Residents of village Ghoti work on a farm bund. The village, which had lots of water due to successful watershed work, now has 6,000 borewells and no drinking water.
Residents of village Ghoti work on a farm bund. The village, which had lots of water due to successful watershed work, now has 6,000 borewells and no drinking water.
Farmer Hiraman Dhurve's two farm ponds, dug on a single day with an earthmover at the cost of Rs 84,000 each, do not store water due to weak bunds. The leaking water causes water-logging in his farm.
Farmer Hiraman Dhurve's two farm ponds, dug on a single day with an earthmover at the cost of Rs 84,000 each, do not store water due to weak bunds. The leaking water causes water-logging in his farm.
Houses damaged by elephants on the night of January 8, 2014, in Hila tea estate in north Bengal. Elephants, driven by their powerful sense of smell, demolish walls of rooms where grains are stored.
Houses damaged by elephants on the night of January 8, 2014, in Hila tea estate in north Bengal. Elephants, driven by their powerful sense of smell, demolish walls of rooms where grains are stored.
Chapramari rail crossing in North Bengal- a high risk zone where several elephants have been killed by speeding trains.
Since 1987, more than 130 elephants have been killed by trains in India, with nearly 90 percent of the deaths concentrated in West B
Anil Lama, whose 57 year old father was trampled by an elephant in December 2013, thinks elephants raid villages and croplands as they have no food inside the forests.
Haripada Ray of Malbazar elephant squad has on several occasion escaped death narrowly- he often works without sleep for days chasing away elephants from villages and croplands.