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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The occupancy of electric autos and rickshaws on the roads of Lucknow is increasing. ]]></image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/overtourism-in-india-in-northern-keralas-kannur-people-are-protesting-against-a-rich-laterite-ecosystem-being-loved-to-death</loc>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ An old view of the flowering season at Madayippara. Such sights have almost completely disappeared from Madayippara in recent years.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Construction activities at Madayippara.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Madayippara turning golden during the summer.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Hundreds of people taking a pledge on August 22 evening to protect Madayipara from overtourism and encroachment.]]></image:caption>
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