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Rise in Yamuna pollution causes water shortage [1]

New Delhi: Taps ran dry in many parts of the city on Thursday, and it could get worse today. The reason: extremely high levels of pollution in the Yamuna, which forced Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to shut two of its water treatment plants on Thursday morning.

Publication Date: 
26/12/2008
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
River Pollution [3], Yamuna [4], Drinking Water Scarcity [5], Water Supply [6], Delhi [7]
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