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- ↑ Siddiqui, Nihal Anwar; Tauseef, S. M.; Dobhal, Rajendra (18 February 2020). Advances in Water Pollution Monitoring and Control: Select Proceedings from HSFEA 2018. Springer Nature. ISBN 9789813299566 – via Google Books.
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- ↑ "Rawat launches mission to revive Doon's Rispana river". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2018.