There were just 3,000-4,000 camels being displayed at the fair, which usually attracts a large number of camel breeders from traditional camel-rearing areas of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.
Most camel breeders this reporter spoke to at Pushkar, cited the same reasons for the population decline: Increasing use of vehicles both for transportation and agriculture, the diminishing pasturelands for camels, and in case of Rajasthan, the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 2015.
Most camel breeders this reporter spoke to at Pushkar, cited the same reasons for the population decline: Increasing use of vehicles both for transportation and agriculture, the diminishing pasturelands for camels, and in case of Rajasthan, the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 2015.
Bagdiram Raika, general secretary of the All India Pastoralits Federation in Chittor District, Rajasthan, speaking at a meeting organised to save the camel by LPPS, Sadri, Pali (D), Rajasthan
Bagdiram Raika, general secretary of the All India Pastoralits Federation in Chittor District, Rajasthan, speaking at a meeting organised to save the camel by LPPS, Sadri, Pali (D), Rajasthan
Bagdiram Raika, general secretary of the All India Pastoralits Federation in Chittor District, Rajasthan, speaking at a meeting organised to save the camel by LPPS, Sadri, Pali (D), Rajasthan
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing.
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing.
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing.
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing.
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing.
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing.
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing.
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing.
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing
Jaisalmer fort, the second oldest fort of Rajasthan, is built on a hillock 75 m above the ground. Inside the fort there were three sweet water wells which no longer exist. Water from Dabla village, 12 km from Jaisalmer, is taken to the fort from where it is supplied to the whole town.
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is littered with plastic and other non-biodegradable waste that spills out from animal carcasses dumped for birds’ consumption in the protected area. The plastic waste pollutes the land and risks further consumption bt birds and livestock around the reserve.
Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is littered with plastic and other non-biodegradable waste that spills out from animal carcasses dumped for birds’ consumption in the protected area. The plastic waste pollutes the land and risks further consumption bt birds and livestock around the reserve.