Check Out The 7 Most Polluted Rivers
By Jasreet Kaur09, May 2025 03:52 PMjagranjosh.com
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Rivers are crucial for life, but many are now polluted by waste and chemicals. This pollution harms the environment. Tap to read about the most polluted rivers.
Ganges River (India)
Waste from factories, sewage, and religious rituals makes it dirty. This affects millions who depend on its water.
Citarum River (Indonesia):
The Citarum is a common example of a river that has been polluted with waste from textile industries, plastics and domestic wastes. It is considered as the world’s dirtiest river.
Yamuna River (India):
In cities and towns along the Yamuna, industrial effluents are emptied directly into the river, as well as raw sewage being discharged from densely populated areas nearby.
Yellow River (China):
Factories’ discharge waste products and farming activities cause pollution in the Yellow River, which endangers supplies for millions of people.
Mississippi River (USA):
Pesticides used to control pests have caused pollution in Mississippi, causing an environment where there are no life forms here except fish, affecting livestock farmers living around this area.