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[117]. Passage: A city that depends on distant rivers for water often forgets its own rain. Rooftops, parks and old tanks can catch rain where it falls, recharge groundwater, and reduce floods. The technology is not new; what is new is the need to plan it as a system, with maintenance and local responsibility, rather than as a single project inaugurated and forgotten. The passage's view of the technology is that it is:

1.
Not new; the planning approach must change
2.
Impossible in modern cities
3.
Too expensive everywhere
4.
Useful only in villages
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Not new; the planning approach must change

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सही उत्तर Not new; the planning approach must change है।

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Technology is not new; system planning is the new need.

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[117]. Passage: A city that depends on distant rivers for water often forgets its own rain. Rooftops, parks and old tanks can catch rain where it falls, recharge groundwater, and reduce floods. The technology is not new; what is new is the need to plan it as a system, with maintenance and local responsibility, rather than as a single project inaugurated and forgotten. The passage's view of the technology is that it is:

1.
Not new; the planning approach must change
2.
Impossible in modern cities
3.
Too expensive everywhere
4.
Useful only in villages

Correct Answer: Not new; the planning approach must change

Technology is not new; system planning is the new need.

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