VIDEO: There are no fish in the creeks of Mumbai. What this means to the city

by and October 29, 2020 Environment
Rivers are slowly turning into sewers due to disposal of trash by Humans. This is forcing deep sea fishing which is unsustainable.

The rivers in Mumbai are a source of livelihood, sustenance and a way of life of the people who live on its banks and around It.

Rivers are slowly turning into sewers due to disposal of trash by Humans. One such example is that of the Versova creek that has been polluted as there are 12 inlets connecting to the creek coming from North Mumbai.

Rivers like Malad, Oshiwara, Mogra, Poisar etc that have been carrying a lot of harmful Industrial as well as domestic waste into the river. This has led to heavy pollution and an extreme loss of marine life in the creek.

Fishermen living in the coastal part of Andheri can no more fish in the Versova creek for a living and the traditional method of fishing has been lost.

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Aslam Saiyad is an independent photographer and documentary maker. He learned photography from J. J. Institute of Applied Arts and was the Head of Department – Photography at Frameboxx Animation School and lecturer at Nirmala College, Ramesh Sippy Film Academy and Ecole Intuit lab and Shift Focus School of Cinema and Life. Aslam is the co-founder of Hallu Hallu – a walking project. The project believes that walking, observing and engaging is a way to destroy walls, both real and imaginary.It conducts a city visual interaction programme for architecture / Art students. He started working on documentation of rivers of Mumbai under the name Mumbai Rivers Photo Project.
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