India has emerged as the world's largest producer of rice, surpassing China this year and exporting over 20 million metric tons in the latest fiscal year.
Despite this feat, many rice farmers in Punjab and Haryana remain concerned as falling groundwater levels threaten their livelihoods and the sustainability of agriculture in the region. A labourer plants rice saplings beside a dried-up well. (Photo by Reuters)
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Borewells that once reached water at 30 feet a decade ago now must extend between 80 and 200 feet, according to accounts from farmers and corroborated by government data and research
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