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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Can budgeting or equitable allocation help mitigate India's water crisis?
Description: Over 160 million people in India lack access to safe drinking water, aggravated by extensive groundwater usage and contamination. One way we try avoiding this is by introducing budgeting exercises with the farmers, says Bishwadeep Ghose, Country Head, Water For People (WFP) India, in conversation with businessline’s Subramani Ra Mancombu, in this State of the Economy podcast.  The podcast starts off with Ghose elaborating on the complex nature of the crisis. He says that the issue is not only about the quantity but also the quality of water, with contaminants and arsenic posing significant health risks. Agri...