700 Villagers Waded Through A Dead River, Cleansed It And Brought It Back To Life
For decades the Kuttemperoor river in Alappuzha, India, slowly choked under the weight of rampant illegal sand mining and construction sites that dumped tons of sewage on its once-pristine banks. Fish and aquatic life were completely wiped out.
But not anymore. 700 villagers have spent weeks wading through toxic waste, algae and risking deadly water-borne diseases to physically de-silt and clean the river.
It wasn’t easy. After two months of back-breaking effort, the results began to show. The river now brims with water, the stench is gone and children are playing on its green banks once more.
Photo Credit: Vivek Nair / HindustanTimes.com
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