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Swamps disappearing
A recent study by a scientist of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has attributed the destruction of swamps to climate change and indiscriminate and unscientific exploitation
A Swamp on the outskirts of Dehradun. Swamps that once dotted doon valley are now fast vanishing. Dehradun, October 30
An integral part of valley’s watery beauty, swamps that once dotted Dehradun may soon become history.

A Swamp on the outskirts of Dehradun. Swamps that once dotted doon valley are now fast vanishing. Tribune Photo : Anil P Rawat

Wildlife trust to do a Rajaji
Dehradun, October 30
Riding over the success in reducing elephant mortalities on railway tracks at Rajaji National Park here, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is now working on similar lines to reduce elephant mortality on tracks in Assam.

EARLIER EDITIONS

	Mute hill slopes face plastic deluge October 30, 2008
	Shoppers light up the city October 28, 2008
	Simian nuisance spreads to Doon October 27, 2008
	Sitting on a powder keg October 26, 2008
	The Muslim officer who raised 36 temples from shambles October 25, 2008
	City choking October 24, 2008
	Green brigade sees red in cable car October 23, 2008
	Three weeks on, bridge not repaired October 22, 2008
	BJP to launch statewide agitation October 21, 2008

Engg Marvel:Roorkee owes it to Ganga canal
A veiw of the Ganga in Roorkee. Roorkee, October 30
The town, which is today known as the ‘Mecca’ of civil engineering, owes this distinction to the evolution of Ganga canal system. Roorkee is situated at the end of first 30 kilometres of the canal, which has been a marvel of engineering eversince it was construted a century ago.

A veiw of the Ganga in Roorkee. Tribune Photo

Antique look-alikes made cheap
Antiques manufactured in Roorkee up for sale during the Virasat festival. Dehradun, October 30
To a non-discerning eye, it would appear that the old hand-operated Gramophone, wall clocks and nautical equipments comprising hour glasses, time pieces etc - visitation from the past that have all but disappeared from our daily use - have made a come back.

Antiques manufactured in Roorkee up for sale during the Virasat festival. Tribune photo: Vinod Pundir

Bhaiya Duj celebrated
Dehradun, October 30
Bhaiya Duj was celebrated here on Thursday, the second day of the waxing fortnight in the month of Kartik.

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