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Delhi faces severe air pollution and water shortage, know why

DNA Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Many areas of the national capital face water shortage due to dangerously high levels of ammonia (NH3) in the Yamuna river at the Wazirabad pond, an official statement of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said.
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