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Pollution high in Tungabhadra: Study
DH News Service,Bangalore: The Tungabhadra river basin is getting more polluted. A study done by the Pune based NGO Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM), show alarming variations in the pH value and quantity of biochemical oxygen in water samples from the river basin.
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Leader released, Dow stir revived
Pune, September 29 Warkari leader Banda Tatya Karadkar, who was arrested on September 20 for leading the agitation against Dow Chemicals, was released from Yerwada Central Prison on Monday. The moment he stepped out, he vowed to resume the agitation against he project, which Warkaris allege would pollute the sacred river Indrayani.
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Playing with waste
a landfill and compost plant proposed to come up near the Yamuna at Kuberpur village in Agra came in for criticism at a recent public hearing at Agra Collectorate. Environmentalists and social activists are concerned that incineration of waste at the plant will release toxic pollutants, dioxins and furans, in the environment. The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
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Committee wants steps to prevent pollution of rivers
ON Inspection: Assembly Petitions Committee Chairman Kovai Thangam, and other members enquiring about facilities in GH in Karur on Thursday. KARUR: Assembly Petitions Committee has recommended construction of a bridge across the Amaravathy river at Pasupathypalayam in Karur in lieu of the existing causeway there, according to its chairman and Valparai MLA Kovai Thangam.
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Clean river campaign rolls on
Pune, September 21 Ganesh immersion is over, it is time now to clean the rivers. And taking initiative on this front is not the politicians, but corporates who have already embarked on the "Clean river" campaign from September 17.
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Pollution and shortage of fertilizers dominate farmers grievances meeting
ERODE: Pollution once again dominated the farmers grievances meeting held here on Friday.
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Baba Ramdev warns tanneries
Kanpur: With the launch of the countrywide campaign to save Ganga, convener of the
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Students rally together in support of Ganga
Varanasi: For the cause of the Ganga, an impressive rally was carried out under the banner of Ganga Raksha Manch (GRM) from Rajendra Prasad Ghat to Lahurabir on Thursday.
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Villagers start work on cleaning Sutlej river bed
Gidderpindi (Jalandhar), September 18 Fed up of official apathy, residents of about six villages in Gidderpindi area, where floods played havoc recently, today started work on cleaning of the Sutlej r
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Committee calls for immediate cleaning of the Yamuna
Smriti Kak Ramachandran Proposes green belt along banks of river; separate channels to receive filthy water NEW DELHI: Taking a serious view of the Yamuna
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Receding Gomtis filthy trail
Receding Gomti
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Silt twice that of Nile, Kosi difficult to clear
SANTOSH SINGH PATNA, SEPTEMBER 14 With the Kosi accumulating over 1 lakh cubic metres of silt in its river basin
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Barricades along Yamuna no deterrent for people tossing waste
Geeta Gupta New Delhi, September 8 The bridge between ITO and Laxmi Nagar over River Yamuna, similar to the ones at Nizamuddin and ISBT, has always been a congested link for commuters. The Delhi Government plan to put up iron meshes along bridges to check river pollution does not seem to be working. People continue to throw waste, especially flowers and other materials used in pujas, after after cutting open the fence.
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Joint panel to clean river after immersions
As the city gears up for the festive season, the high court has fixed responsibility for tackling the pollution caused by the immersion of Durga, Lakshmi and Kali idols in the Hooghly. On Friday, Calcutta High Court directed the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (CMC), Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) and Calcutta police to constitute a committee to devise a way to remove garbage from the Hooghly within seven days of the immersion.
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Can the Red Sea raise the Dead Sea?
It has been a hot, dry summer in the Middle East, and as water levels have plunged, political tensions have risen. In early July, Israel's Water Authority unveiled plans to combat what it called "the worst water crisis in the nation's history". Environmental campaigners responded by slating the Water Authority for not doing enough to protect the region's aquifers. Meanwhile, Palestinian authorities warned of dire consequences if Israel didn't provide them with more water.
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Community water pollution monitoring programme in Pali: second monitoring report
The second round of community water pollution monitoring was organizing in Bandi and Luni basins during September 16-18, 2008. The SKPSS Samiti and CSE decided to carry out the monitoring not only in Pali but also in Balotra. The members of the SKPSSS undertook sampling and testing of treated effluents from CETP 1, 2 and 3, river water at Sumerpur bridge and well water from Jetpur village.
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TDB dumping waste into the Pampa
Radhakrishnan Kuttoor ARANMULA: The dumping of huge quantity of waste generated at the Oottupura of Sree Parthasarathy Temple here on the banks of the Pampa and the liquid waste flowing directly into the river have been causing pollution of the river. The pollution status of the river has gone up considerably with the beginning of the festival season of Vallasadya, ritualistic feast given to oarsmen of snakeboats, at the temple. An average of three Vallasadyas take place at the temple every day during the period, according to temple authorities.
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"Stop dumping waste into Adyar'
CHENNAI: The dumping of untreated waste