How do the following factors contribute to the environmental crisis in India? What problem do they pose for the government?
Water contamination.
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Water contamination: Untreated industrial, sewage and agricultural waste is discharged and disposed in the water bodies. This waste leads to imbalance in chemical properties of water bodies which makes them contaminated and unfit for drinking and other related purposes. This water due to modified properties is unsafe for use as it can do a serious harm to health directly or indirectly.
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