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The Himalayan Region and the Escalating Flood Crisis

It began as a heavy rain, the kind that Himachal Pradesh has seen before. But by the night of June 28, it became clear that this was no ordinary monsoon rain. Cloudbursts over the upper reaches of the Beas basin triggered a chain reaction — landslides, glacial run-off, river swelling, and catastrophic flooding.

Ground Zero The Promise and Challenge of Aquifer Mapping in India 2

Ground Zero: The Promise and Challenge of Aquifer Mapping in India

It has been almost three decades since the efforts to pitch groundwater against surface water began in India by a bunch of researchers and academicians, with the sole aim of proving that the former (groundwater) is better than the latter (surface water) for meeting India’s growing water demands.

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