Delhi’s Air Pollution: Rural-Urban Interlinkages
Published: Nov 5, 2018
Photo Courtesy: Keantian
Abstract: Damdama and Badhkal, two prominent lakes situated in the north and south of the Aravalli outcrops, have all but vanished. Increasing human interference, unprecedented rise in built up area, privatisation of land for recreational purposes and unsustainable cropping activities in recent years are wiping out these lakes.
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