Dumping of solid waste, saline water intrusion are main factors, says survey Saline water intrusion and dumping of solid waste have led to the erosion of water quality in the Manimala river basin in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, a survey carried out by the Centre for Water Resources Development and …
Dumping of solid waste, saline water intrusion are main factors, says survey Saline water intrusion and dumping of solid waste have led to the erosion of water quality in the Manimala river basin in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts, a survey carried out by the Centre for Water Resources Development and …
Aggressive human intervention, especially indiscriminate sand mining in southern Kerala's major rivers such as the Pampa, the Manimala and the Achankoil, has driven almost all the tributaries of these rivers, which once used to facilitate agriculture activities and water transport in the region, to the verge of death. The worst …
Urbanisation, influx of pilgrims, fertilizer-intensive farming, and indiscriminate sand-mining have impacted on the water quality of Manimala river, a major source of drinking water in Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts. A report published in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, an international journal devoted to progress in the use of monitoring data in …
The district administration will prepare a comprehensive action plan for the conservation of the Pampa, Manimala, Achenkovil, and Kallada rivers which course through the district, District Collector P. Venugopal has said. The support of local self-government institutions, government agencies, and non-government organisations (NGOs) would be enlisted, he said while addressing …
G.K. Nair Aggressive human intervention, especially the indiscriminate sand mining in southern Kerala's major rivers, such as Pampa, Manimala and Achankoil, has driven almost all the tributaries of these rivers, which once used to facilitate agriculture activities and water transport in the region, to the verge of death. The worst …
Rivers in the southwest coast of India are under immense pressure due to various kinds of human activities among which indiscriminate extraction of construction grade sand is the most disastrous one. The situation is rather alarming in the rivers draining the Vembanad lake catchments as the area hosts one of …
