Montreal to dump 2.1-bn gallons of raw sewage into St Lawrence River

Montreal has begun a controversial dump of 8bn litres (2.1bn gallons) of raw sewage into the St Lawrence River because such an action is necessary in order to replace old infrastructure in the sewage treatment system. the sewage would consists of "diapers, condoms and syringes". Citizens are being asked not to flush medication, condoms or tampons down the toilet as long as the operation goes on.
This has been reported in bbc.com dated 12 November 2015.

The operation has drawn the ire of people in both Canada and in the US since they are concerned that the river will be polluted with condoms and nappies. But, the authorities are going ahead in view of the fact that the raw waste is needed so that workers can replace a snow chute. This chute is a device that funnels water from melting snow to a facility used to treat the sewage.
The dumping was delayed during the recent Canadian election.
The raw sewage dumping operation could last about a week and, as per officials of Montreal, the dump will have little effect on the fish population, neither will it affect the quality of drinking water for citizens. The plan had been approved by Canada's new environment minister with certain conditions.

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Indians are, by and large, hypocrites and this becomes all the more apparent when there is an attack on a girl or a woman and her modesty is stolen, she is raped and, at times, brutally killed. Immediately such an incident comes to light, there is a clamor to introduce preventive measures so that such an incident is not repeated and, among the first targets are the dress codes and mobile phones.
Thanks to the advent of the electronic media and the huge popularity of the internet and social networking sites, young men and women have become more knowledgeable about the ways of the world. The bombardment of ads on TV create in them a desire to own those attractive items and imitate lifestyles of the models – and, the models do not worry about showing off their assets. Scantily clad models can be seen in any ad from cosmetics to condoms, and from bikes and jewelry to mobile phones. Short skirts appear to be an accepted dress code for the girls!!
Why is there no clamor to ban such ads?
Similar is the case for movies – each movie nets in thousands of crores of rupees and full credit should go to the scantily dressed heroines and the scintillating item numbers. The people worship the ground on which the heroes and heroines walk on and no one bothers. Then there are the dance competitions on TVs. Labeled as TV reality shows, the participants try to outdo ne another in terms of dress and exposures and earn not just accolades but also cash and presents.
If this is the picture of the India of today, why should a section of people grumble?
Let us shed the mantle of hypocrisy and accept that the fact that the days of pallus, papa-ji, maa-ji, bhaiya and behen are over – today it is the day of jeans, skirts, dad, mom, bro, and sis.