Rajahmundry, March 22: Coastal villages in West Godavari are being plagued by high saline content in their drinking water due to seepage of sea water into the ground water. Sources say that the main reason behind this is excessive quarrying of sand on the Godavari river bed.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sea-water-seeps-godavari
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-salinisation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salinity
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-quality
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-godavari
