The Pandemic and a “Restoring Ecosystem” The global outbreak of COVID-19 has affected every part of human life. The measures taken to control the spread of the virus and the slowdown of economic activities have significant effects on the environment. The pandemic situation has significantly improved air quality in cities across the world, has lessened water and noise pollution, and reduced the pressure on the tourist destinations, which has majorly assisted with the restoration of the ecological system, which is fittingly the theme for this years World Environment Day, “Ecosystem Restoration”. Water pollution is a common phenomenon in developing countries like India, and Bangladesh, where domestic and industrial wastes are dumped into rivers without treatment. During the lockdown period, the major industrial sources of pollution have shrunk or completely stopped, which has helped to reduce the pollution load. For instance, the rivers Ganga and Yamuna have reached a signific...
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