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Documentary about pollution in India, tonight TG4 @ 9:25

category international | environment | news report author Wednesday July 09, 2003 13:18author by Caoimhín - Green Party

The Battle of the Ganges: The Ganges has become a river poisoned by sewage. In three thousand year old Benares, the most celebrated religious city in India, the pollution is now hundreds of times above the safe limit. Sewage is even back flowing into the streets. A Holy man, Veer Bhandra Mishra, (also a scientist) is fighting for the survival of this world famous ancient culture. This award-winning documentary paints an intimate picture of an extraordinary River Ganges in crisis and the plans that could save it.
An Mháthair Ganges: Tá an Gainséis truaillithe ag séarachas. Tá an fhadhb thar a bheith go dona i gcathair Benares, atá 3000 bliain d'aois agus atá ar an gcathair is cráifí san India. Tá fear cráifeach, Veer Bhandra Mishra, ar eolaí é, ag troid le go mairfidh an cultúr ársa seo. Tugann an clár faisnéise seo, a bhfuil duais bainte amach aige, dlúth-íomhá dúinn ar an nGainséis i ngéarchéim agus faighimid léargas ar na pleananna atá ar bun a d'fhéadfadh an abhainn a tharrtháil.

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