Unlike other parts of the state where the birth of a girl is usually greeted with grief, families in Dharhara celebrate the birth of a daughter. They rush to their backyard and plant at least 10 mango saplings as soon as a girl child is born.
Unlike other parts of the state where the birth of a girl is usually greeted with grief, families in Dharhara celebrate the birth of a daughter. They rush to their backyard and plant at least 10 mango saplings as soon as a girl child is born.
Shridhar Pai and his union had to levy a fine for not cultivating to prevent the paddies from falling into disuse.. This rice can tolerate brackish water but is on the brink of extinction.
Since the disaster, Ravinder Rawat’s village, Gaundhar, has no electricity, water, or navigable roads. He says the village is at a distance of 7 kilometres from the last motorable road at Rasi. The angry residents of Gaundhar had boycotted the panchayat a
People have to risk their lives every day to fetch rations. According to police records, in April and May this year, six people died while travelling from one village to another in the Dharchula and Munsiary subdivisions. Immediately after the disaster, d
Houses damaged in the floods. The owners are now living as tenants in Dharchula town. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna promised them Rs 3, 000 rent per month for the next one year. Some of them have been getting Rs 1,500 for past two months
People have to risk their lives every day to fetch rations. According to police records, in April and May this year, six people died while travelling from one village to another in the Dharchula and Munsiary subdivisions. Immediately after the disaster, d
Sudhir Choudhary uses an air-gun to guard his marigold shrubs against monkeys in Uttar Pradesh's Nangla Mubarik village. Choudhary, who shifted to marigold farming from vegetables this year, says monkeys continue to attack his farm even though they do not
Please help us stand on our feet again by strengthening the agriculture sector. (Left to right) Sandeep Khatri, Dharam Singh and Pradeep Khatri are Jat farmers from Haryana's Ismaila village.
Please help us stand on our feet again by strengthening the agriculture sector. (Left to right) Sandeep Khatri, Dharam Singh and Pradeep Khatri are Jat farmers from Haryana's Ismaila village.
Please help us stand on our feet again by strengthening the agriculture sector. (Left to right) Sandeep Khatri, Dharam Singh and Pradeep Khatri are Jat farmers from Haryana's Ismaila village.
Tejli Bai have been tricked into giving up ownership rights over their land. While 60-year-old Tejli Bai says she still does not know how the government land records were changed.
Tejli Bai have been tricked into giving up ownership rights over their land. While 60-year-old Tejli Bai says she still does not know how the government land records were changed.