Uttarakhand

49-year-old Diwani Ram is a farmer by profession and dedicates two months during the monsoons every year to help people cross flooded rivulets in Uttarakhand

Climate-resilient and quickly built, this beautiful bamboo house in Badrinath is the perfect example of eco-friendly construction needed in the Himalayas.

“Locals start seeing wildlife and animals as their enemy. Our job is to create a narrative that these animals are not their enemies.”

The success of Tulip gardens like these can ensure border districts like Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand can offer the necessary economic incentives for people not to migrate and strengthen their own region.

Some deliveries take a couple of days to be completed. Since intercity travel is highly restricted, Maneesh takes the help of his friends in Uttarkashi, Nainital and even remote villages where he cannot reach.

By turning his car into an ambulance Ganesh Bhat of Uttarakhand has been saving many lives during this COVID-19 lockdown.

“While the senior citizens entertain everyone with songs, stories and even ‘jhumelo’ dancing at times, the younger men, women and children sweep the streets, pick up plastic waste and discard them in designated dustbins.”

The couple had already been planning to buy a plot of land near Nanital, and saw this method of reusing plastic waste as a means to make a real difference.

The incredible impact has led to reverse migration as nearly 25 families that had left the villages in search of better opportunities have returned!

70 per cent of Tons valley does not have roads and the nearest hospital was 170 km away at Uttarkashi until Anand Sankar established a healthcare centre in October last year