Excavating farmlands for highways
The top soil on a farm determines how bountiful a crop will be. In Haryana, farmers have sold this crucial resource to the government for highway projects. Among them is…
Articles by Sat Singh
Residents in Haryana point to stone crushing units for their respiratory troubles and drop in crop yield
A two-kilometre detour from the six-lane national highway 152-D (Narnaul-Ambala), towards the interior villages in Haryana, where stone-crushing units are set up, presents a grim picture. At least one family…
A Haryana village opposes construction of government buildings to protect centuries-old trees
Some residents of a village in Haryana are opposing the proposed construction of government buildings on forest lands, home to the iconic Salvadora trees. The villagers say it will hinder…
Industrial water pollution threatens residents in Haryana’s Kundli area
The industrial zone in the Kundli area of Haryana’s Sonipat district has provided a livelihood to many over the last 40 years. From a sleepy village, Kundli turned into a…
Once the lifeline of villages, ponds in Haryana turn into garbage sites
The history of Haryana’s 7,356 villages is as old as its ponds and wells. It is said that people settled wherever they found water storage capacity for human and cattle…
Waterlogging pushes Haryana farmers to sell agricultural land, take up odd jobs
Sonu Kalkal, a farmer living in Imlota village in Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana, used to cultivate his own land and harvest bumper crops. The 42-year-old has now turned landless.…
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