Pollution in the Citarum river

A calf grazes on the banks of the Citarum river in Majalaya district, Bandung regency, Indonesia. The stream is colored with toxic waste dumped by a nearby textile factory. ..The Citarum river, which runs about 270 kilometers through the province of West Java, is considered to be among the world's dirtiest. Over the last twenty years, the river has been severely polluted by toxic industrial waste, trash and raw sewage. The Citarum is one of the main sources of freshwater for West Java and supplies about 80% of water for Indonesia's capital Jakarta.

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A calf grazes on the banks of the Citarum river in Majalaya district, Bandung regency, Indonesia. The stream is colored with toxic waste dumped by a nearby textile factory. ..The Citarum river, which runs about 270 kilometers through the province of West Java, is considered to be among the world's dirtiest. Over the last twenty years, the river has been severely polluted by toxic industrial waste, trash and raw sewage. The Citarum is one of the main sources of freshwater for West Java and supplies about 80% of water for Indonesia's capital Jakarta.