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Slow death awaits Chalakudy river [1]

Chalakudy River is yearning for a lifeline. Chalakudy River, the fifth largest river in the State, is faced with a series of risks including sand-mining, release of untreated effluents from an industrial unit and improper disposal of solid waste.

The environmental monitoring programme on water quality of the Chalakudy River Basin carried out by the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment has brought out the challenges faced by the river.

Publication Date: 
24/11/2011
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) [2]
Tags:
Thrissur (D) [3], Chalakudy [4], River Pollution [5], Waste Disposal [6], Ernakulam [7], Palakkad (D) [8], Fish Biodiversity [9], Drinking Water [10], Mining Waste [11], Pesticides [12], Nickel [13], Copper [14], Environment [15], Water Pollution [16]
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