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Move to assess groundwater quality in Hussainsagar catchment areas [1]

K.V. Kurmanath

Hyderabad, Aug. 4 Worried over decreasing groundwater levels and presence of nitrates and heavy metals, the Andhra Pradesh Government has initiated a study to assess the quality and quantity of groundwater in the Hussainsagar catchment area.

The study would suggest measures to plug the sources of pollution and exploitation and recharge groundwater levels.

Publication Date: 
05/08/2009
Business Line (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Groundwater Pollution [3], Water Resources [4], Hussain Sagar [5], Groundwater [6], Groundwater Recharge [7], Groundwater Assessment [8], Groundwater Quality [9], Andhra Pradesh [10]
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