A farmer prepares his field using laser-levelling technique in a village near Punjab's Bathinda district. Before the law was enacted, such fallow lands were a rare sight in Punjab in May-June
Jaswinder Singh of Longowal village in Punjab’s Sangrur district says the law has been forced upon farmers. In 2009 when it was enacted, 17 farmer organisations in the region gave several representations against the law to Sangrur’s deputy commissioner.
A farmer prepares his field using laser-levelling technique in a village near Punjab's Bathinda district. Before the law was enacted, such fallow lands were a rare sight in Punjab in May-June
Family staying near the nala says that since it is uncovered, there is always a risk of children falling in the drain. Several children of the locality have fallen in the drain. During monsoons, water from the Sisamaunala enters their homes. Their childr
Rajen and Rajesh Kashyap have to spend Rs 25,000 every season to dig borewell to water their bottle gourd plantation just opposite the Sisamau Nala. Water of Ganga near the Sisamau nala is so polluted that it is unfit to be used for agriculture.
Rajen and Rajesh Kashyap have to spend Rs 25,000 every season to dig borewell to water their bottle gourd plantation just opposite the Sisamau Nala. Water of Ganga near the Sisamau nala is so polluted that it is unfit to be used for agriculture. If they u
Person showing his hands has skin problems because of working in the fields irrigated by chemical laden toxic water from tanneries in Jana village area of Kanpur.
A person showing his hands having skin problems because of working in the fields irrigated by chemical laden toxic water from tanneries in Jana village area of Kanpur.
People fishing with hooks on the banks of river Ganga. The ghats are open defecation hotspots. Houses along the river also drain their water into ganga.
People fishing with hooks on the banks of river Ganga. The ghats are open defecation hotspots. Houses along the river also drain their water into ganga.