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Sewage in Coimbatore’s tanks threatens to pollute groundwater [1]

Siruthuli’s study findings to be released today

It is 10 years now since a citizens’ initiative to rejuvenate water bodies began in the city. Eight tanks in the city and another in the periphery were desilted. So were the canals that brought water to these tanks. The efforts proved to be good in 2004 when a good monsoon filled up the tanks. But, 10 years down the line – after Siruthuli’s launch in 2003 – the tanks and canals present a sordid sight: some are bone dry while the others hold more of sewage.

Publication Date: 
22/03/2013
K.V. Prasad [2]
Hindu (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Tamil Nadu [4], Coimbatore (T) [5], Sewage Pollution [6], Groundwater Pollution [7], Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) [8], Water Pollution [9]
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jawaharlal-nehru-national-urban-renewal-mission-jnnurm
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution