Dead flows the Arkavathy
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14/03/2013
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Daily News Analysis (Bangalore)
The International Day of Action for Rivers on March 14 passed by without a murmur in Bangalore. A city that drew on two reservoirs of the Arkavathy for its water supply, now has no words left for the river that satiated a
third of its water needs. Yet, plans to rejuvenate it cannot be implemented given the existing knowledge gaps on the issue, says Subir Ghosh.
Contributed by : Sharachchandra Lele, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE)