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Floating Market in Thailand
Waterways are supposed to be free of barriers to navigation such
as waterfalls and rapids, have a way around them such as canal locks, boat lifts, etc. also any navigable body of water. A shipping
route consists of one or several waterways. Waterways can include rivers, lakes,
seas, oceans, and canals.
Waterways are used in many ways,
in other countries; waterways are used for irrigation, transportation, floating
market, hydroelectric power, water parks and many others.
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Omihachiman City river boat |
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| Kashmir waterway |
In a city where we are, a waterway is clogged
because of piled-up garbage that blocks the natural drainage inside the
mountain of City Camp Lagoon during heavy and continuous rains.
The improper disposal of garbage may have caused the flooding in the area.
Many people have expressed surprise that a
plateau like Baguio City could be flooded in times of prolonged rains. The
bowl-shaped City Camp Barangay could be an example when flooding occurs in the
city due to clogged drainage tunnels.
Causes of the waterway pollution
There are three main
types of the waterway pollution
- litter, such as
cigarettes butts, cans, paper or plastic bags
- chemical
pollution, such as detergents, oil or fertilizers
- natural
pollution, such as leaves, garden clippings or animal droppings.
These types of pollution
end up in our waterways as sediment, sludge and solids.
It is recommended that
the ecological solid waste management program should be implemented driven with
political will.
