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 Andaman revives WWII wells to deal with water crisis [1]

authorities in the Andaman islands are now reviving 191 old wells, dug during World War ii in Port Blair in an attempt to check the city's mounting water crisis. The city currently receives a restricted water supply

Publication Date: 
14/03/2007
Sanjib Kumar Roy [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Andaman Islands [4], Wells [5], Water Conservation [6], Port Blair [7], Rainfall [8]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/andaman-revives-wwii-wells-deal-water-crisis
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjib-kumar-roy
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andaman-islands
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wells
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/port-blair
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall