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Farmers in Dharmapuri alarmed as only 12 out of 74 lakes full in Dharmapuri despite Fengal

DHARMAPURI: Farmers in Dharmapuri are distraught as only 12 out of the 74 PWD lakes are full even though cyclone Fengal dumped copious rainfall on the district. For several months, have been petitioning the PWD department to take steps to improve canals and clear weed growth to regulate water flow to lakes. For years Dharmapuri has been facing water shortage …

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Anti-depressants, anxiety meds messing with water life in Dutch canals, lakes

High concentrations of anti-depressants and anxiety inhibitors pose a risk to water life in Dutch ditches, canals, and lakes, according to research by Maastricht University, the RIVM, and other scientists. These medicines are so common in Dutch surface water that they are affecting aquatic life’s behaviors, Trouw reports. “The substances carbamazepine, oxazepam, and fluoxetine are regularly found” in the surface …

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