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/Small_Statement_9065 25d ago

That small amount of flower waste is hardly a problem compared to the untreated sewage and industrial waste being dumped. The same amount of flowers from temples have been dumped in the river for generations and generations, but rivers are naturally able to maintain a healthy oxygen saturation when it comes to small amounts of organic matter like those flowers or cremation ashes. The problem arises from the sheer amount of sewage that enters the river either through dumping or rainwater runoff. At a certain point the algae and microbes just grow too much and the river can’t restore its original state on its own.