Ganga River Pollution In Kolkata. Editorial Image

Octobar 11, 2008 Ganga, Kolkata West Bengal, India - INSPITE OF THE GOVERMENT NOTICE BOARD, COW SHIT, DOG SHIT, GOAT PELLETS, AND HUMAN EXCREMENT LIE IN PILES ON THE BANKS OF GANGES. URINE COLLECTS IN POOLS. GARBAGE, INCLUDING ROTTEN FOOD, PLASTIC, PAPER, AND TABLE SCRAPS ARE PILED TOGETHER. THE GHATS HAS A PUNGENT SMELL. A COMBINATION OF SHIT, URINE, DECOMPOSING WASTE, FLOWER GARLANDS, INSCENCE, AND SMOKE FROM THE FUNERAL PYRES. IT IS COMMON TO SEE CROWS FEEDING FROM THE MAGGOT –INFESTED PUNCTURES OF HALF-DECOMPOSED CORPSES OF SEVERAL ANIMALS. THE MIXED ODORS HAVE KNOCK-DOWN STRENGTH THAT MAY LEAD TO NAUSEA AND VOMITING.