Solid waste offerings : More than 40,000 toilets which received all the excreta of the pilgrims were simply covered with more earth, allowing it to leach into the ground and pollute the groundwater Garbage that piled up during kumbh is still waiting to be
Not so holy now : Lined with sparkling white sand bags topped with cozy hay stacks the ghats looked picture perfect during the kumbh. A little more than a month down the line all sand bags have given way to heaps of polythene bags and the hay has been put
Not so holy now : Lined with sparkling white sand bags topped with cozy hay stacks the ghats looked picture perfect during the kumbh. A little more than a month down the line all sand bags have given way to heaps of polythene bags and the hay has been put
Not so holy now : Lined with sparkling white sand bags topped with cozy hay stacks the ghats looked picture perfect during the kumbh. A little more than a month down the line all sand bags have given way to heaps of polythene bags and the hay has been put
Solid waste offerings : Each person visiting the mela generated solid waste of approximately 100 gm every day, be it plastics, bottles or flowers. If you visit the mela grounds today, you will see solid waste strewn all over the place
Melon times : Cucumber and water melon farmers have started reclaiming river bed for their farming activities. Only a small chunk of the massive river bed is fit for farming as most of it is still laden with debris. It is a bit late into summer to start w
Kunjaram Sampat Awhad (53) in his field of dried out sweet lime. Even after hacking down half his orchard last year, he will soon be forced to hack the remain orchard, too
Kunjaram Sampat Awhad (53) in his field of dried out sweet lime. Even after hacking down half his orchard last year, he will soon be forced to hack the remain orchard, too
Dr M N Khadse of non-profit Dharamitra, he who is also member of Maharashtra State Water Conservation Advisory Council and Vidarbha Statutory Development Board.
Dr M N Khadse of non-profit Dharamitra, he who is also member of Maharashtra State Water Conservation Advisory Council and Vidarbha Statutory Development Board.
Farmer Rahul Kargode of village Pali in Beed district pays Rs 200 for 500 litres of drinking water every two-three days. Since his borewell ran dry, his cane crop is withering (background).
A silted over check-dam in village Ambhi. New structures are being undertaken under IWMP in the village while residents' demand that old check-dams be desilted are being ignored.
A silted over check-dam in village Ambhi. New structures are being undertaken under IWMP in the village while residents' demand that old check-dams be desilted are being ignored.
Broken biogas plant in Valsad district of Gujarat. The reason is poor after sale services. People are increasingly abandoning biomas plants in Gujarat because of high cost and poor after sale service.
Broken biogas plant in Valsad district of Gujarat. The reason is poor after sale services. People are increasingly abandoning biomas plants in Gujarat because of high cost and poor after sale service.
The Dempo mine in Bicholim which now belongs to Sesa Goa. The blue tarpaulin covered area depicts the ore containing area while the green covering is jute covering over a stabilising overburden dump
The Dempo mine in Bicholim which now belongs to Sesa Goa. The blue tarpaulin covered area depicts the ore containing area while the green covering is jute covering over a stabilising overburden dump
The Dempo mine in Bicholim which now belongs to Sesa Goa. The blue tarpaulin covered area depicts the ore containing area while the green covering is jute covering over a stabilising overburden dump
The Dempo mine in Bicholim which now belongs to Sesa Goa. The blue tarpaulin covered area depicts the ore containing area while the green covering is jute covering over a stabilising overburden dump