Swiss Agency for Development
Nov 3 2007, Arpita Mukherjee

Yangtze River, the world’s third largest river, has become one of the most polluted rivers of the world posing serious threat to animal and plant life. According to a joint Chinese-Swiss expedition supported by the Swiss Agency for Development, the...

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