Untreated sewage water discharge ruining streams in state - Meghalaya Monitor

Untreated sewage water discharge ruining streams in state - Meghalaya Monitor

Rapid urbanisation and a lack of a modern sewage system with treatment plants are leading to heavy pollution of water bodies in Shillong. A recent pollution report shows the dwindling health of the city streams that once were the pride of the place. Most of the water bodies — including streams, whose crystal clear waters once quenched the thirst of the local populace — in Meghalaya are polluted to the extent that they cannot be the source of dri…