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‘Politics of water’ leaves Punjab in deep trouble

By Amy Kazmin in Muktsar, India

Published: September 8 2009 22:30 | Last updated: September 8 2009 22:30

A man with an umbrella walks between rice paddy fields in PunjabReuters
Sinking feeling: water demand has surged with increased rice growing in Punjab. Weak monsoon rains this year have exacerbated the shortfall

Punjab is the granary of India thanks to marvels of Victorian engineering such as the Roper Headworks.

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