New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- British biologist Jeremy Wade sparked discussions online after he shared a video of Kanpur tanneries dumping hazardous wastes in the sacred Ganga river. Widely known for the show 'River Monsters', television presenter, author and biologist raised alarm over the release of toxic wastes such as chromium, lead and arsenic in the widely worshipped river.

The caption to the post on Instagram states, 'You can smell it before you see it!' The $12 billion leather industry that is dumping toxic waste into the Ganges." Pointing to 6-foot-high heaps of leather strewn across the streets of Kanpur, Jeremy Wade underscored the impact of industrial wastes on the environment. As per the documentary, Kanpur's leather industry is wor...