Ten major rivers of Hindu Kush Himalaya are a lifeline for nearly 2 billion people in eight countries.
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Ten major rivers of Hindu Kush Himalaya are a lifeline for nearly 2 billion people in eight countries. But there are widespread variations in total volume and per capita water withdrawal, contribution of surface & groundwater to total withdrawals, and percentage of water withdrawals from total renewable freshwater resources, says Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment, a new report by ICIMOD.
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