PEAK WATER H2O

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Declining levels in rivers, dams spark water crisis fears

The CWC data also shows that, except the Indus, the Narmada, and the west-bound rivers of the south, the water level in all the river basins is less than the average of the last 10 years

india Updated: Apr 29, 2019 07:12 IST

Chetan Chauhan

Hindustan Times, New Delhi


According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the pre-monsoon rainfall from March to April — critical to agriculture in several parts of the country — has recorded a 27% deficit. An analysis by scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, suggests that about half of the country is in the grip of a drought.(AP)

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