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Property and equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
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Property and equipment | 12. Property and equipment The changes in the carrying value of property and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2018 are as follows:
Gross carrying value |  | Buildings |  |  | Computers and software |  |  | Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  |  | Vehicles |  |  | Leasehold improvements |  |  | Total |
Balance as at April 1, 2017 |  | $ | 10,246 |  |  | $ | 69,871 |  |  | $ | 68,877 |  |  | $ | 587 |  |  | $ | 60,992 |  |  | $ | 210,573 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,597 |  |  |  | 9,389 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 9,756 |  |  |  | 23,835 |
Disposals/retirements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,350 | ) |  |  | (1,718 | ) |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | (2,303 | ) |  |  | (7,400 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | 1,965 |  |  |  | 839 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 721 |  |  |  | 3,507 |
Balance as at March 31, 2018 |  | $ | 10,223 |  |  | $ | 73,083 |  |  | $ | 77,387 |  |  | $ | 656 |  |  | $ | 69,166 |  |  | $ | 230,515 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as at April 1, 2017 |  | $ | 4,208 |  |  | $ | 59,811 |  |  | $ | 51,431 |  |  | $ | 429 |  |  | $ | 41,180 |  |  | $ | 157,059 |
Depreciation |  |  | 514 |  |  |  | 6,442 |  |  |  | 6,623 |  |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 6,278 |  |  |  | 19,954 |
Disposals/retirements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3,345 | ) |  |  | (1,674 | ) |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | (2,308 | ) |  |  | (7,357 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | 1,822 |  |  |  | 512 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 296 |  |  |  | 2,619 |
Balance as at March 31, 2018 |  | $ | 4,710 |  |  | $ | 64,730 |  |  | $ | 56,892 |  |  | $ | 497 |  |  | $ | 45,446 |  |  | $ | 172,275 |
Capital work-in-progress |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,366 |
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 60,606 |
The changes in the carrying value of property and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:
Gross carrying value |  | Buildings |  |  | Computers and software |  |  | Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  |  | Vehicles |  |  | Leasehold improvements |  |  | Total |
Balance as at April 1, 2018 |  | $ | 10,223 |  |  | $ | 73,083 |  |  | $ | 77,387 |  |  | $ | 656 |  |  | $ | 69,166 |  |  | $ | 230,515 |
Additions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,361 |  |  |  | 7,487 |  |  |  | 328 |  |  |  | 8,097 |  |  |  | 23,273 |
On acquisition (Refer Note 5(a)) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30 |
Disposals/retirements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,812 | ) |  |  | (2,856 | ) |  |  | (158 | ) |  |  | (1,275 | ) |  |  | (7,101 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | (260 | ) |  |  | (4,572 | ) |  |  | (4,739 | ) |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | (4,287 | ) |  |  | (13,903 | )
Balance as at March 31, 2019 |  | $ | 9,963 |  |  | $ | 73,090 |  |  | $ | 77,279 |  |  | $ | 781 |  |  | $ | 71,701 |  |  | $ | 232,814 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as at April 1, 2018 |  | $ | 4,710 |  |  | $ | 64,730 |  |  | $ | 56,892 |  |  | $ | 497 |  |  | $ | 45,446 |  |  | $ | 172,275 |
Depreciation |  |  | 496 |  |  |  | 5,437 |  |  |  | 7,227 |  |  |  | 150 |  |  |  | 7,024 |  |  |  | 20,334 |
Disposals/retirements |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,775 | ) |  |  | (2,816 | ) |  |  | (146 | ) |  |  | (1,169 | ) |  |  | (6,906 | )
Translation adjustments |  |  | (117 | ) |  |  | (4,139 | ) |  |  | (3,465 | ) |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (2,816 | ) |  |  | (10,572 | )
Balance as at March 31, 2019 |  | $ | 5,089 |  |  | $ | 63,253 |  |  | $ | 57,838 |  |  | $ | 466 |  |  | $ | 48,485 |  |  | $ | 175,131 |
Capital work-in-progress |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,315 |
Net carrying value as at March 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 60,998 |
Certain property and equipment are pledged as collateral against borrowings with a carrying amount of $111 and $107 as at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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