A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A jiggery unit of Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh. Sugarcane farmers and cutters in Uttar Pradesh have faced heavy losses since the beginning of this year. Non-payment of dues from the state’s sugar mills has forced them to sell their cane at extremely low prices to small-scale jiggery units that stay in business till Holi
A boy drinks water from the dried up Pala rivulet in Kyara-Ka-Khet village in Udaipur district, southern Rajasthan. The southern and western regions of the state face acute water scarcity amid poor availability of groundwater and surface water, coupled with a severe heatwave since the onset of summer. As of mid-April, as many as 208 towns were receiving additional water supplies from the state. The Pali-Marwar region, which is suffering severe water scarcity because of the drying up of Jawai dam, has been receiving 8 million litres of water daily since April 15 through a special train from Jodhpur.
A boy drinks water from the dried up Pala rivulet in Kyara-Ka-Khet village in Udaipur district, southern Rajasthan. The southern and western regions of the state face acute water scarcity amid poor availability of groundwater and surface water, coupled with a severe heatwave since the onset of summer. As of mid-April, as many as 208 towns were receiving additional water supplies from the state. The Pali-Marwar region, which is suffering severe water scarcity because of the drying up of Jawai dam, has been receiving 8 million litres of water daily since April 15 through a special train from Jodhpur.
A boy drinks water from the dried up Pala rivulet in Kyara-Ka-Khet village in Udaipur district, southern Rajasthan. The southern and western regions of the state face acute water scarcity amid poor availability of groundwater and surface water, coupled with a severe heatwave since the onset of summer. As of mid-April, as many as 208 towns were receiving additional water supplies from the state. The Pali-Marwar region, which is suffering severe water scarcity because of the drying up of Jawai dam, has been receiving 8 million litres of water daily since April 15 through a special train from Jodhpur.
Family of Sidduri Ravindra Rao, a chilli farmer from Subakkapalli village in Telangana, whodied by suicide on December 15 last year after the black thrips pest destroyed his entire crop within a week. This is the second time since 2017 that India is reporting the pest attack
Family of Sidduri Ravindra Rao, a chilli farmer from Subakkapalli village in Telangana, whodied by suicide on December 15 last year after the black thrips pest destroyed his entire crop within a week. This is the second time since 2017 that India is reporting the pest attack
The well inside Hare Bhare Shah Dargh, adjacent to the Jama Masjid, is Rafiq’s only source of water. The dargah is only washed with water brought in by the bhishtis, who get Rs 6.000 per month for the service. The well is said to have been there for nearly 350 years and has never gone dry. Some two decodes ago, bhishtis would queue here to draw water, says Rafiq, but not anymore. Even till 2019, there were four-five bhishtis who worked in the area but the pandemic has completely stopped the demand for water by them.
The well inside Hare Bhare Shah Dargh, adjacent to the Jama Masjid, is Rafiq’s only source of water. The dargah is only washed with water brought in by the bhishtis, who get Rs 6.000 per month for the service. The well is said to have been there for nearly 350 years and has never gone dry. Some two decodes ago, bhishtis would queue here to draw water, says Rafiq, but not anymore. Even till 2019, there were four-five bhishtis who worked in the area but the pandemic has completely stopped the demand for water by them.
The well inside Hare Bhare Shah Dargh, adjacent to the Jama Masjid, is Rafiq’s only source of water. The dargah is only washed with water brought in by the bhishtis, who get Rs 6.000 per month for the service. The well is said to have been there for nearly 350 years and has never gone dry. Some two decodes ago, bhishtis would queue here to draw water, says Rafiq, but not anymore. Even till 2019, there were four-five bhishtis who worked in the area but the pandemic has completely stopped the demand for water by them.
The well inside Hare Bhare Shah Dargh, adjacent to the Jama Masjid, is Rafiq’s only source of water. The dargah is only washed with water brought in by the bhishtis, who get Rs 6.000 per month for the service. The well is said to have been there for nearly 350 years and has never gone dry. Some two decodes ago, bhishtis would queue here to draw water, says Rafiq, but not anymore. Even till 2019, there were four-five bhishtis who worked in the area but the pandemic has completely stopped the demand for water by them.
Mohammad Rafiq is the only one works as a bhishti around Jama Masjid. He lives close to the Hare Bhare Shah Dargah adjacent to the mosque and earn Rs 200-250 per day. “ Sometime the daily profit is just Rs100. That is just not enough to survive. I do it to keep the tradition alive, but do not know how long it will last,” he says. The demand of water is now extremely limited and Rafiq needs to work just couple of hours to finish the job. A few decodes ago, bhishtis were called to spray water on the ground during outdoor events, such as exhibitions, but that practice has also declined.
Mohammad Rafiq is the only one works as a bhishti around Jama Masjid. He lives close to the Hare Bhare Shah Dargah adjacent to the mosque and earn Rs 200-250 per day. “ Sometime the daily profit is just Rs100. That is just not enough to survive. I do it to keep the tradition alive, but do not know how long it will last,” he says. The demand of water is now extremely limited and Rafiq needs to work just couple of hours to finish the job. A few decodes ago, bhishtis were called to spray water on the ground during outdoor events, such as exhibitions, but that practice has also declined.