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between the Blue and Red Flood Lines. The conclusion drawn
from this is that, while the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts
are increasing, as well as the severity of rainfall, riverbeds are being
severely choked by encroachments. We can contrast this circumstance
with the artery delivering blood to our heart as a simple comparison.
Gradually less blood is getting to the heart due to cholesterol build-
up, which eventually causes cardiac arrest. Similar to how we would
be anticipating a heart arrest, the encroachments on riverbeds are
diminishing their water carrying capacities.
Analysis Based on the research conducted by students.
The following analysis was done in the form of a questionnaire. A
Survey focussing on the issue of society and our rivers was conducted
by the students at Institute of Management Development and
Research, Pune on the following parameters:
Students gathered responses from all geographical areas pertaining
to rural and urban vicinities from which river encompassed. The
survey questions covered various aspects like waste management in
rivers, economical avenues at riverbanks, waterways – possibilities
and challenges, societal importance of rivers, comparative analysis
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