Dirty, Sacred Rivers(1st Edition) Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis by CherylColopy Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2012 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-984501-9, ISBN: 0-19-984501-8
"Rivers have traditionally been revered by the people of the Indian subcontinent, though in recent decades, the region's rivers have deteriorated dramatically due to economic progress and gross mismanagement. Dams and ill-advised embankments strangle the Ganges and its sacred tributaries. Rivers have become sewage channels for a burgeoning population. Dirty, Sacred Rivers explores South Asia's looming water crisis, tracing a journey t ..."
Dirty, Sacred Rivers Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis by CherylColopy Softcover, Published 2017 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-947488-2, ISBN: 0-19-947488-5
Dirty, Sacred Rivers Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis by CherylColopy 416 Pages, Published 2012 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-997690-4, ISBN: 0-19-997690-2
"In dry soils that is fine because the soil microbes will break down all pollutants
within a radius of a few meters around the pit in which these processes take
place. However, in places with a high groundwater table or places prone to
flooding, this does not work well. 34 I met a group of women who had been
scavengers For portraits of these and other former “scavengers,” see Bindeshwar
Pathak, ed. New Princesses of Alwar (New Delhi ..."
Dirty, Sacred Rivers Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis by CherylColopy 416 Pages, Published 2012 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-997700-0, ISBN: 0-19-997700-3
"Ajaya Dixit has been trying to understand why the Koshi is so very capricious and
dynamic. There are other powerful rivers in Nepal that flow down to meet the
Ganga, but they do not rival the Koshi in terms of unpredictability. He has puzzled
..."
Dirty, Sacred Rivers Confronting South Asia's Water Crisis by Journalist CherylColopy , Mary Ann Trippet Cd, Published 2016 by Audible Studios On Brilliance Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-5226-9440-3, ISBN: 1-5226-9440-4