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Reduced year-round flow killing Yamuna [1]

River Has Only 30% Flow Even In Monsoon

A recent scientific study has established the need to maintain at least 50% to 60% of the total monsoon flow into a river throughout the year for transporting river sediment, biodiversity balance and preventing algal choking .

Publication Date: 
03/04/2014
Jayashree Nandi [2]
Times Of India (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Yamuna [4], Monsoons [5], Godavari [6], Narmada [7], Sewage [8], Biodiversity [9], Water Resources [10]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/narmada
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sewage
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources