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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which city Floating Treatment Wetland launched to purify Neknampur Lake situated?
A
Chennai
B
Hyderabad
C
New Delhi
D
Secunderabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Floating Treatment Wetland (FTW) was inaugurated on World Wetlands Day (February 2) in Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad to clean and purify the polluted waterbody.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neknampur lake is located in Hyderabad. Spread over 108 acres, it was always in the news for being a polluted water body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Floating treatment of wetlands was introduced in Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad to clean and purify the pollution present there. These treatment works are based on the soil-less hydroponics technique to clean up the water body.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is the largest floating treatment wetland having plants as cleaning agents was inaugurated on Nekampur lake, Hyderabad. The plants on the floating treatment wetlands help to clean the lakes by absorbing nitrates and oxygen in water.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hyderabad’s Neknampur Lake is the country’s largest floating treatment wetland. By absorbing nitrates and other impurities in the water, plants grown on FTW can help to purify the lake.

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