In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track development into what the state officially calls a “cut-off” region — hills submerged by the stilled waters of huge reservoirs; a space created by administrative fiat; a gap in the collective memory of the nation; a gash in its growth — 20,000 tribals today find themselves in an absurd situation: whereas they exist, they also don’t.
In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track development into what the state officially calls a “cut-off” region — hills submerged by the stilled waters of huge reservoirs; a space created by administrative fiat; a gap in the collective memory of the nation; a gash in its growth — 20,000 tribals today find themselves in an absurd situation: whereas they exist, they also don’t.
In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track development into what the state officially calls a “cut-off” region — hills submerged by the stilled waters of huge reservoirs; a space created by administrative fiat; a gap in the collective memory of the nation; a gash in its growth — 20,000 tribals today find themselves in an absurd situation: whereas they exist, they also don’t.
In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track development into what the state officially calls a “cut-off” region — hills submerged by the stilled waters of huge reservoirs; a space created by administrative fiat; a gap in the collective memory of the nation; a gash in its growth — 20,000 tribals today find themselves in an absurd situation: whereas they exist, they also don’t.
Bhola Singh, a farmer from Balloh village in the bBatinda district ofPunjab. A CSE study has revealed high residues of pesticides in his blood. Very high level of pesticide use in Punjab may be one of the reason behind the residue of pesticides found in human blood.
Bhola Singh, a farmer from Balloh village in the bBatinda district ofPunjab. A CSE study has revealed high residues of pesticides in his blood. Very high level of pesticide use in Punjab may be one of the reason behind the residue of pesticides found in human blood.
Bhola Singh, a farmer from Balloh village in the bBatinda district ofPunjab. A CSE study has revealed high residues of pesticides in his blood. Very high level of pesticide use in Punjab may be one of the reason behind the residue of pesticides found in human blood.
Bhola Singh, a farmer from Balloh village in the bBatinda district ofPunjab. A CSE study has revealed high residues of pesticides in his blood. Very high level of pesticide use in Punjab may be one of the reason behind the residue of pesticides found in human blood.