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  2. Pollution of the Pasig River - Wikipedia

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    People ceased using the river's water for laundering in the 1960s, and ferry transport declined. By the 1970s, the river started to emanate offensive smells as a result of waste from swine and poultry establishments in the area where protected Marikina watershed is located (Pinugay, Baras, Rizal) and in the 1980s, fishing in the river was ...

  3. Rehabilitation of the Pasig River - Wikipedia

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    The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission was placed in charge of this attempt at implementing a ferry service down the Pasig River in 2007. [11] Before the Pasig became as polluted as it is, ferries were commonplace on the river. The last two attempts to bring in a ferry service were cut short due to too much garbage, shanty towns, and foul odors.

  4. List of most-polluted rivers - Wikipedia

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    It is called "The Gut" by the residents of Dunston. However considerable improvements have now been made and the river is relatively clean. [238] River Trent England: The rapid population increase of the towns that developed following the Industrial Revolution led to an "offensive stench" and thick industrial pollution that peaked in the 1950s.

  5. Pasig River - Wikipedia

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    The Pasig River (Filipino: Ilog Pasig; Spanish: Río Pásig) is a water body in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay.Stretching for 25.2 kilometers (15.7 mi), it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and its surrounding urban area into northern and southern halves.

  6. Pasig River Esplanade - Wikipedia

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    The Pasig River Esplanade is a riverside esplanade located in Manila, Philippines. It is planned to be 25 kilometers (16 mi) long, traversing the cities of Manila, Mandaluyong , Makati , Pasig , and Taguig , following the whole stretch of the Pasig River .

  7. This bizarre river in Colombia is called 'Liquid Rainbow'

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    There is a river in Colombia that has been called the "liquid rainbow" and the "river of five colors" for good reason, notes News.com.au.. The 62-mile-long Caño Cristales near the town of La ...

  8. Surprise! Paddlers & boaters got ‘once in a lifetime’ view of ...

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    With the eventual release of water from dams and pools further north in the Missouri River watershed, that sandbar is bound to go away soon. “That was probably a once-in-a-lifetime chance ...

  9. Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission - Wikipedia

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    In March 2008, ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources through the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission signed a memorandum of agreement to co-manage the rehabilitation of the Pasig River and its tributaries. [3] In October 2019, President Rodrigo Duterte called on Congress to abolish the commission. [4]