Английская Википедия:Buriganga River

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The Buriganga (Шаблон:Lang-bn, Buŗigônga, Шаблон:Lit) is a river in Bangladesh which flows past the southwest outskirts of the capital city, Dhaka. Its average depth is Шаблон:Convert and its maximum depth is Шаблон:Convert. It ranks among the most polluted rivers in the country.[1][2]

Dhaleshwari River

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View looking along the river Buriganga towards the city of Dhaka situated on the left bank. A Hindu temple tower stands at the water's edge (1875).

According to R. C. Majumdar, in the distant past, a course of the Ganges river probably used to reach the Bay of Bengal through the Dhaleshwari River. The Buriganga originated from the Dhaleshwari in the south of Savar, near Dhaka [3] In the 20th century the water table and river became polluted by polythenesШаблон:Clarify and other hazardous substances from demolished buildings near the river banks.

The Buriganga is economically very important to Dhaka. Launches and country boats provide connection to other parts of Bangladesh, a largely riverine country. When the Mughals made Dhaka their capital in 1610, the banks of the Buriganga were already a prime location for trade. The river was also the city's main source of drinking water.

Pollution

Today, the Buriganga river is afflicted by pollution. The chemical waste of mills and factories, household waste, medical waste, sewage, dead animals, plastics, and oil are some of the Buriganga's many pollutants. The city of Dhaka discharges about 4,500 tons of solid waste every day, and most of it is released into the Buriganga.Шаблон:Citation needed According to the Bangladesh Department of Environment, Шаблон:Convert of toxic waste are released into the river by the tanneries every day.[4][5][6] Experts identified nine industrial areas in and around the capital city as the primary sources of river pollution: Tongi, Tejgaon, Hazaribagh, Tarabo, Narayanganj, Savar, Gazipur, Dhaka Export Processing Zone and Ghorashal. Most of the industrial units of these areas have no sewage treatment or effluent treatment plants (ETPs) of their own.

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View of Buriganga River from the bridge in Dhaka
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View of the Buriganga river at Sadarghat area with some launches.

More than Шаблон:Convert of toxic waste, including textile dyeing, printing, washing and pharmaceuticals, are released into the main water bodies of Dhaka every day.Шаблон:Citation needed According to the Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA), about Шаблон:Convert of untreated waste are released into the lake from Tejgaon, Badda and Mohakhali industrial areas every day. The waste mostly comes from garment washing and dyeing plants. Textile industries annually discharge as much as 56 million tonnes of waste and 0.5 million tonnes of sludge. Sewage is also released into the Buriganga. A newspaper article from 2004[7] indicated that up to 80% of Dhaka's sewage was untreated. Because of Dhaka's heavy reliance on river transport for goods, including food, the Buriganga receives especially high amounts of food waste since unusable or rotting portions of fruits, vegetables, and fish are thrown into the river.

Nearly 4.0 million people of the city are exposed to the consequences of water pollution every day.Шаблон:Citation needed

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