"polluted riverside"

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4 November 2025

In Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 4, 2025, residents carry out their daily activities along a polluted riverside. Despite the water being visibly contaminated with waste, the river remains an essential part of everyday life for bathing, washing, and cooling off in the densely populated urban area.

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30 October 2025

Riverside houses built on fragile wooden stilts line the murky Duri River at Tanjung Selor Street in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 29, 2025. The reflection of these informal structures on the polluted water highlights the stark contrast between the city's modernization efforts and the persistent presence of urban slums in the heart of the capital.

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22 March 2025

A daily wage worker collects sand and stones in the polluted waters of the Mahananda River at Noukaghat area in Siliguri, India, on March 22, 2025. World Water Day is observed today globally.

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22 March 2025

A daily wage worker collects sand and stones in the polluted waters of the Mahananda River at Noukaghat area in Siliguri, India, on March 22, 2025. World Water Day is observed today globally.

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22 March 2025

A daily wage worker collects sand and stones in the polluted waters of the Mahananda River at Noukaghat area in Siliguri, India, on March 22, 2025. World Water Day is observed today globally.

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20 March 2025

Boatmen wait for passengers on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 20, 2025. Due to the widespread dumping of human and industrial waste, the Buriganga River is one of the most polluted rivers in the world.

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20 February 2025

A boy plays with a kite on the banks of the polluted Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2025.

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20 February 2025

A boy plays with a kite on the banks of the polluted Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2025.

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20 February 2025

A woman searches for onions among piles of discarded onion waste on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2025, highlighting the struggles of daily life along the polluted waterfront.

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22 January 2025

A resident washes his hands using polluted water from the Citarum River in Baturaden Village, Karawang, West Java, Indonesia, on January 22, 2025. Limited access to clean water forces residents to rely on the river for bathing, sanitation, and laundry.

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#11736526

3 November 2024

The Jalangi River is almost devoid of fish due to pollution. Casting a net for fish in the river often results in garbage instead of fish. Two or three times a year, polluted chemical water from factories, sugar mills, and rice mills enters the river through various canals and kills fish. The source of this river, which originates from the Padma River, is blocked by human construction. Uncontrolled excavation of the riverside soil reduces the navigability of the Jalangi River and closes the source route of the river. Fish in the river decrease due to hydrocarbons, pesticides from agricultural fields, depletion of dissolved oxygen, plastics, and sewage. Fishing nets are cast in the river, and most times the nets are empty, or occasionally a single fish like Reba carp, Bata fish, or striped snakehead fish is caught in nets in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on November 1, 2024.

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3 November 2024

Jalangi River Is Almost Devoid Of Fish Due To Pollution. Casting A Net For Fish In A River Often Results In Garbage Arriving Instead Of Fish. Two Or Three Times A Year, Polluted Chemical Water From Factories, Sugar Mills, And Rice Mills Enters The River Through Various Canals And Kills Fish. The Source Of This River, Which Originates From The Padma River, Has Been Blocked By Human Construction. Uncontrolled Excavation Of The Riverside Soil Has Reduced The Navigability Of The Jalangi River And Closed The Source Route Of The River. Fish In The River Have Decreased Due To Hydrocarbons, Pesticides From Agriculture Fields, Depletion Of Dissolved Oxygen, Plastics, And Sewage. Here The Fishing Nets Are Being Cast In The River And Most Times The Nets Are Empty Or Occasionally A Single Fish At A Time Like Reba Carp Fish, Or Bata Fish Or Striped Snakehead Fish Is Caught In Nets At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 01,2024.

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3 November 2024

Jalangi River Is Almost Devoid Of Fish Due To Pollution. Casting A Net For Fish In A River Often Results In Garbage Arriving Instead Of Fish. Two Or Three Times A Year, Polluted Chemical Water From Factories, Sugar Mills, And Rice Mills Enters The River Through Various Canals And Kills Fish. The Source Of This River, Which Originates From The Padma River, Has Been Blocked By Human Construction. Uncontrolled Excavation Of The Riverside Soil Has Reduced The Navigability Of The Jalangi River And Closed The Source Route Of The River. Fish In The River Have Decreased Due To Hydrocarbons, Pesticides From Agriculture Fields, Depletion Of Dissolved Oxygen, Plastics, And Sewage. Here The Fishing Nets Are Being Cast In The River And Most Times The Nets Are Empty Or Occasionally A Single Fish At A Time Like Reba Carp Fish, Or Bata Fish Or Striped Snakehead Fish Is Caught In Nets At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 01,2024.

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3 November 2024

Jalangi River Is Almost Devoid Of Fish Due To Pollution. Casting A Net For Fish In A River Often Results In Garbage Arriving Instead Of Fish. Two Or Three Times A Year, Polluted Chemical Water From Factories, Sugar Mills, And Rice Mills Enters The River Through Various Canals And Kills Fish. The Source Of This River, Which Originates From The Padma River, Has Been Blocked By Human Construction. Uncontrolled Excavation Of The Riverside Soil Has Reduced The Navigability Of The Jalangi River And Closed The Source Route Of The River. Fish In The River Have Decreased Due To Hydrocarbons, Pesticides From Agriculture Fields, Depletion Of Dissolved Oxygen, Plastics, And Sewage. Here The Fishing Nets Are Being Cast In The River And Most Times The Nets Are Empty Or Occasionally A Single Fish At A Time Like Reba Carp Fish, Or Bata Fish Or Striped Snakehead Fish Is Caught In Nets At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 01,2024.

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3 November 2024

Jalangi River Is Almost Devoid Of Fish Due To Pollution. Casting A Net For Fish In A River Often Results In Garbage Arriving Instead Of Fish. Two Or Three Times A Year, Polluted Chemical Water From Factories, Sugar Mills, And Rice Mills Enters The River Through Various Canals And Kills Fish. The Source Of This River, Which Originates From The Padma River, Has Been Blocked By Human Construction. Uncontrolled Excavation Of The Riverside Soil Has Reduced The Navigability Of The Jalangi River And Closed The Source Route Of The River. Fish In The River Have Decreased Due To Hydrocarbons, Pesticides From Agriculture Fields, Depletion Of Dissolved Oxygen, Plastics, And Sewage. Here The Fishing Nets Are Being Cast In The River And Most Times The Nets Are Empty Or Occasionally A Single Fish At A Time Like Reba Carp Fish, Or Bata Fish Or Striped Snakehead Fish Is Caught In Nets At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 01,2024.

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3 November 2024

Jalangi River Is Almost Devoid Of Fish Due To Pollution. Casting A Net For Fish In A River Often Results In Garbage Arriving Instead Of Fish. Two Or Three Times A Year, Polluted Chemical Water From Factories, Sugar Mills, And Rice Mills Enters The River Through Various Canals And Kills Fish. The Source Of This River, Which Originates From The Padma River, Has Been Blocked By Human Construction. Uncontrolled Excavation Of The Riverside Soil Has Reduced The Navigability Of The Jalangi River And Closed The Source Route Of The River. Fish In The River Have Decreased Due To Hydrocarbons, Pesticides From Agriculture Fields, Depletion Of Dissolved Oxygen, Plastics, And Sewage. Here The Fishing Nets Are Being Cast In The River And Most Times The Nets Are Empty Or Occasionally A Single Fish At A Time Like Reba Carp Fish, Or Bata Fish Or Striped Snakehead Fish Is Caught In Nets At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 01,2024.

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