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  "id": 11189015,
  "title": "Why Kerala’s groundwater is increasingly at risk of contamination | Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/why-keralas-groundwater-is-increasingly-at-risk-of-contamination-11189015",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:54:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/why-keralas-groundwater-is-increasingly-at-risk-of-contamination-explained/article71531774.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kerala’s dependence on groundwater, combined with dense settlement, inadequate sewerage and changing rainfall patterns, is increasing the risk of contamination. How is contamination reaching groundwater? What are the health impacts? And what is being done to improve the State’s sewerage infrastructure?",
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        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Why Kerala’s groundwater is increasingly at risk of contamination | Explained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/why-keralas-groundwater-is-increasingly-at-risk-of-contamination",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:54:16.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}