because i'm tired and tired, physically untied, morally is too much on my shoulders, but i have to hold this weight because i'm responsible for the future fall country for the people who are behind the boss gardens of truth starts february 18th on d. w. ah, ah, this is the doctor news aisha coming up to date, acquisitions of deadly drinking water in india. really doesn't duncan only say pollutants from nearby factories have contaminated their drinking supply and the government has done nothing to stop it. and move over valentine's day called hard days. yeah. that's what an indian government advisory body is suggesting. people do on the 14th of february cv as cow love, or making a political point.

ah, i'm british manager, welcome to d w. news asia. glad you could join us in a village, just north of delhi. sickness seems to touch every family. some are adults, but most around a 3rd of gun knollys youth report. serious in mrs. physical deformities, neurological problems, even cancer, the villagers say they've identified the cause. years of unchecked pollution from nearby factories that has contaminated their drinking water. they've even won a court case over the issue, but they say authorities have failed to do to do anything to help them. don't mean thing is a farmer. his whole family is think the 50 year old would normally spend much up his time feeding his cat bill. now he has other were ease his son. we

need thing was born a healthy child. but as he grew up through bones became deformed. not to blame it on the local water supply, just that i would like my sick son there is so many of the children in this village with similar illnesses have. mm hm. i've even die that a given adult lay of what the doctors told is that these diseases are a result of contaminated water. yeah, i thought i'd all of his drink this poisonous water get bonded up if we don't have any other option. boy ross done there. 5 years ago, dot m himself developed a huge lump on his face. he says that sometimes the pain is unbearable and he can't afford to go to hospital to get treated in a hot unders of other families. in this village of similar stories, every person sitting in this group is sick including the child and the village teacher on on and john, after an examination,

i was diagnosed with cancer. some of it out, they operated on my mouth and cuts out the cancerous flesh even something. it's all because of the contaminated water. in 2017 india stop and water mental pool. the national green tribunal confirmed that contaminated water was the primary cause of sickness in the area. and recommended that a sewage treatment plan to be installed. but no action was taken by that thought. these, despite repeated, called the local legislator was unavailable for comment. we decided to form a waste water being discharged from near by sugar cane factory into it canal. we could see no evidence that the water had been treated before being released up to being granted access to the refinery. that the villagers hold responsible for accommodating their water. we confronted the manager with allegations. he

categorically denied that his factory released contaminated water, was up, our factory has got equipment that cleans the water and then sends it outside. there were no harmful toxins, but the village heard rodriguez r t does not believe him. he took us to the city, were one of the water sources of the village. he told us it all changed after industries started moving into the surrounding area and and terminating the ground water with the run off his cup i receive it used to have very clean water. now it has become toxic because of the factories that have been this water reaches our homes where they remain and we drink is we're also, we're helpless is everything back in the village bottom and his family are struggling to sir. while tom says the local government has done little to help them get clean drinking water. and despite years of suffering, it seems little as likely to change for the families in this village cannibal

o. a quick look now at some other stories making news in india, india has flown a 2nd verge of aid to turkey and syria for earthquake rescue efforts. more rescue teams are on their way to the disaster area, along with the field hospital and other medical supplies. the def, told from the disaster has reached 16000 and opposition lawmakers are demanding an investigation into the adante group. the accused the government of favoring the business conglomerate, us based firms hindenburg research, last month accused the group of stock manipulation and unsustainable debt. we stay in india with a government advisory body has issued an appeal for people to mark the 14th to february as cow hug day instead of valentine's day. that's right, hoggard cow, not your partner. the p comes from the animal welfare board of india, which advises the government on animal welfare laws. i have the order right here

and no, it is not fake news fit. that's initially what this uses you before he realized it was true. this is a tweet from moments zubair co founder of india's premier fake news checking website. old news. so the appeal to cow lovers is to celebrate cow hog day on the 14th of february, to quote, make life happy and full of positive energy. also because cow is the backbone of indian culture, and that does little of western civilization has had an impact on indian heritage. naturally, twitter has responded yes, a selection of tweets. this user is concerned about the dangers off hugging cows. he warns about long, sharp horns and powerful legs another user is worried about whether

a bovine consent would be required before proceeding to hug. and lastly, what about cows? no one wants to hug this user on how sad that would be. right. let's get some more context on this from professor show. explain. he's a professor at these and conflict research at upside university in sweden and a well known commentator on indian political and social life. professor swayne, there's many layers to this. but 1st, let's talk about valentine's day. why does a government advisory body have a problem with valentines day? and they have been and criticized by the in those super. my sister group brought it in the right way for a long time. and they always have it as explain it or to people and this is, are western in, and this is some things which are indians will not do. so there have been also

a number of groups. so which are, are usually take, you know, by use all sorts of illegal means even to hot us people do, you are couples. i mean, when the married couples, they want some kind of some kind of time to be alone or some privacy. and this did so they do all sorts of things to happen. so, but the fun, but there have been always after this is a better number of these kind of issues. even sometimes new year's christmas day. they have objected to, but the valentine, there has been there for some time, so it's nothing quite surprising that they are against valentine's day. but the, what is surprising is that what has come out that facilities as a cow hawks hugging cause, i mean, is this seriously about ca love, or is there a deeper political point that has been made? you said, look how hugging is, is,

is not an indian thing. it does it essentially been coming from the, you know, you have seen some places where ever a white car has been replaced as a, as i said well and, and they had its own problem for those people. but i think what has happened in the cow hogs, i just want to give you this important to cow. it is also to serve to this in the last my list are in the right wing, wants to for saw that how it is different, particularly to saw in a different light. the muslims and christians, that has been the cow has been center of indian politics for the last 89 years now after the hindu nationalist party came to power. and this has been in many ways too hot or warm even to lynch for muslims and christians. the particularly movie dog, making this as a kind of be further politics of food politics that are

a number of toys they are actually harassing even the profession study what muslims are in the proposed on. so for me productions and others that have been us that have been killed. so this is some things which is one sense, you water, it guess the waste by i wouldn't get guessed though, mom and it in another sense by putting the emphasis on how you are going back to how muslims and christians are to be, sir, because their book are eaters, and we have the predictor of the call that local college, but how much you do things like go hug day have, i mean, do you not think that the majority of the public will think of this is something rather absurd. it's quite strange things happening because you will be expect the port booting that is absurd. people's will not take it seriously. but the kind of these in this kind of for walk a day or will be

a number of walk. we'll kind of, you know, some places where the people will try to hock our, but i to put the car. but i think in one way, those people, those who are really being harassing and the cup will, you know, the young people who are been in the box or in the public places on valentine's did. they were used to, they will probably more in really hugging out their own work. but the question is, i think it is somehow, i don't think it because we might laugh about it. but it has a strong political and really just connections with the porters or the with the support or so they have and that's what they're playing. but that's what they're looking for. and i don't think we should take it lightly. of course, if it's a white be jar for us any, any, any, any, any other way you think rationally. but if you look at in the list in the religious nationalism ism, then it makes

a lot of sense that the why they're doing it. do you see, do you think that there be more satcher? that's called them, observed suggestions coming from the side of the government or government related bodies like this in the future. then it will cease to surprise me. bill all was gone to come up with dawn sorts of ways, particularly about the cow car uti in coll, dong. you name it, augment that a number of science in susan's. i've been asked to do research the all sorts of on on the project, very not possible, but benefits er benefits are you in about all these things which always comes in so it's nothing new. it's not the cow hugging blessing valentine's day is bit. i mean, if you look at it in the exclusively, it looks like bit odd. but if you look at, in the book complete package, what has been going on for the last, almost 890 years. this makes sense to me. and this sort of, you know, this is not surprising,

so it'll be no surprise that it will not come any more things like this. certainly one of the strangest conversations we've ever had, but thanks so much for joining us today. professor sharks. so from up select up select university. thank you so much. at 7 to this program bazemore, and our website is here tomorrow, could buy people in trucks injured when trying to flee the city center. more and more refugees are being turned to way order families all the time to see reason for these, correct? only with people seeing extreme dreams. rough getting 200 people in june around the world. more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. yes. why?

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part of the lifestyle. but for many others, it is a luxury they can do without when cost spite. we'll see how german organic retailers are dealing with a downturn. i'm chris culver, welcome to the program nations, organizations and people from across the globe are responding to the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, sending a wide range of humanitarian aid, which includes money, assistance, personnel, trained dogs and equipment. among them. the united arab emirates says it will provide nearly $14000000.00 to syria, long with search and rescue teams and supplies. it's also building a field hospital with medical personnel and supplies china to has pledged nearly 6000000 dollars to turkey, along with rescue staff and equipment. and germany is boosting its existing donations to charities working in syria by $1100000.00.