Punjab is severely over-exploiting its groundwater, driven by paddy cultivation and free electricity. This threatens national food security and calls for urgent demand-side management
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Punjab is severely over-exploiting its groundwater, driven by paddy cultivation and free electricity. This threatens national food security and calls for urgent demand-side management
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