Xavier: River pollution nationwide increasing due to rapid development, lack of conservation


RIVER pollution nationwide increased slightly, by 2 percent last year, compared with 2013, according to a study by the Department of Environment.

Of the 189 main river basins in the country, 11 percent were considered polluted in 2017.

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