{"id":4847,"date":"2024-06-14T01:46:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4847"},"modified":"2024-06-14T01:46:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T01:46:06","slug":"uttar-pradesh-to-revive-aquifers-to-dilute-river-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/uttar-pradesh-to-revive-aquifers-to-dilute-river-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"Uttar Pradesh to revive aquifers to dilute river contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uttar Pradesh (UP) authorities will start making efforts to reviveaquifersto dilute contamination in 15 groundwater-based rivers that originate in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The flow area of these rivers ranges from 18 km to 598 km. However, due <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> to depleting water tables, they have often been reduced to drains by industries and cities that want to get rid of toxic effluents. These rivers do not include Yamuna and Ganga, as they enter the state from<u>Uttarakhand<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Toxic water from these bodies has been linked to causing dreaded diseases such as cancer and bone deformities in residents of surrounding villages. 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