Sat Singh

Sat Singh
River turns drain, drowns villages in sorrow
Despite repeated protests by villagers living around the Ghaggar, the river remains polluted, thanks to the apathy of the authorities.
Posted on 18 Jan, 2018 04:08 PM

Till four decades ago, Ghaggar river in Haryana and Punjab was the lifeline of the villages along its course. Incessant dumping of sewage and industrial effluents, however, has choked the life out of it and has reduced it to a drain or nullah, as locals call it, now.

Rorki villagers show the effluent being released to the river. (Source: 101Reporters)
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