[Video] When sand mining alters a river, flooding farmlands in Spiti
2022-05-12 09:49
The Spiti Valley of Himachal is a trans-Himalayan desert where people survive on only one farming season. The Spiti river is the lifeline for agricultural communities in this region. But the river ecosystem is under threat. The extraction of sand from the riverbed, which began primarily for local construction purposes, slowly expanded and has led […]
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