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30 sq m contaminated by sea water ingress in Goa : CGWB study [1]

An  area  of  430 km 2  has been  contaminated and turned saline due to  sea  water ingress  in the inland  aquifers  along  the tidal  river  courses and   also  in low  lying marshy areas according to a study conducted by  Central  Ground  Water  Board ( CGWB) which was released Monday by Water Resources  Department Minister Filip Neri Rodrigues

Publication Date: 
09/08/2011
Herald (Panjim) [2]
Tags:
Central Groundwater Board (CGWB) [3], Rivers [4], Groundwater Quality [5], Fluoride [6], Drinking Water [7]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/herald-panjim
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-groundwater-board-cgwb
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater-quality
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fluoride
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water