Rubbish piles choke Indian city

Environmentalists in India are encouraging the growing population to dispose of their waste more thoughtfully.

Rubbish is becoming a huge problem in major cities as some landfill sites have completely run out of room.

Al Jazeera's Sohail Rahman reports from the city of Bengaluru, where residents fed up with the growing piles of rubbish have taken it on themselves to find a solution.

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[Ahmad ahmad]

I read it as SPACE PROGRAM IS A  WASTE

[Rohit C]

You mean the biggest democracy, the oldest civilization, country with the largest work force, best entertainment industry, birth place of many religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism)? You are an idiot!

[obsidianstatue]

no it's not a waste didnt you know the indian government is planning to send all the shit into space?

[Hopefulfilment]

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[nepalihercules]

lol stfu stinky pig. eat cow

[Ayzer IzPro]

mather chodo india k paas gandagie kaa smasan bhumi hay awaey badkiya marthe rahety hay is say accha to narake hogaa

[adityaindia93]

Technically everyone shits in the ocean. The process is what people get anal about.

[obsidianstatue]

and how does that relate to india being the biggest open air toilet? with estimated 628 million indians shit in the open.