{"id":20018755,"date":"2016-05-05T05:55:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T00:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thethirdpole.net\/?p=18755"},"modified":"2021-01-03T22:05:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T16:35:41","slug":"photo-essay-heat-dust-and-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/photo-essay-heat-dust-and-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo essay: Heat, dust and water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bundelkhand is a dirt poor region where people are now desperately scratching the dirt for water. Only a few farmers have enough money to dig over 50 metres and pump water out of the few aquifers that have not gone dry. A few others have built check dams and embankments to hold the rain where it falls, and their farms remain profitable. But such oases are too few and far between.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>All images by Soumya Sarkar<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/2016\/05\/03\/hunger-stalks-scorched-bundelkhand\/\">See: Hunger stalks scorched Bundelkhand<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/2016\/05\/04\/bringing-water-back-to-bundelkhand\/\">See: Bringing water back to Bundelkhand<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2.-A-neighbouring-well-in-the-village-just-holds-a-few-inches-of-water-thats-not-fit-to-drink.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18757\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/2.-A-neighbouring-well-in-the-village-just-holds-a-few-inches-of-water-thats-not-fit-to-drink.jpg\" alt=\"A neighbouring well in the village just holds a few inches of water that's not fit to drink\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A neighbouring well in the village just holds a few inches of water that&#8217;s not fit to drink<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18758\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/3.-The-drying-up-of-wells-in-Paldev-Ka-Purwa-has-meant-unsowed-barren-fields.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18758\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/3.-The-drying-up-of-wells-in-Paldev-Ka-Purwa-has-meant-unsowed-barren-fields.jpg\" alt=\"The drying up of wells in Paldev Ka Purwa has meant unsown, barren fields\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The drying up of wells in Paldev Ka Purwa has meant unsown, barren fields<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18759\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/4.-The-pond-near-Galha-village-in-Banda-district-lost-all-its-water-two-years-ago-and-even-watering-the-animals-have-since-proved-to-be-a-challenge-to-the-local-peasantry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18759\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/4.-The-pond-near-Galha-village-in-Banda-district-lost-all-its-water-two-years-ago-and-even-watering-the-animals-have-since-proved-to-be-a-challenge-to-the-local-peasantry.jpg\" alt=\"The pond near Galha village in Banda district lost all its water two years ago and even watering the animals have since proved to be a challenge to the local peasantry\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pond near Galha village in Banda district lost all its water two years ago and even watering the animals have since proved to be a challenge to the local peasantry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18760\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/5.-The-only-farmer-in-Galha-village-Munna-Nath-pictured-has-been-able-to-cultivate-his-fields-only-because-he-has-a-bore-well-and-pump.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18760\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/5.-The-only-farmer-in-Galha-village-Munna-Nath-pictured-has-been-able-to-cultivate-his-fields-only-because-he-has-a-bore-well-and-pump.jpg\" alt=\"The only farmer in Galha village, Munna Nath (pictured), has been able to cultivate his fields only because he has a bore well and pump\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The only farmer in Galha village, Munna Nath (pictured), has been able to cultivate his fields only because he has a bore well and pump<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18761\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/6-Years-of-inadequate-rain-has-reduced-the-Baghain-river-in-Bundelkhand-to-a-sad-trickle-and-the-lift-canal-pictured-in-the-Narayani-block-of-Banda-district-runs-mostly-dry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18761\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/6-Years-of-inadequate-rain-has-reduced-the-Baghain-river-in-Bundelkhand-to-a-sad-trickle-and-the-lift-canal-pictured-in-the-Narayani-block-of-Banda-district-runs-mostly-dry.jpg\" alt=\"Years of inadequate rain has reduced the Baghain river in Bundelkhand to a sad trickle, and the lift canal (pictured) in the Narayani block of Banda district runs mostly dry\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Years of inadequate rain has reduced the Baghain river in Bundelkhand to a sad trickle, and the lift canal (pictured) in the Narayani block of Banda district runs mostly dry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18762\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/7.-The-pond-dug-a-few-years-ago-in-Jignanda-village-of-Hamirpur-district-still-holds-plenty-of-water-despite-scanty-rainfall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18762\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/7.-The-pond-dug-a-few-years-ago-in-Jignanda-village-of-Hamirpur-district-still-holds-plenty-of-water-despite-scanty-rainfall.jpg\" alt=\"The pond dug a few years ago in Jignanda village of Hamirpur district still holds plenty of water despite scanty rainfall\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pond dug a few years ago in Jignanda village of Hamirpur district still holds plenty of water despite scanty rainfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18763\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18763\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/8.-The-water-in-the-pond-has-ensured-that-owner-Gaya-Prasad-Tiwari-has-harvested-a-good-crop-despite-the-drought.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18763\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/8.-The-water-in-the-pond-has-ensured-that-owner-Gaya-Prasad-Tiwari-has-harvested-a-good-crop-despite-the-drought.jpg\" alt=\"The water in the pond has ensured that owner Gaya Prasad Tiwari has harvested a good crop despite the drought\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The water in the pond has ensured that owner Gaya Prasad Tiwari has harvested a good crop despite the drought<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18764\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18764\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/9.-A-micro-watershed-intervention-by-building-tiny-check-dams-such-as-this-near-Salaiya-Pamar-village-in-Datia-district-of-Madhya-Pradesh-have-yielded-positive-results.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18764\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/9.-A-micro-watershed-intervention-by-building-tiny-check-dams-such-as-this-near-Salaiya-Pamar-village-in-Datia-district-of-Madhya-Pradesh-have-yielded-positive-results.jpg\" alt=\"A micro watershed intervention by building tiny check dams such as this near Salaiya Pamar village in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh have yielded positive results\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18764\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A micro watershed intervention by building tiny check dams such as this near Salaiya Pamar village in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh have yielded positive results<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18765\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10.-A-well-is-being-dug-in-Salaiya-Pamar-to-take-advantage-of-the-raised-groundwater-level.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18765\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10.-A-well-is-being-dug-in-Salaiya-Pamar-to-take-advantage-of-the-raised-groundwater-level.jpg\" alt=\" A well is being dug in Salaiya Pamar to take advantage of the raised groundwater level\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A well is being dug in Salaiya Pamar to take advantage of the raised groundwater level<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18766\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11.-An-agricultural-field-has-been-embanked-in-the-Noner-mouza-of-Datia-district-to-catch-the-rain-where-it-falls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18766\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/11.-An-agricultural-field-has-been-embanked-in-the-Noner-mouza-of-Datia-district-to-catch-the-rain-where-it-falls.jpg\" alt=\"An agricultural field has been embanked in the Noner mouza of Datia district to catch the rain where it falls\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An agricultural field has been embanked in the Noner mouza of Datia district to catch the rain where it falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18767\" style=\"width: 1020px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12.-An-old-pond-in-Banda-district-still-holds-water-despite-the-drought-because-it-was-built-keeping-the-contours-of-the-land-in-mind.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18767\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12.-An-old-pond-in-Banda-district-still-holds-water-despite-the-drought-because-it-was-built-keeping-the-contours-of-the-land-in-mind.jpg\" alt=\"An old pond in Banda district still holds water despite the drought because it was built keeping the contours of the land in mind\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An old pond in Banda district still holds water despite the drought because it was built keeping the contours of the land in mind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/2016\/05\/06\/linking-rivers-will-not-save-bundelkhand\/\">Tomorrow: Linking rivers will not save Bundelkhand<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People in Bundelkhand are desperately scratching the dirt for water<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2194,"featured_media":20018756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[761,50039903],"tags":[50029567,607],"hashtags":[],"country":[20000111],"class_list":["post-20018755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-climate","category-water","tag-agroforestry","tag-water-scarcity","country-india"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Photo essay: Heat, dust and water | Dialogue 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