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Kallayi river degraded by toxic waste [1]

KOZHIKODE: The legendary Kallayi River that symbolised the civilization of Kozhikode is dying a slow death.
Infestation of weeds, discharge of untreated effluent into the river, dumping of hospital waste, unprotected embankment and untreated waste from septic tanks are hastening its degeneration.

Publication Date: 
22/02/2011
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) [2]
Tags:
Kozhikode (D) [3], Toxic Wastes [4], Water Pollution [5], Kerala [6], Pesticides And Toxins [7], Arabian Sea [8]

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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arabian-sea