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Canal water for drinking, toxic groundwater for irrigation! [1]

While Punjab is increasingly increasing using canal water for drinking on account of high toxicity in the ground water, it will now pump out this water for irrigation purposes.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2016
Ruchika M Khanna [2]
Tribune (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Punjab [4], Groundwater Pollution [5], Drinking Water [6], Tubewells [7], Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) [8], Fluoride [9], Water Pollution [10]
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