There are more than 400 rivers in India, which provide 90% of the country’s water. But according to the Central Pollution Control Board, the water in half the nation’s rivers in unsafe to drink and at least a quarter of the rivers cannot be used for bathing. Apart from industrial and domestic waste, a high level of pollution in the rivers come from religious activities. The waste from these religious activities include statues of deities, flowers, pots, ashes and incense sticks.

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