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the river water which was able to meet some of the city’s water

necessities. Social activist Dr. Narendra Dabholkar started initiatives
to impede the river from muffling further by trying to stop Ganesh
Visarjan in the river. The movement has spread like wildfire and for
the first time this year, the five main Ganesh idols--the pride of Pune

city--were inundated in the tanks rather than in the rivers.
Here are some steps we can take to control pollution in rivers.
• Always avoid releasing untraversed sewage into lakes and rivers as it
gets to mix with water and contaminates it.

• Do not throw any solid waste into the water streams as it obstructs
the flow of water thereby leading again to contamination.
• Avoid dumping construction waste into the river. Use organic
gardening techniques and avoid using pesticides and other herbicides.

• Avoid releasing lethal chemicals and grease into storm drains.
• Always check that your car engine is not dribbling oil that finds its
way into drains and then into rivers.
Once the rivers are clean and flowing around the year without any

problem then such rivers can be used for transport. The possibility of
such rivers is discussed in the next chapter

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