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With Haryana and Punjab battling problem of depleting groundwater, Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat Monday called upon the farmers to adopt natural farming. Biggest reason for this is misuse of water by prevalent way of agriculture,” said the Governor while inaugurating first ‘International Conference on Sustainable Water Management’. AdvertisingWhile addressing a conference on water management in Mohali, the Governor said he uses 70-80 per cent less water compared to other farmers for agriculture purpose at his Kurukshetra Gurukul, adding that the natural farming method used there has its own water harvesting system. “The scientists of agriculture universities in Hisar and Ludhiana have said that the water level is depleting by four feet every year. The conference was organised by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) under the aegis of National Hydrology Project of Ministry of Water Resources..