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Write a short note on the effects of water pollution in your village suggest precautions

Effects of water pollution in my village:-


i) Many people are suffering from problems like diarrhea, jaundice , typhoid, and numerous skin infections.


ii) Fishes in the pond are all dead.


iii) The soil is prone to infertility because of harmful chemicals in the water.


iv) The beauty of river banks is lost under heaps of polyethylene


Precautions:-


i) Preventing dirty water to be mixed with drinkable sources with the help of proper drainage systems.


ii) Preventing use of excess fertilizers. These fertilizers are NON-Biodegradable and hence ultimately goes into water bodies.


iii) Minimising use of polyethene and preventing them to be thrown near water bodies.


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