Detoxing pilot project has brought a river back from dead: Meghalaya
The Hindu
Acid mine drainage, run-off from coal mines led to contamination of Lukha river
A detoxing pilot project has brought a river back from the dead, the Meghalaya government has claimed.
The Lukha — “reservoir of fish” in the local Pnar language — was considered toxic beyond redemption a decade ago. The Meghalaya Pollution Control Board had in its 2012 investigative report blamed the contamination on acid mine drainage and run-off from the coal mines.
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