Question: Areas in and around Leh began to experience water shortage but life didn’t grind to a halt.
The correct answer is –
The statement implies that despite the water shortage problem in and around Leh, people continued with their daily lives and did not let the situation bring their lives to a standstill. It suggests that the people of the region found ways to cope with the water scarcity problem and did not let it affect their lives significantly. The extract goes on to describe how Chewang Norphel’s idea of artificial glaciers helped alleviate the water scarcity problem in the region.
