Surface Water in Haryana :: In Haryana, where snowmelt is collected in reservoirs and 42 percent of irrigation water flows to farms through an extensive network of canals, farmers still rely on groundwater from more than 600,000 wells. In Haryana, 37 percent of all electricity is consumed in pumping water for agriculture. (Image © Aubrey Ann Parker / Circle of Blue)

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