Water scarcity forces women to carry water long distances at Rajaji National Park

WildFilmsIndia 2014-08-13

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Driving from Roorkee to Dehra dun, one enters Rajaji National Park and sees a variety of fascinating ancient Shivalik hills... One also crosses the seasonal streams within the forest. In the beds of the streams, these Gujjar women find water after digging the upper surface. They fill their jerry cans and drums and carry the water back to their dera.

Water shortage and drought are going to be the over-lying metaphors for the next few decades and centuries, in India...

Rajaji National Park is an Indian national park that encompasses the Shivaliks, near the foothills of the Himalayas. It is spread over 820 kmĀ²., and three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal. In 1983, three wildlife sanctuaries in the area namely, Chilla, Motichur and Rajaji sanctuaries were merged into one.
Rajaji National Park has been named after C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji), a prominent leader of the Freedom Struggle, the second and last Governor-General of independent India and one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (in 1954).

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