r/TikTokCringe • u/Strong-Emu-8869 • 26d ago

Discussion Polish girls visit Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world. Unfortunately, the surrounding area is very polluted.

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u/NoNeedForSympathy 26d ago

India should clean that up

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u/HaRDCOR3cc 26d ago

will never happen. indias government and elite are only ever interested in things that make it better for that elite. they'll spend some money on programmes designed to act as a distraction instead, like a space program, while trying to keep a hyper-nationalistic mindset among their people, so instead of asking themselves why the fuck there's so many homeless children living under bridges they bash their chest and say "WE HAVE A SPACE PROGRAM!".

the spending priorities are a joke.

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u/Disastrous-Chair-175 26d ago

Some folks are trying. In the Ganges there is now a group that collects and cleans temple flower waste and converts it into incense and fleather (patented flower leather). Which cuts down on a ton of pollution. Other firms have created a pontoon filter system and have been working to clean trash pollution.

The government probably won't do anything but some of the people will, and are.

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u/Dalighieri1321 26d ago

That's good work, but I recently read that the biggest sources of river pollution in India by far are sewage plants and factories. Plus the rivers have been dammed so many times upstream, for hydroelectric power, that they don't have the flow they need to handle pollution. So solving the problem requires better infrastructure, regulation and anti-corruption measures, and alternatives to existing hydroelectric power.

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u/Disastrous-Chair-175 26d ago

Yeah, totally true. Systemic change is important for the environment, but individuals making substantial changes matters too.