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River of effluents [1]

The Brahmani is the second largest river in Orissa. It begins as two rivers - the Shankha and the Koel - from the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Jharkhand and joins the Saraswati at Vedvyas to from the Brahmani. Vedvyas is a sacred place, 9 km from Rourkela, which is a major urban centre - the 2001 census estimated its population at 484,292.

Publication Date: 
19/05/2008
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
River Pollution [3], Brahmani [4], Koel [5], Fluoride [6], Industrial Pollution [7], Industrial Waste [8], Orissa (Odisha) [9]
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