Thursday, December 5, 2019

On World SOIL Day (05Dec2019) - Highlighting a wonderful initiative at the grassroots level at SOIL CONSERVATION in CHIBO Village (Kalimpong) -08Aug2019.

Today, unknown to most is WORLD SOIL DAY for which the theme in 2019 is

'STOP EROSION, SAVE OUR FUTURE'

Towards this end I would like to highlight a wonderful initiative taken by the villagers of CHIBO, a rural community on 08Aug2019 to conserve soil and check soil erosion.
CHIBO village in Kalimpong has featured in this blog numerous times, because it's a particularly landslide prone area on the western face of the Kalimpong ridge line, where interventions have been undertaken by the GSI, IIT Indore and others.
On 08 Aug2019, the entire community of the village had mobilized themselves thanks to a push from Mr A Sitling, senior member of the village and a lady (Arawaalni boju) of the village.
The photo -essay with captions is below:-
 
Photo credit in parts: Ms Sharon Sitling, Chibo

Praful Rao
Kalimpong district,
Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya

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