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Arghyam : Annual Report : 2015-16

Water | May 1, 2016

Message from Chairperson.
Arghyam over the past year witnessed a series of developments in the ecosystem. We are witness to water becoming an issue of conflict as the demand has risen exponentially due to competing users amidst increasingly erratic rainfall patterns. Missing data and weak institutions have compounded the problems around water further.

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