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India and Pakistan at Odds Over Shrinking Indus River

Michael Kugelman

Irrigation and hydroelectric projects are draining the river's flow, while glaciers are melting in Kashmir.

Nearly 30 percent of the world's cotton supply comes from India and Pakistan, much of that from the Indus River Valley. On average, about 737 billion gallons are withdrawn from the Indus River annually to grow cotton—enough to provide Delhi residents with household water for more than two years... To read the entire article appearing in National Geographic News, click on this link.

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Michael Kugelman

Michael Kugelman

Director, South Asia Institute
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