Excessive riverbed mining in Haridwar has rendered the quality of groundwater “very poor” and unsuitable for drinking, according to researchers from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/mining-haridwar-leaves-groundwater-unfit-drinking-study
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