Understanding environmental issues for better reportage
A media briefing for local journalists Leh, Ladakh, April 8-9, 2013
A media briefing for local journalists Leh, Ladakh, April 8-9, 2013
By: Tashi Morup Leh farmers face losses as flood debris rendered land uncultivable Two months after a cloudburst and floods destroyed their crops and land, hundreds of farmers in Leh are struggling to make a living. Farmlands in the district of Ladakh are covered with thick layers of dried mud and boulders. This has led many Ladakhi family suffer as their source of livelihood has shattered. It has taken Leh several decades back.
The Ladakhi way to beat the cold by Ravleen Kaur, Leh and Kinnaur In the chilly month of December when nerves freeze and hands shiver, there is nothing more comforting than a hot cup of tea. But even the spiciest and strongest brew would fail at 3,500 metres above sea level, where temperatures plunge below -20°C in a ruthless winter. People in the Himalayan region, the highest mountain range in the world, know how to beat this cold—with a cup of warm gurgur cha.