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Sea of Plastic: How India’s waste reaches the ocean
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Sea of Plastic: How India’s waste reaches the ocean

KA Shreya
1 min read
This documentary follows the journey of marine litter in India, tracing how everyday plastic waste moves from city streets, drains and rivers into the ocean
A Biju Kumar, vice chancellor of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies
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Sea of plastic: India cannot rely only on western studies to understand marine litter, says A Biju Kumar

Akshit Sangomla
7 min read
KUFOS Vice Chancellor A Biju Kumar says India needs its own baseline data on marine debris, microplastics and emerging contaminants to frame effective policy
Shankar Deshpande, chief of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority
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Sea of plastic: Mumbai’s flood risk cannot be managed without treating sewage and stormwater, says Shankar Deshpande

Akshit Sangomla
5 min read
Liquid waste, industrial effluents, runoff and solid waste enter the river, worsening both pollution and flood risk, MRDPA chief tells DTE
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