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Diverted River Waters Destroying Desert City
Gul Agha
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1-11-2009 9:28 PM
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border: none;" cite="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5494014.ece"><P> It is known as India’s Sun City for its brilliant year-long weather conditions - and its palaces, forts and temples leave British tourists stunned every year. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5494014.ece">Jodhpur, the walled city in Rajasthan, is on the verge of being destroyed by a tide of floodwater. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5494014.ece">surprising in a city surrounded by desert, leaks at the bottom of reservoirs adjoining the city have caused water to seep underground</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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