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70 pc municipal sewage discharged into rivers untreated: study [1]

Seventy per cent of the total municipal sewage and effluent from over 900 cities and towns are being discharged untreated into rivers which are a major source of drinking water, a recent study by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said.

Publication Date: 
11/01/2010
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], River Pollution [4], Sewage Pollution [5], Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) [6], Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) [7]
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