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In recent years the pollution rate has increased in the hill region and global warming has also had an adverse impact on our environment. In the last two years we have not received snowfall so agriculture has suffered. These environmental changes have directly affected our lives as crop production is going down year after year. Since we depend on agriculture our economic status has got affected.”

 
  Name: Sarita
Occupation: Student
Location: Joshimath, Uttarakhand
 
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