Industrial effluents from Himachal threaten Markanda river
The much revered Markanda river, which finds mention in the ancient Hindu scriptures, has come under a threat from the unplanned industrial growth in the neighbouring Nahan town of Himachal Pradesh.
With a number of multinational companies setting up units there, huge quantities of effluents are being released into the Markanda, which have completely destroyed the biotic life in the river.
Publication Date:
18/04/2013