{"id":2212,"date":"2016-03-07T17:01:53","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T09:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/07\/thousands-of-dead-fish-surface-at-bengalurus-ulsoor-lake\/"},"modified":"2016-03-07T17:01:53","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T09:01:53","slug":"thousands-of-dead-fish-surface-at-bengalurus-ulsoor-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/07\/thousands-of-dead-fish-surface-at-bengalurus-ulsoor-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of dead fish surface at Bengaluru's Ulsoor Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Thousands of dead fish have been discovered floating on the shores of the Ulsoor Lake in the heart of the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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One of the city’s oldest and largest lakes, Ulsoor is a popular spot for picnics and boating. In recent years, it has been plagued with pollution due to the release of untreated sewage and choked with water hyacinth.<\/p>\n

“This occurred because of a high amount of organic content in the lake due to untreated sewage. With temperatures rising in the city, there is more biological activity and a reduction of oxygen levels in the water, which caused the deaths,” TV Ramachandra, professor at Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science, told Mashable<\/em>. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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