from river to wash, bath and even to drink. 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:
MWC004356.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471651326
File Size:
9899349
File Type:
2
Mime Type:
image/jpeg
Sections Found:
ANY_TAG, IFD0, EXIF
Image Description:
A woman washing kitchen wares on the bank of the Buriganga river. The Buriganga, one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, is severely polluted. About 80% sewage of Dhaka city is released directly into the river daily making its water pitch black and gluey.