For much of the twentieth century, water policy in many countries was… — Observer Research Foundation

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For much of the twentieth century, water policy in many countries was shaped by efforts to augment supply.

But Maharashtra's hydrology raises questions that existing supply-side indicators do not fully answer.

This brief argues that Maharashtra's floods and droughts may share one cause—poor rainwater retention and regulation, rather than scarcity alone—making the case for a Retention Security Index to diagnose gaps at the watershed level: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/water-retention-as-a-measurable-goal-of-water-governance