Farmers raise red flags as toxic foam floats down crucial waterway: 'It used to nourish our fields ... now it kills our crop'

Farmers raise red flags as toxic foam floats down crucial waterway: 'It used to nourish our fields ... now it kills our crop'

The Thenpennai, the second-longest river in the state of Tamil Nadu in India, is so polluted with industrial chemicals, heavy metals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals that it's killing crops and aquatic life. What's happening? The Times of India reported that the 300-mile river was once worshipped by Indians several centuries ago, when the water was pristine and plant life flourished. Now, toxic foam floats along the river, and farmers can't use th…