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9.
Environmental degradation of rivers: A search for answers:
Kerala’s rivers are threatened by the unsustainable
human interventions that have happened over the years. This
chapter investigates issues related to the degradation of
Kerala’s rivers. It has sections on the degradation of
catchment areas; degradation of regions submerged or
affected by huge dams and hydro-electric projects; affects
of unsustainable land-use, sand mining, pollution and
land-grabs; impact of lifestyle changes; and so on. It also
dwells on how global warming and climate change impact
Kerala’s rivers.
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10. Effects
of the damage to river basins:
Whether they know it or not, every Malayalee in some way
depends on the State’s rivers. So, anything that affects
Kerala’s rivers, impacts the people. The destruction of
Kerala’s river basins continues unabated, and this manifests
in the form of drinking water shortages and other less
apparent issues. Therefore, this chapter examines how the
degradation of Kerala’s river basins will emerge as a threat
to life itself.
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