Some areas with heavy rainfall still have water scarcity


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Explain why some areas with heavy rainfall still have water scarcity

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Some areas like Cherapunji and Mawsinram in Meghalaya receive heavy rainfall still they have water scarcity because most of the water run off due to slanting surface of hilly areas and there is no huge arrangement for rainwater harvesting.

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