Kerala beaches have least polluted waters: Study
The Morning Standard|October 03, 2024
AMONG the 12 coastal states/ UTs in India, Kerala tops in Coastal Water Quality Index (CWQI), shows the "Envistats India 2024: Environment Accounts" released by the Union government.
MS VIDYANANDAN
Kerala beaches have least polluted waters: Study

As per the data, released on Monday, Kerala's scores and rankings in 2023-24 saw a marked improvement from the previous year.

The report had CWQI scores for three locations in the coastal sea and Kerala was ranked "Good" in all. For the location "At shore (less than 1km)" Kerala's score was 74, followed by Karnataka (65), and Guajarat (60). The state's score for.

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