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HomeKorattur lake

Korattur lake

Environment

All that’s wrong in the roadmap to revive Korattur lake

November 12, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Ten months after the National Green Tribunal’s order, six government departments have submitted a plan to restore the Korattur Lake. But is the plan likely to be effective at all?

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அழிவை நோக்கி மெல்ல செல்லும் கொரட்டூர் ஏரியை நம்மால் மீட்க முடியுமா?

January 21, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Water bodies across the city have suffered the impact of encroachment and discharge of sewage and effluents. The fate of Korattur Lake is no different. Read the Tamil translation of our article on the slow demise of this vital water body.

Environment

The slow killing of Korattur Lake: Can it be reversed?

January 3, 2020 Laasya Shekhar

Water crisis is not in the news now. But in two months, fifty thousand houses surrounding Korattur lake are likely to be struggling for water because the lake is polluted yet again, and the concerned authorities do not seem to be looking at long term solutions seriously.

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