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The lifeline of western Rajasthan, the Luni river is dying a slow death. More than 300 dyeing and printing units located on the banks of the river in the towns of Jasol and Balotra are releasing ...
The Luni River, which is also called Maruganga, is facing serious threat from the effluents being discharged from the textile units in Pali and Balotara. The chemically polluted water is ...
Rajasthan Water Resources Minister Suresh Singh Rawat has informed the state assembly that the feasibility report on the ...
Jawai Bandh is a dam in Rajasthan built across the Jawai River in Pali district near Sumerpur town. Jawai Bandh is a dwelling for leopards, birds, hyena, white fox, sloth bear, jungle cat, nilgai ...
Mahi, Sabarmati and Luni river basins located in the north-west region have also been found to be non-resilient to drought. In the south, 96 percent of the Pennar basin can suffer from drought ...
The Luni river was once considered a lifeline for Rajasthan’s Marwar region as it provided drinking water to inhabitants of the area and sustained production of wheat, gram, bajra and other ...
The study on desert wild fauna was carried out in 125 km length of the Luni river in Jodhpur district (from village Jhak in Bilara tehsil to village Dhundhara in Luni tehsil) from 2003 to 2019.