Manure in front of an orchard. Leaves of trees are firest used as beds for the cattle in the sattlesheds. When they decompose, they became manure, along with the cattle excreta.
Water harvesting structures in the Kumaon hills. This house in the Satoli village, Nainital, has a concrete tank which is linked to the roof. It stores the rainwater that falls on the roof of the house. This is a part of a World Bank project for drinking water in Uttarakhand villages. People say they can have three months of drinking water from these tanks.
The mountains having Chir Pine forests are brown with the pine needles. They are called Pirul in the local language. These pine needles are like gunpowder. They are the fuel that sets the forests on fire. Kumaon hills.