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STINK POOL

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Submitted by ipsita on Wed, 1995-11-15 00:00

Lake Beira in the heart of Colombo, Sri Lanka has become a shadow of its former self. Jagath Gunawardanx, an environmental legal officer, describes as "a stinking mess".1he two major culprits seem to be excessive toxic waste from factories and domestic from shanties and middle class localities around the War which have lent to the lake the stench of rotting eggs.

Main Topic: 
Environment
thesaurus: 
Lakes
Sri Lanka
Toxic Wastes
Name of the Newspaper: 
Down To Earth
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Main Type: 
dte
Publication Date: 
14/11/1995