"Water Waste"

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12 Apr 2026

Aerial views show the Buriganga River flowing through Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 11, 2026. Clusters of wooden boats line the polluted banks, and passenger vessels navigate the busy waterway. Informal settlements, commercial buildings, and river ports crowd the shoreline, while patches of water hyacinth and waste float along the surface. The river remains a vital transport and economic lifeline for thousands, despite visible environmental degradation and intense urban pressure along its edges.

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12 Apr 2026

Aerial views show the Buriganga River flowing through Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 11, 2026. Clusters of wooden boats line the polluted banks, and passenger vessels navigate the busy waterway. Informal settlements, commercial buildings, and river ports crowd the shoreline, while patches of water hyacinth and waste float along the surface. The river remains a vital transport and economic lifeline for thousands, despite visible environmental degradation and intense urban pressure along its edges.

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#13560663

12 Apr 2026

An aerial and ground view shows the Shuvaddya canal in Dakshin Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, almost entirely filled with layers of plastic and household waste on April 11, 2026. Waste from nearby sweatshops and kitchen markets has turned the canal into an open dumping ground, severely disrupting natural drainage. Residents walk along its edges and cross makeshift bridges over the polluted waterway, illustrating the environmental challenges in one of Dhaka's densely populated areas.

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#13560677

12 Apr 2026

An aerial and ground view shows the Shuvaddya canal in Dakshin Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, almost entirely filled with layers of plastic and household waste on April 11, 2026. Waste from nearby sweatshops and kitchen markets has turned the canal into an open dumping ground, severely disrupting natural drainage. Residents walk along its edges and cross makeshift bridges over the polluted waterway, illustrating the environmental challenges in one of Dhaka's densely populated areas.

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#13560689

12 Apr 2026

An aerial and ground view shows the Shuvaddya canal in Dakshin Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, almost entirely filled with layers of plastic and household waste on April 11, 2026. Waste from nearby sweatshops and kitchen markets has turned the canal into an open dumping ground, severely disrupting natural drainage. Residents walk along its edges and cross makeshift bridges over the polluted waterway, illustrating the environmental challenges in one of Dhaka's densely populated areas.

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#13560691

12 Apr 2026

An aerial and ground view shows the Shuvaddya canal in Dakshin Keraniganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, almost entirely filled with layers of plastic and household waste on April 11, 2026. Waste from nearby sweatshops and kitchen markets has turned the canal into an open dumping ground, severely disrupting natural drainage. Residents walk along its edges and cross makeshift bridges over the polluted waterway, illustrating the environmental challenges in one of Dhaka's densely populated areas.

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#13560860

11 Apr 2026

A boatman collects garbage and plastic waste from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 11, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13560862

11 Apr 2026

A boatman collects garbage and plastic waste from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 11, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13560864

11 Apr 2026

A boatman collects garbage and plastic waste from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 11, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13560896

11 Apr 2026

A boatman collects garbage and plastic waste from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 11, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13560879

11 Apr 2026

A man smokes a hookah pipe while collecting garbage and plastic waste from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 11, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13560881

11 Apr 2026

A man smokes a hookah pipe while collecting garbage and plastic waste from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 11, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13557316

10 Apr 2026

Heaps of garbage and plastic waste are seen near Brari-Nambal or Bab Demb water lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 10, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13557321

10 Apr 2026

Heaps of garbage and plastic waste are seen near Brari-Nambal or Bab Demb water lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 10, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13557324

10 Apr 2026

Heaps of garbage and plastic waste are seen near Brari-Nambal or Bab Demb water lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 10, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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#13557327

10 Apr 2026

Heaps of garbage and plastic waste are seen near Brari-Nambal or Bab Demb water lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 10, 2026. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India reports that nearly 74 percent of Kashmir's lakes have either vanished or are shrinking, with 518 out of 697 water bodies affected. This includes 315 that have disappeared and 203 that have reduced in size, resulting in a loss of 2,851 hectares since 1967 due to factors such as climate change and encroachments.

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