Sacred, Life Affirming and Disappearing
Published in the Guardian on December 27th, 2017 – LINK HERE Rapid urbanisation, dwindling groundwater reserves and changing rain patterns are driving a water crisis in the lower Himalayas of India and Nepal. Photojournalist Toby Smith took part in a research project charting the shifting demands on this fragile landscape Photographs by Toby Smith/University of Cambridge Text by Professor Bhaskar Vira and Eszter Kovacs
Agriculture,
Bidur,
Dhulikhel,
Exhibition,
India,
Mussoorie,
Nainital,
Nepal,
News,
Shimla,
Water Introduction
Introductory Essay
Agriculture,
Exhibition,
India,
Nepal,
News,
Pahar,
Projects,
Seasonality,
Sources,
Urbanisation,
Water for drinking, domestic and agricultural use
Villages of the Himalayas depend on surface water
Agriculture,
Bidur,
Dhulikhel,
Exhibition,
India,
Location,
Mussoorie,
Nainital,
Nepal,
News,
Projects,
Shimla,
Sources,
Water Rapid urban growth across the Himalayas
The construction of new buildings and settlementAn inherent part of hill life
Seasonality is an inherent part of hill life13km from Mussoorie
An explosion of tourism
