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City Loses 85 per Cent Water Bodies in 14 years [1]

MALLESWARAM: In just 14 years, Bengaluru’s vegetation has come down by 62 per cent, and 85 per cent of its water bodies have disappeared, according to a study.

Publication Date: 
18/11/2015
Papiya Bhattacharya [2]
New Indian Express (Bangalore) [3]
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Karnataka [4], Water Resources [5], Bangalore (T) [6], Geographical Information Systems (GIS) [7], Buildings [8], Green House Gases [9]
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