ANOTHER THREAT

                  ANOTHER THREAT

BY : NEHA SHAHAB

POLLUTION IS NOW A BIGGEST THREAT TO INDIA BEACHES THAN THE RISING SEA.

INDIA'S LONGEST URBAN BEACH LOCATED IN CHENNAI ARE BLANKETED WITH TOXIC WHITE FOAM PUFF AS A RESULT OF POLLUTION.

AS A GOVERNMENT,  DOCTORS AND OFFICIALS GAVE WARNING THAT TOXIC WHITE FOAM CAN CAUSE SKIN DAMAGE AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS BUT FAMILIES ARE PLAYING IN THE BUBBLES AND SOME ARE EVEN USING THE STRANGE OCCURRENCE AS A BACKDROP IN SELFIES.

THIS IS DUE TO BY THE HEAVY RAINFALL , IT IS LIKELY A POLLUTANT COMPRISED OF LAUNDARY DETERGENT AND OTHER WASTE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE FOAM HAS APPEARED ON CHENNAI COASTLINE. 

THE FROTHING HAS PREVIOUSLY KILLED TONES OF FISH IN THE LOCAL BASIN.

IN 2017 , A SIMILAR FOAM BUBBLED OVER THE RIVERBANK OG BANGALORE ACCORDING TO THE REPORTS, OFFICIALS FENCED OFF THE AREA WHERE THE FOAM WAS GROWING AS IT WAS FILLLED A CARCINOGEN THAT COULD CREATE SKIN AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.