Think this is what it is**?
It looks like a slum house, doesn't it? That must be a garbage dump.
Believe it or not, it's a river.
If you look closely, you'll see garbage floating on the water. It is the PG River of the Philippines, and Lake Pasig is the largest lake in the Philippines, flowing about 25 kilometers from Manila Bay to Raghoud Bay. The problem is that it flows through Manila, the most populous city in the world, causing it to become a local dumping ground.
After World War II, with the city's population **, factory waste, household waste, sewage, and almost anything you can think of were dumped into the river. In the 90s of the 20th century, watermelon was considered biologically dead, which meant that it could no longer accommodate aquatic life due to its low oxygen content.
The image on the right shows the Pasig River today. Since 2008, the Asian Development Bank and the Philippines** have been working to rehabilitate the river. The program entails bringing together city residents, various ** institutions, and environmental experts.
The Filipinos themselves came a lot, and they didn't even think about the AFDB, and slowly the Dead River began to resurrect. Last year, the river was awarded the Asian River Award for its "beauty" and "benefits".
The Pasig River won the first prize of the Asian Rivers Enterprise.