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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/news/eyewitness-the-river-behind-my-house-is-shrinking</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The beauty and width of river Sangaloo fades with water pipes and waste material dumped on its river bed in Shopian district of Kashmir Valley.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The natural width of river Sangaloo has shrunk due to laying of water pipes by the Public Health Engineering Department and encroachment of its banks in Shopian district of Kashmir Valley.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Sangaloo River remains free of pollution and encroachment at a stretch with minimal human intervention in some parts upstream of Shopian district of Kashmir Valley.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ River Sangaloo choked by water pipes and garbage thrown into it by people living around in Shopian district of Kashmir Valley.]]></image:caption>
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