Cancer District of India!
A place where every household has at least one cancer patient.
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Baghpat - located in western Uttar Pradesh, India is known as the Cancer District Of India.
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This district has around 150 villages which has cancer.
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This cancer is caused by the three rivers - Krishna, kali & Hindon flowing through the villages of Baghpat.
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Industrial wastes from Sugar mills, paper factories and slaughterhouses pollute the water of the rivers.
Industrial wastes from Sugar mills, paper factories and slaughterhouses pollute the water of the rivers.
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And this polluted water directly or indirectly reaches the homes of the villagers.
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The water of these three rivers which are flowing through the villages of Bhagpat contains - 75000 mg of suspended chemicals per ltr.
The water of these three rivers which are flowing through the villages of Bhagpat contains - 75000 mg of suspended chemicals per ltr.
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Whereas ideal value is 200mg per litre!
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This is 37 times worse than normal.
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Diseases start with stomach infections, bone deformities and end with tumors which ultimately lead to cancer and death.
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