Lake that slaked residents' thirst is now a toxic cesspool

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Lake that slaked residents' thirst is now a toxic cesspool [1]

Leachate flowing with rain water contaminates Mavallipura's lifeline

Good rains after two years of drought are always a welcome proposition, but not for the residents of Mavallipura as the showers have only brought miseries to them.

Publication Date:

26/09/2013

Author(s): G Manjusainath [2]

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [3]

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