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Reduce dependency on ground water [1]

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday underscored the need for taking immediate steps to reduce dependency on the ground water to save the country from environmental disaster.

Suggesting for optimal use of surface water, they said a national consensus has to be built to save the sources of water - rivers, canals and wetlands - from pollution and encroachment.

Publication Date: 
22/06/2009
Daily Star (Bangladesh) [2]
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Environment [3], Wetlands [4], Water Resources [5], Rivers [6], Groundwater [7], Drinking Water [8], Bangladesh [9]
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