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700 Villagers Waded Through A Dead River, Cleansed It And Brought It Back To Life

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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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