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TheGangesRiverBasin(GRB)hasabundantwaterresources,buttheseasonalmonsooncausesamismatchinwatersupplyanddemand.Thismismatchcreatesseverewater-relatedchallengesforthe600+millionpeoplelivinginthebasin,therapidlygrowingeconomyandtheenvironment.. This project assessed the potential of the Ganges Water Machine (GWM), a concept proposed 40 years ago, to meet the increasing water demand through groundwater, and mitigate the impacts of floods and droughts