ALAPPUZHA: Poor rainfall, increase in the salinity of Vembanad lake and oil leak from houseboats and government service boats have adversely affected the 'puncha' cultivation in Kuttanad.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/high-salinity-oil-leakage-affect-puncha-cultivation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-kochi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vembanad
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salinity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oil-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice