[Assam] NYTimes.com: India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up, and a Farming Crisis Looms

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This page was sent to you by:  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message from sender: It seems only God is taking care of this billion strong country of ours -like John Kenneth Galbraith is supposed to have said as US ambassador in 60s during Kennedy era. How else can one explain that the current year when Jaipur was supposed to run out of groundwater and no water thru canal till 2008 (as per the rpediction in 2004 whenn I left for US) --there are floods --even in Barmer (Sand-dune Land) . And thanks to rainwater harvesting techniques utilized by people -as led by Ravinder Singh (?) Magsayasay Award winner -- the ground watre seems to be getting replenished this year --atleast in these areas. Any comments? Umesh INTERNATIONAL / ASIA PACIFIC   | September 30, 2006 India Digs Deeper, but Wells Are Drying Up, and a Farming Crisis Looms By SOMINI SENGUPTA With a driving need to boost agricultural production, Indians are tapping their groundwater faster than nature can replenish it. 1. New Woodward Book Says Bush Ignored Urgent Warning on Iraq 2. In India, Water Crisis Means Foul Sludge 3. Movie Review | 'The Queen': However Heavy It Gets, Wear a Crown Lightly 4. Kazakhs Shrug at ‘Borat’ While the State Fumes 5. Editorial: Rushing Off a Cliff »  Go to Complete List Advertisement The Last King of Scotland A powerful thriller that recreates on screen the world of Uganda under the mad dictatorship of Idi Amin. Deftly mixing fact and fiction and startlingly resonant with today's world, the film features a tour de force performance from Forest Whitaker as Amin. Click here to watch trailer Do you love NY? Get the insider’s guide to where to stay, what to do and where to eat. Go to www.nytimes.com/travel for your NYC Guide now. Click here. Copyright 2006  The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy

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