Terraced fields are landscaped on a slight incline, so that the water runs into each field at a high end and out at a low end. The traditional rice cultivation is labourintensive and does not require animals or machines, yet the productivity is high
Terraced fields are landscaped on a slight incline, so that the water runs into each field at a high end and out at a low end. The traditional rice cultivation is labourintensive and does not require animals or machines, yet the productivity is high
Sarvodaya worker and Chipko activist, Dhum Singh Negi, who quit his government job to join the Chipko movement and went on a fast to save Advani forest, close to the Hemal river, feels sad that people in the region are abandoning agriculture and migrating to towns.
Sarvodaya worker and Chipko activist, Dhum Singh Negi, who quit his government job to join the Chipko movement and went on a fast to save Advani forest, close to the Hemal river, feels sad that people in the region are abandoning agriculture and migrating to towns.
Logs that drift into the river from the Himalayan slopes in Nepal are collected by boatmen near the Kosi barrage. They are sold as fuelwood in nearby villages.
Logs that drift into the river from the Himalayan slopes in Nepal are collected by boatmen near the Kosi barrage. They are sold as fuelwood in nearby villages.