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In Photos: The Ghost Villages Of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand's villages face desolation as climate change disrupts farming, depletes water sources, and rising temperatures lead to melting of glaciers. This has forced mass migration, turning once-thriving communities into ghost towns."

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Climate change: Chandola Rai Khalsa Village in Pauri (Garhwal) Uttarakhand
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River bed visible due to the river being dried.

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abandoned house in Pauri
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Prema Devi (78) showing the abandoned house of their neighbour who had migrated Chandola Rain village in Pauri.

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Remains after the forest fire in Pauri
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Remains and after effects of forest fire in the forests of Pauri.

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Aftermath of forest fire in Pauri
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Remains and after effects of forest fire in the forests of Pauri.

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Abandoned Dhanak village in Pauri in uttarakhand
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Abandoned Dhanak village in Pauri.

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Sashi Prabha Chandola showing the abandoned house in Pauri
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Sashi Prabha Chandola (73) showing the abandoned house of their neighbour who had migrated Chandola Rain village in Pauri.

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Kiwi farmer, Deepak Nautiyal, at Banjwari village in Pauri
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Deepak Nautiyal at his withered kiwi farm due to lack of timely rains near Pauri.

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Scientist Dr Manish Mehta Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
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Dr Manish Mehta, a young scientist at Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun.

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Harish 75 and Belswari 72 of Kati village in Pauri
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Harish (75) and Belswari (72) of Kati village where most of the people have migrated, in Pauri.

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Abandoned house in Pauri
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Prema Devi (78) walks past an abandoned house of their neighbour who had migrated from Pauri's Chandola Rain village.